Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 This was very cool. Thanks for taking the time. - s_v_c_s Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:41 AM Sage Thayumanavar(4) As A Householder : --------------------- In meantime, the political turmoil in Madura and Trisirapuram ended in a tragedy for the Queen. Rivals joined the Nawab and brought about her downfall. Chanda Sahib ravaged her kingdom and imprisoned her. She drank poison and died. Thayumanavar saw the tragedy of selfish pride, greed, vanity, ambition and treachery that made a hell of human life. He saw the fate of passion. He saw how rival forces endangered kingdoms. His way was now free from the queen's spies. Just at this time, his elder brother, Siva Chidambaram, came to Ramnad and persuaded him to return to Vedaranyam, where he could live conveniently and carry on his yoga. Thayumanavar started with Arulayya, visited Madura and other pilgrim centres on the way and reached Vedaranyam. The village received its sage with temple honours. Thayumanavar entered his ancestral home. A bride awaited his arrival. His relatives entreated him to marry her and to show the world how one can be yogin and a householder at the same time. There was the word of his Master too. The Brahmacharya life of Thayumanavar was so disciplined, he was physically and spiritually so strong that he could live in communion with God, wherever he might be. So, the saint married the chosen bride, the fair and chaste Mattuvarkuzhali meaning 'lady of flowing fragrant tresses'. Both lived together like life and body. They got a child who was named Kanakasabhapati. Thayumanavar initiated his wife in Yoga and meditation, after the birth of the child. Man is the same Divine essence as the woman. The difference lies only in the body and the mind of emotions. Otherwise, both are equal spirits. The spirit of both is god. Mind, life and body are garments of the god in the spirit. Get in; gather in the mind; Plunge into the heart. Go deeper and deeper and touch the spirit; then open your eyes and see. You can see the same spirit that you yourself are throbbing in the other sex too. You will then enjoy beauty of the sex just as you enjoy the beauty of a fresh lotus floating like cups of the divine smile on waters. All vital emotions come from outside and attack the mind. Close the door against all evil influences; then, the mind and heart can rest in the peace of the soul. This is done by purity of thought, of word, of deed, of companionship, of food, of drink and of sleep. In all these necessary functions, keep to the ideal of holiness and purity. Then the soul will be crystal-pure. Keep the witness-attitude towards thoughts that move the mind. Do not wander with them. Watch the breath coming in and going out. The thought centre is the same as the breath-centre. To control the thought, breath-control is a great help. Do ten pranayamas in open air before the rosy dawn and meditate for half an hour. Do likewise before the rosy eve. This will tame the mind and emotions and restore perfect peace. The concentration is developed by self-fixity and that by studying and listening to holy books and by keeping holy company. Pure, sweet and substantial vegetable food twice a day at the call of hunger, will do to keep the body strong enough for a disciplined life. You must be very careful about your diet, its purity, quality and measure. Do not give room for constipation and irritation. Peace and holy thoughts are as good for the mind as milk and fruits for the body. Thayumanavar and his wife lived such a life of purity and meditation. He read to her ancient books of wisdom. He dedicated song-flowers to the divine every day and explained them to his companion in life. They lived a simple life and gave liberally to the needy. Thayumanavar, like his father, supervised the local temple. He made it thrill with the songs of saints and vedic hymns. But unfortunately, Thayumanavar's wife passed away saying, "Lord, renounce the world after educating my boy and placing him well in life and not before let my soul rest in Thee !" The sage Thayumanavar was faithful to his duty as a father. He educated his son, placed him with his elder brother and waited for the next command from his Master. Thus Spake the Master : -------------------------- Thayumanavar was now soul-free; he kept himself aloof from home affairs. He gave away a part of his wealth to his son and another part to charitable endeavours and a third part to the temple, keeping for himself the wealth of divine Grace. The time was ripe; the Master came one day when he was meditating before the vast sea near Vedaranyam. Thayumanavar fell at his feet crying: "Master, by Thy Grace, I am free to follow Thee. Bless me with Thy Grace. Let me enter the high plane of superconscious trance. Let my being thrill with the nectar of immortality" The words uttered by the Master were woven into hymns and became the Philosophy of the Silent Sage. The Master graciously looked at the ripe soul and said, "My darling, your psychic being is ripe enough to receive that yoga. "My son, hear from me the ancient wisdom taught by Sri Mula and Satyadarsi