NhAladiyAr 400 ~ Verse 91 ~ Tatkal for Heaven

NhAladiyAr 400 ~ Verse 91 ~ Tatkal for Heaven

Even if one isn't very wealthy, just like the time when one had enough wealth, if one is joyful (or at least pleased) at seeing needy people and offer whatever little help one can, such benevolence will get them a Tatkal ticket for entry into heaven, i.e. heaven's doors will remain open for them.

Our wealth may not grow all the time. Even those who have earned a lot of wealth through dubious means, may be forced to lose most of it through an executive action like Demonetization. Those who've worked hard and earned wealth legally and invested it in the stock market, may still lose it, if and when the markets go through a bearish phase. Those who've invested in real estate like house or land may lose it due to natural calamities like flood, earthquake or drought. Buildings constructed violating construction norms, flouting procedures, may just be charred in a fire. Long story short, earned / accumulated wealth is impermanent.

But those who need either financial assistance or other forms of help will always be there. When they come to us seeking help, even if our present situation isn't as great as it used to be, we should offer some help, as much as we can. Those who are kind enough to give to others who are in need like that, without citing their current status as an excuse, a seat in heaven will be allotted on priority like Tatkal reservation, i.e, the doors of heaven will remain open specially for them.

P.S.1 Being a spiritual seeker, Swamy doesn't believe in separate external worlds such as heaven and hell. But, since most humans, follow their religious beliefs sincerely, Swamy used the Tatkal booking model in a light-hearted way, merely to highlight the magnificence of benevolence (helping the needy).

P.S.2 By offering whatever financial assistance you can to Meenakshi Vidhyapeeth Trust, which is assuring continuity of education for 50+ brilliant but economically challenged students in Madurai, for a decade now, you can enjoy a heavenly joyful life in this world itself.

~Swamy | @PrakashSwamy

 

Avvai KuRaL 203 ~ Guru & ShivA

Avvai KuRaL 203 ~ Guru & ShivA

குருவின் அடிபணிந்து கூடுவது அல்லார்க்கு
அருவமாய் நிற்கும் சிவம்.

Guruvin adipaNindhu kooduvadhu allARkku
AruvamAi nhiRkum Shivam.

Without surrendering to a Guru and remaining connected with him/er in some way, it's not possible to experience the divine.

In the culture of Bharat, i.e. SanAthana DharmA, which emphasises that Mukthi or liberation is the true purpose of life, the Gurus who offer ways and methods to attain liberation have always been given an exalted position in the society. Even in the present era, when people madly chase victory in everything, there is no change in a Guru’s importance.

The reason for that is, Gurus know the ways and means for liberation, through direct experience inward, known as Self-Realisation or Enlightenment. Those who've attained Self-Realisation are celebrated as Realised Beings & Masters in this ancient culture.

Such realised beings & Masters know that ShivA or the omnipresent divine or Parabrahmam isn't in the deities worshipped in temples but resides as a living reality within each and every piece of creation, experientially. The saying “GuruvEy Shivam,” i.e. Guru is ShivA, also emphasises the revered state of the enlightened beings.

Since they're aware that the blissful experience of self-realisation is a possibility for every human being, they offer the methods and techniques to others. So, without getting the Grace of such a Realised Master and without following / practicing the methods offered by such a Guru, God or Divine will remain an invisible idea or concept.

However many holy places or places of worship they go to worship the divine, however many sermons and discourses they listen to about the divine, without the guidance of a Guru, it's not possible for them to realise the divinity within oneself and remain immersed in the state of eternal bliss.

Note: All religious heads are not necessarily realised beings or Masters. That's why, Spirituality is beyond the confines of religion. That's also why, anyone belonging to any religion can follow the methods offered by any Guru, i.e. Self-realised / Enlightened Master.

Be joyful & Spread the Cheer :) 

~Swamy
@PrakashSwamy

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Avvai KuRaL 152 ~ Theory vs Practice!

Avvai KuRaL 152 ~ Theory vs Practice!

Let's start the Avvai KuRaL series with a counterintuitive KuRaL.

வாக்கும் கருத்தும் மயங்கும் சமயங்கள்

ஆக்கிய நூலினும் இல்.

vAkkum karuththum mayangum samayangaL

Akkiya nhoolinum il.

Wonderful religious discourses, the deeper insights offered during such discourses and the holy books or scriptures of a(ny) religion cannot offer liberation (mukthi).

Most humans belong to one religion or another, from the time of their birth (not much of a choice there). Some even switch to a different religion in between. All religions have holy books or scriptures. Wise / holy persons who are well-versed in those tomes in each religion, will offer discourses or sermons on the content of those books or scriptures, covering diverse topics such as liberation, ethics and values, devotion, etc. Based on their knowledge and experience, they may even offer additional interpretations of those ancient tomes. But however good those books or discourses or their explanations are, none of them can actually offer liberation itself.

Self-realisation or realising the Truth of Life is not only a possibility for every human being, it’s also an intensely personal inner experience. Holy books or scriptures and the discourses based on them may at best offer methods or techniques for the realisation or enlightenment in theory but not the experience itself, which is a practical, and deeply personal, experience. That’s why Spirituality is distinct from Religion as the seeking and the ultimate realisation is possible for any human being, irrespective of the religion they belong to or even if they don’t belong to any religion (agnostic).

* Avvai KuRaL is a new Nano series of bite-sized bloggets, umm.. blog+nuggets, by Swamy, exploring the spiritual treatise written by the venerable tamil poetess AvvaiyAr, in the astounding KuRaL poetry format.

You’re welcome to cherish other Swamy blog posts (Swamystery, Been There Seen That, Swamyview, Swamyverse, Swamygraphy), Quotes (SwamyQuote) & Poems (Swamyem – including 200+ #DhinamOruPadhigam hymns), leave a comment and share it with your social circles. You’re also welcome to stay connected to Swamy (@PrakashSwamy) on Social Media.

Be joyful & Spread the Cheer :) 

~Swamy

@PrakashSwamy