and sing it to humanity. The world of manifold appearances is the multiplicity of one Divine Energy. It is a play in five acts, creation, preservation, destruction, self-absorption and salvation. The play is kept going on by the Cosmic-Force, at the Will of the Witnessing Lord God is All-in-all, all-blissful, allcontaining and impersonal. Grace is His personality. He is omnipotent, omnipresent. He is the Life of lives, the Thinker in the brain, the Feeler in the heart, the Seer in the eye, the Hearer in the ear, the Breather in the lungs and the Speaker in the tongue. He does everything through His Grace and remains an unattached Witness, far beyond the world of modes and dualities. He is as He is. Just as rays spread from the Sun and give light and warmth to the world, Grace radiates from the Divine and plays as the world. There is no language without the first vowel A; there is no world without God's Grace. He is the unique One; there is nothing to be compared with him. He has no birth, no death. His Grace descends into purified souls. Such souls, are lights that lead us godward. Embodied creatures have the taint of egoism, lust and delusion. They are tied to the results of good and bad acts. The mundane world emanates from the Divine Will and evolves from the lowest inertia to the highest superconsciousness according to the results of acts. The sower reaps the fruit of his seed. The field is as it is. Just like husk which covers rice, dirt which stains copper, salt which is in the sea water, the three stains of egoism, delusion and action are in the soul. These form an impression in the mind and the soul departs with it to another birth. Freedom means freedom from these triple stains. The body is the mechanism of the Mayashakti, the illusive Force of multiplicity. The Divine Grace, holds the Soul like a magnet which holds a piece of iron. The soul which is conscious of the Divine Grace, enjoys peace, bliss and freedom. The soul identifying itself with the mental-vital-material body suffers bondage and the pangs of birth and death. The mirror cannot reflect forms without light. The soul cannot act without Grace. The soul by the force of the Grace behind it, rules as a king over the body, with the mind, intellect, emotive mind and egoism as its ministers. Waking, dream, deep sleep, trance, supertrance are the five states of soul-consciousness. In the superconscious trance, the soul feels its identity with the Divine and attains divinity. The Jiva then enjoys Shivahood. The sun causes seasons, day and night; but it is quite separate from them. Even so Atman is separate from the mind and its modifications. The soul must feel this and be conscious of its eternal unity with the Divine. This conscious living in the Divine is Life Divine. The Divine Grace transforms life into love and love into bliss. That Grace descends in the form of Consciousness. The ordinary physical eye cannot see the Divine. The inner eye alone can subtly feel the Divine presence in the soul. The mind is internalised and concentrated in meditation, With unflagging patience, forbearance, faith and constancy the aspirant must practise meditation. Purity of the heart and one-pointed fixity of the mind enables meditation. As the soul detaches itself from mental modifications, it approaches the Divine Centre. Then Grace takes possession of the pure soul and reveals the Divine presence. The soul must become red-hot in the Divine flame. Then it becomes a shining gold and at last a crown of divinity. The first step is mental purification and concentrated devotion. The next is constant meditation and inner fixity. By this the soul feels its at-one-ment with the Divine, the Quintessence of its being. Then it sees the same Divine essence in the universe of beings. From self-consciousness, the soul widens into cosmic consciousness. "Dear one, keep these in mind and renounce everything for the sake of Divinity. Take a pearl-diver-s plunge into the heart. Be centre in and there is the Divine Light to lead you on. Go hence to Chidambaram: Meditate upon Lord Nataraja, the symbol of perfect Divine Truth. Worship Him daily, with hymns and he will lead you on ! Shivoham !" The Divine Master, then initiated the faithful disciple in superconscious trance, poured his energy into him and watched his progress for a few days before he disappeared. Thayumanavar received the words of the Guru with all the sincere devotion of a true seeker. expressing his deep gratitude in sublime verses. Then he went to Chidambaram. At Chidambaram : ------------------- The heart feels joyful as one thinks of Chidambaram, sanctified by holy saints. Thayumanavar stood there in the entrancing presence of Lord Nataraja. He was bathed in tears of emotion. He forgot himself in trance. He poured his heart's fervour into hymns of sublime wisdom. "There is no treasure higher than Thy Grace. I am full in Thy fullness. Thou art the Ocean into which countless religious streams empty themselves. O beginningless, endless Vastness, rare for the Vedas, rare for the different warring creeds, rare for thought and word, Thou art felt only in Silence. Hail Light, Hail Purity, Power that movest all beings" ! "Every religion hails Thee as its God Thou art beyond religious creeds that speak in terms of I and mine. Thou art known only when all these are silenced in the peace of trance. Having found Thee, one finds no more religious difference. For everything is Thy fullness and nothing exists without Thee. All differences in the world are born of the Ego 'I'. This ' I ' must be burnt away like a camphor hill in the flame of Thy Grace. Then nothing shall be left in me except Thyself. Thou hast made me realise that I am not the body, the senses, the mind, the intellect, the modes of nature, but that I am a crystal Consciousness. Thy Consciousness allows no more occasion for the insurgence of any other entity. It has left nothing behind. It has consumed all, as fire consumes camphor. There is neither knower nor known nor knowledge; the trinity of separateness is no more. Thee I love, In Thee I live and into Thee I disappear ! Hail, Truth-Light ! Hail Supreme Grace ! " Thayumanavar was steeped in trance for a month or two at Chidambaram and then went on a pilgrimage to Arunagiri, Kanchipuram, Tiruvotriyur, Tiruvarur, Madura and other places before he finally reached Rameshwaram. Final Beautitude : ------------------- The world's life depends upon rain. Rains failed and famine raged fearfully. Thayumanavar meditated before Lord Ramanatha at Rameshwaram for the good of the land. He looked up and prayed. "Pour down O Blessed heavens if it is true that God is one and His blissful path is path " Heavens heard his prayer. The clouds gathered; lightnings flashed; thunder roared; and rains poured and poured until the tanks were full and the fields were green and famine was no more. The Raja of Ramnad and his subjects worshipped the Sage and brought him to Ramnad in a palanquin. It is said he mobilised the Marava Chiefs to ward off foreign impacts. Thayumanavar rejected all royal honours and preferred to spend his life in a garden hut in Lakshmipuram . Thayumanavar entered into deep trance. From that highest state of divinity, he poured out his spiritual intuitions in sublime verses. He wrote them on palm leaves. His disciples Arulayaya and Kodikkarai Jnani copied and sang them to the public. The songs spread like wild fire. The sage did not like publicity. He wrote in silence, lived in silence and steeped himself in Divine Silence. His mission was fulfilled. The purpose of his embodiment was over. He prayed for a strong body only for self realisation. He was now in perfect union with the Divine, immersed in That consciousness. The body was dead to him. So he willed to shed it off. He entered into his samadhi-room and closed the door, leaving a note outside on which these words were written: "Dear friends, withdraw the mind from the senses and fix it in meditation. Control the thought-current. Find out the thought-centre and fix yourself there. Then you will be conscious of the Divine Self; you will see it dancing in ecstasy. Live in that delight. That Delight-Consciousness, is the God in you. He is in every heart. You need not go anywhere to find Him. Find your own core and feel Him there. Peace, bliss, felicity, health - everything is in you. Trust in the Divine in you. Entrust yourself to His Grace. Be as you are. Off with past impressions. He who lives from within an ingathered soul-life is a real Sage though he may be a householder. He who allows his mind to wander with the senses is an ignoramus, though he is learned. See as a witness, without the burden of seeing. See the world just as you see a drama. See without attachment, Look within. Look at the inner light unshaken by mental impressions. Then, floods of conscious bliss shall come pouring in and around you from all directions. This is the supreme Knowledge; realise ! Aum Aum ! " The disciples read this with great joy and meditated before the door. There was no stir inside; it was very late for supper; Arulayya gently called, knocked; no response. He broke open the door. Ah, what did he see ! The body lay there; the face was smiling as usual; but the Soul that was the real sage had flown away like a bird from its cage. It was on a full moon day in the month of January 1742 that Thayumanavar entered the final beatitude. 15th January is this Saint's day. The disciples, the Rajah and the local worthies adorned the body, took it in procession, paid their last honours and buried it, singing his hymns. The real Thayumanavar, His Spirit, still endures and shall ever live in his soul-thrilling hymns. Hail Thayumanavar !!! Hari Aum !!! Sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 The narration was excellent. It brings tears to the eyes. Thank you very much. Regards, Seshadri. , s_v_c_s <no_reply> wrote: > As A Householder : > --------------------- > > In meantime, the political turmoil in Madura and Trisirapuram ended > in a tragedy for the Queen. Rivals joined the Nawab and brought about > her downfall. Chanda Sahib ravaged her kingdom and imprisoned her. > She drank poison and died. Thayumanavar saw the tragedy of selfish > pride, greed, vanity, ambition and treachery that made a hell of > human life. He saw the fate of passion. He saw how rival forces > endangered kingdoms. His way was now free from the queen's spies. > > Just at this time, his elder brother, Siva Chidambaram, came to > Ramnad and persuaded him to return to Vedaranyam, where he could live > conveniently and carry on his yoga. Thayumanavar started with > Arulayya, visited Madura and other pilgrim centres on the way and > reached Vedaranyam. The village received its sage with temple > honours. Thayumanavar entered his ancestral home. A bride awaited his > arrival. His relatives entreated him to marry her and to show the > world how one can be yogin and a householder at the same time. There > was the word of his Master too. The Brahmacharya life of Thayumanavar > was so disciplined, he was physically and spiritually so strong that > he could live in communion with God, wherever he might be. So, the > saint married the chosen bride, the fair and chaste Mattuvarkuzhali > meaning 'lady of flowing fragrant tresses'. Both lived together like > life and body. They got a child who was named Kanakasabhapati. > Thayumanavar initiated his wife in Yoga and meditation, after the > birth of the child. > > Man is the same Divine essence as the woman. The difference lies only > in the body and the mind of emotions. Otherwise, both are equal > spirits. The spirit of both is god. Mind, life and body are garments > of the god in the spirit. Get in; gather in the mind; Plunge into the > heart. Go deeper and deeper and touch the spirit; then open your eyes > and see. You can see the same spirit that you yourself are throbbing > in the other sex too. You will then enjoy beauty of the sex just as > you enjoy the beauty of a fresh lotus floating like cups of the > divine smile on waters. All vital emotions come from outside and > attack the mind. Close the door against all evil influences; then, > the mind and heart can rest in the peace of the soul. This is done by > purity of thought, of word, of deed, of companionship, of food, of > drink and of sleep. In all these necessary functions, keep to the > ideal of holiness and purity. Then the soul will be crystal-pure. > Keep the witness-attitude towards thoughts that move the mind. Do not > wander with them. Watch the breath coming in and going out. The > thought centre is the same as the breath-centre. To control the > thought, breath-control is a great help. Do ten pranayamas in open > air before the rosy dawn and meditate for half an hour. Do likewise > before the rosy eve. This will tame the mind and emotions and restore > perfect peace. The concentration is developed by self-fixity and that > by studying and listening to holy books and by keeping holy company. > Pure, sweet and substantial vegetable food twice a day at the call of > hunger, will do to keep the body strong enough for a disciplined > life. You must be very careful about your diet, its purity, quality > and measure. Do not give room for constipation and irritation. Peace > and holy thoughts are as good for the mind as milk and fruits for the > body. > > Thayumanavar and his wife lived such a life of purity and meditation. > He read to her ancient books of wisdom. He dedicated song-flowers to > the divine every day and explained them to his companion in life. > They lived a simple life and gave liberally to the needy. > Thayumanavar, like his father, supervised the local temple. He made > it thrill with the songs of saints and vedic hymns. > > But unfortunately, Thayumanavar's wife passed away saying, "Lord, > renounce the world after educating my boy and placing him well in > life and not before let my soul rest in Thee !" > > The sage Thayumanavar was faithful to his duty as a father. He > educated his son, placed him with his elder brother and waited for > the next command from his Master. > > Thus Spake the Master : > -------------------------- > > Thayumanavar was now soul-free; he kept himself aloof from home > affairs. He gave away a part of his wealth to his son and another > part to charitable endeavours and a third part to the temple, keeping > for himself the wealth of divine Grace. The time was ripe; the Master > came one day when he was meditating before the vast sea near > Vedaranyam. Thayumanavar fell at his feet crying: > > "Master, by Thy Grace, I am free to follow Thee. Bless me with Thy > Grace. Let me enter the high plane of superconscious trance. Let my > being thrill with the nectar of immortality" > The words uttered by the Master were woven into hymns and became the > Philosophy of the Silent Sage. > > The Master graciously looked at the ripe soul and said, > > > "My darling, your psychic being is ripe enough to receive that yoga. > "My son, hear from me the ancient wisdom taught by Sri Mula and > Satyadarsi and sing it to humanity. > > The world of manifold appearances is the multiplicity of one Divine > Energy. > It is a play in five acts, > creation, preservation, destruction, self-absorption and salvation. > The play is kept going on by the Cosmic-Force, > at the Will of the Witnessing Lord God is All-in-all, > all-blissful, allcontaining and impersonal. > Grace is His personality. > He is omnipotent, omnipresent. > He is the Life of lives, > the Thinker in the brain, > the Feeler in the heart, > the Seer in the eye, > the Hearer in the ear, > the Breather in the lungs > and the Speaker in the tongue. > He does everything through His Grace > and remains an unattached Witness, > far beyond the world of modes and dualities. > He is as He is. > Just as rays spread from the Sun and give light and warmth to the > world, > Grace radiates from the Divine and plays as the world. > There is no language without the first vowel A; > there is no world without God's Grace. > He is the unique One; > there is nothing to be compared with him. > He has no birth, no death. > His Grace descends into purified souls. > Such souls, are lights that lead us godward. > Embodied creatures have the taint of egoism, lust and delusion. > They are tied to the results of good and bad acts. > The mundane world emanates from the Divine Will > and evolves from the lowest inertia > to the highest superconsciousness > according to the results of acts. > The sower reaps the fruit of his seed. > The field is as it is. > Just like husk which covers rice, > dirt which stains copper, > salt which is in the sea water, > the three stains of egoism, delusion and action are in the soul. > These form an impression in the mind > and the soul departs with it to another birth. > Freedom means freedom from these triple stains. > > The body is the mechanism of the Mayashakti, the illusive Force of > multiplicity. > The Divine Grace, holds the Soul like a magnet which holds a piece of > iron. > The soul which is conscious of the Divine Grace, enjoys peace, bliss > and freedom. > The soul identifying itself with the mental-vital-material body > suffers bondage and the pangs of birth and death. > The mirror cannot reflect forms without light. > The soul cannot act without Grace. > The soul by the force of the Grace behind it, > rules as a king over the body, > with the mind, intellect, emotive mind and egoism as its ministers. > Waking, dream, deep sleep, trance, supertrance > are the five states of soul-consciousness. > In the superconscious trance, the soul feels its identity with the > Divine and attains divinity. > The Jiva then enjoys Shivahood. > The sun causes seasons, day and night; > but it is quite separate from them. > Even so Atman is separate from the mind and its modifications. > The soul must feel this > and be conscious of its eternal unity with the Divine. > This conscious living in the Divine is Life Divine. > > The Divine Grace transforms life into love and love into bliss. > That Grace descends in the form of Consciousness. > The ordinary physical eye cannot see the Divine. > The inner eye alone can subtly feel the Divine presence in the soul. > The mind is internalised and concentrated in meditation, > With unflagging patience, forbearance, faith and constancy > the aspirant must practise meditation. > Purity of the heart and one-pointed fixity of the mind enables > meditation. > As the soul detaches itself from mental modifications, it approaches > the Divine Centre. > Then Grace takes possession of the pure soul and reveals the Divine > presence. > The soul must become red-hot in the Divine flame. > Then it becomes a shining gold > and at last a crown of divinity. > The first step is mental purification and concentrated devotion. > The next is constant meditation and inner fixity. > By this the soul feels its at-one-ment with the Divine, the > Quintessence of its being. > Then it sees the same Divine essence in the universe of beings. > From self-consciousness, the soul widens into cosmic consciousness. > > "Dear one, keep these in mind and renounce everything for the sake of > Divinity. > Take a pearl-diver-s plunge into the heart. > Be centre in and there is the Divine Light to lead you on. > Go hence to Chidambaram: > Meditate upon Lord Nataraja, the symbol of perfect Divine Truth. > Worship Him daily, with hymns and he will lead you on ! Shivoham !" > > The Divine Master, then initiated the faithful disciple in > superconscious trance, poured his energy into him and watched his > progress for a few days before he disappeared. > > Thayumanavar received the words of the Guru with all the sincere > devotion of a true seeker. expressing his deep gratitude in sublime > verses. Then he went to Chidambaram. > > At Chidambaram : > ------------------- > > The heart feels joyful as one thinks of Chidambaram, sanctified by > holy saints. Thayumanavar stood there in the entrancing presence of > Lord Nataraja. He was bathed in tears of emotion. He forgot himself > in trance. He poured his heart's fervour into hymns of sublime wisdom. > > "There is no treasure higher than Thy Grace. > I am full in Thy fullness. > Thou art the Ocean into which countless religious streams empty > themselves. > O beginningless, endless Vastness, > rare for the Vedas, rare for the different warring creeds, > rare for thought and word, > Thou art felt only in Silence. > Hail Light, Hail Purity, > Power that movest all beings" ! > "Every religion hails Thee as its God > Thou art beyond religious creeds > that speak in terms of I and mine. > Thou art known only when all these are silenced in the peace of > trance. > Having found Thee, one finds no more religious difference. > For everything is Thy fullness and nothing exists without Thee. > All differences in the world are born of the Ego 'I'. > This ' I ' must be burnt away like a camphor hill in the flame of Thy > Grace. > Then nothing shall be left in me except Thyself. > Thou hast made me realise that I am not the body, > the senses, the mind, the intellect, the modes of nature, > but that I am a crystal Consciousness. > Thy Consciousness allows no more occasion for the insurgence of any > other entity. > It has left nothing behind. > It has consumed all, as fire consumes camphor. > There is neither knower nor known nor knowledge; > the trinity of separateness is no more. > Thee I love, In Thee I live > and into Thee I disappear ! > Hail, Truth-Light ! > Hail Supreme Grace ! " > > > Thayumanavar was steeped in trance for a month or two at Chidambaram > and then went on a pilgrimage to Arunagiri, Kanchipuram, > Tiruvotriyur, Tiruvarur, Madura and other places before he finally > reached Rameshwaram. > > Final Beautitude : > ------------------- > > The world's life depends upon rain. Rains failed and famine raged > fearfully. Thayumanavar meditated before Lord Ramanatha at > Rameshwaram for the good of the land. He looked up and prayed. "Pour > down O Blessed heavens if it is true that God is one and His blissful > path is path " > Heavens heard his prayer. The clouds gathered; lightnings flashed; > thunder roared; and rains poured and poured until the tanks were full > and the fields were green and famine was no more. The Raja of Ramnad > and his subjects worshipped the Sage and brought him to Ramnad in a > palanquin. It is said he mobilised the Marava Chiefs to ward off > foreign impacts. > > Thayumanavar rejected all royal honours and preferred to spend his > life in a garden hut in Lakshmipuram . Thayumanavar entered into deep > trance. From that highest state of divinity, he poured out his > spiritual intuitions in sublime verses. He wrote them on palm leaves. > His disciples Arulayaya and Kodikkarai Jnani copied and sang them to > the public. > > The songs spread like wild fire. The sage did not like publicity. He > wrote in silence, lived in silence and steeped himself in Divine > Silence. His mission was fulfilled. The purpose of his embodiment was > over. He prayed for a strong body only for self realisation. He was > now in perfect union with the Divine, immersed in That consciousness. > The body was dead to him. So he willed to shed it off. He entered > into his samadhi-room and closed the door, leaving a note outside on > which these words were written: > > > "Dear friends, > withdraw the mind from the senses > and fix it in meditation. > Control the thought-current. > Find out the thought-centre and fix yourself there. > Then you will be conscious of the Divine Self; > you will see it dancing in ecstasy. > Live in that delight. > That Delight-Consciousness, is the God in you. > He is in every heart. > You need not go anywhere to find Him. > Find your own core and feel Him there. > Peace, bliss, felicity, health - everything is in you. > Trust in the Divine in you. > Entrust yourself to His Grace. > Be as you are. > Off with past impressions. > He who lives from within an ingathered soul-life > is a real Sage though he may be a householder. > He who allows his mind to wander with the senses > is an ignoramus, though he is learned. > See as a witness, without the burden of seeing. > See the world just as you see a drama. > See without attachment, Look within. > Look at the inner light unshaken by mental impressions. > Then, floods of conscious bliss > shall come pouring in and around you from all directions. > This is the supreme Knowledge; > realise ! Aum Aum ! " > > The disciples read this with great joy and meditated before the door. > There was no stir inside; it was very late for supper; Arulayya > gently called, knocked; no response. He broke open the door. Ah, what > did he see ! The body lay there; the face was smiling as usual; but > the Soul that was the real sage had flown away like a bird from its > cage. > It was on a full moon day in the month of January 1742 that > Thayumanavar entered the final beatitude. 15th January is this > Saint's day. The disciples, the Rajah and the local worthies adorned > the body, took it in procession, paid their last honours and buried > it, singing his hymns. > > The real Thayumanavar, His Spirit, still endures and shall ever live > in his soul-thrilling hymns. Hail Thayumanavar !!! > > Hari Aum !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 I am glad I got an opportunity to serve Krishna and His devotees Hari Aum !!! ****************************************** This is a reply to Msg 3434 by evil_djinia ****************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 This story touched my heart too. That's why I was keen on sharing it. Glad I could be of some help. ************************************* This is a reply to Msg 3437 by dksesh ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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