Saiva Sidhantham

Some of the seilient points of Saiva Sidhantham are

1.  No one knows the genesis of  those 3 things that were the only things that existed at the start of the universe. They are as follows

      

     A) Pathi

     B) Pasu

     C) Pasam

     Pathi (the almighty) is knowledgable and is the one that knows all by itself.

     Pasu (the athma) is knowledgable but only if the almighty (pathi) helps.

     Pasam (desire) is not knowledgable at all. It is inanimate. 

2.  After seeing the sufferings of atma (due to its preoccupation with desire), pathi decides to help atma realize the truth, so that atma can come out of its sufferings and attain blissful state. In order to educate and make atma realize the truth, pathi decides to provide atma with necessary engines, so that atma uses these engines to realize the highest truth, that being in unison with pathi is the one and only salvation, to tide over the sufferings and ultimately come out of the birth cycle and attain mukthi.

3. There are 36 thatvas (engines) that pathi provides athma to experience the truth.

4. The 36 thatvas, bottom up are as follows

    1 - 5 - the punja boothas 

         1. Earth, 2. Water, 3. Fire, 4. Air, 5. Space

    6 - 10 - thanmathirai

          1. Smell, 2. Taste, 3. Sight, 4. Sense of touch, 5. Sound

    11 - 15 - gnanenthrium

          1. Nose, 2. Tounge, 3. Eyes, 4. Skin, 5. Ears

     16 - 20 - karmenthrium

          1. Hands, 2. Legs, 3. Ability to speak, 4. Excretion outlet, 5. Reproductive outlet.

      21 Manasu

      22 Budhi

      23 Ahankaram

      24 Sitham

      The above 24 thatvams of overall 36 thatvams is called / are from prakritimayay.

      The 7 asudhamayay thatvams are as follows

       

       0. Mayay

       1. Kalai (gnanam)

       2. Vithai (kriyay)

       3. Passion (itchai)

       4. Time (neeram)

       5. Space (neyathi)

       6. Purudan (above 1-5 is called panjakanjugam ( dress ) for athma, panjakanjugam + athma is called purudan.

         The 5 Sudha thatvams are as follows top down

       1. Sadhasivan

       2. Maheswaran

       3. Ruthiran

       4. Vishnu

       5. Brahma

       All the above 5 are all various status of atma, but due to their mastery / control over the prakritimayay & Asudhamayay have entered into Sudhamayay. Every Atma has the potential to raise upto Sudha thatvas.

Some exponents have included 2 more elements to 5 Sudha thatvam    1. Parasivam(Natham), 2. Parasakthi(Vinthu).

5. Above all 36 thatvam is Paraparasivam in Paraveli 

6. How to cross all the 36 thatvams and attain mukthi ?

    By having control over the 24 prakritimayay one enters the Asudhamayay. -Read Seekazhi Sitrambalanadigal's "Thugalaru Bodham" vurai for more details

    One's gnana guru appears when one crosses prakritimayay and one enters Asudhamayay, to redeem the athma from Karma and ego(anavam).

7. As one crosses each thatvam the atma attains (super)natural powers. Saivam insists not to get diverted when attaining such powers as they might delay the attainment of Mukthi. During the exercise (Sadhana) to help cross the thatvas, There are stages when ones ego might make one feel he/she is the god. One need to be cautious of the same and should always have in mind that atma has no knowledge unless the knower lets the atma know and realise truth.

8. Even after attaining mukthi atma should realise that it is because of the knower that the atma is enjoying the bliss.

As you can see from the above that Saivam is in support of duality unlike Advaitam that proposes atma  when refined it becomes paramatma or the god. But Saivam always says that the atma can only reach to the Knower(god) and can never become God.

     

     

     

     

      

Tirumanthiram -769(789)

769. பிறப்பது சூழ்ந்த பெருந்தகை நந்தி

குறிப்பது கூடிய கோலக் குரம்பைப்

பழப்பதி யாவது பற்றறும் பாசம்

அழப்படி செய்வார்க் ககலு மதியே.

(ப. இ.) ஆருயிர்கள் பிறத்தல்வேண்டும் என நந்தி திருவுள்ளக் குறிப்புக் கொண்டருளினன். அக் குறிப்பினால் மாயாகாரியமாகிய குரம்பையை ஒத்த இவ் வுடம்பு ஆருயிர்கட்கு அமைந்தது. இவ் வுடல் தொன்றுதொட்டு வருவது. பாசப்பற்றறுக்கக் கருவியாவதும் இதுவே. பாசங்கள் அழுது விலகும்படி செய்வார்க்கு மெய்யுணர்வு பெருகும்.

தியானம் / ஒரு தகவல் 

குறித்த ஒருபொருளின் மீது மனத்தினை நிறுத்தி வைத்தலே தாரணை, அந்த நிலையில் சிறிது நேரம் நிலைத்து, இருந்தால் தியானம், தியானத்தை நீடித்து அப்பொருளில் ஊடுருவி இருக்கும் உருவமற்ற பிரம்மத்தைக் கண்டு அதனுடன் ஐக்கியமாகி இருக்கிற நிலைைய அடைந்தால் அத்தியானம் " சமாதி" எனப்படும். இந்த மூன்றும் ஒன்று கூடிய நிலை " சம்யமம்." என்படும். தாரணை, தியானம், சமாதி இந்த மூன்றும் ஒன்று கூடி இருப்பது சம்யமம்.

ஒருவன் சம்யமத்தில் சித்தி பெற்றால் எல்லா ஆற்றல்களும் அவனுக்கு கிட்டும் என்கிறார் யோக சாஸ்திர சித்தர் பதஞ்சலி முனிவர்.

தியானத்தின் பயன்கள்;

தியானத்தில் மூைளயின் ஆற்றல் பன்மடங்கு பெருகுகிறது.

வியாதிகள் நீங்குகிறது,

சிந்தனை திறன் பெருகுகின்றது,

உறக்கத்தின் ஒய்வு கிட்டுகிறது,

மனம் அைமதி நிலை அடைகிறது,

இரத்த அழுத்தம் குறைகிறது,

ஆைகயால் தினமும் காைலயிலும்,மாலையிலும் கால்மணி நேரமாவது உலகை மறந்து புலன்களை அடக்கி, எண்ண அலைகளை நிறுத்தி இறைவனிடம் மனத்தை ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி, தியானம் செய்துவந்தால் உடலில் ஆற்றலும், உள்ளத்தின் ஆற்றலும் ஒருங்கே பெருகுமென்பதில் சற்றும் ஐயமில்லை, உள்ளத்தில் ஆற்றலை பெருக்கி, நமக்குள்ளே இருக்கும் தெய்வத் தன்ைமைய வெளிப்படுத்துவோமாக.

நன்றி; விவேகானந்தரின் தியான வழிகாட்டி

From "The Gospel Of Wealth" by Andrew Carnegie

Here are the golden words from the man who has made his wealth and now talks from his realization

 “Let one select the three or four foremost names, the supremely great in every field of human triumph, and note how small is the contribution of hereditary rank and wealth to the short list of the immortals who have lifted and advanced the race. It will, I think, be seen that the possession of these is almost fatal to greatness and goodness, and that the greatest and the best of our race have necessarily been nurtured in the bracing school of poverty — the only school capable of producing the supremely great, the genius.”

Excerpt From: Carnegie, Andrew. “The gospel of wealth, and other timely essays.” Century. iBooks. 

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Thirumanthiram - 770(790)

770. வெள்ளிவெண் திங்கள் விளங்கும் புதனிடம்

ஒள்ளிய மந்தன் இரவிசெவ் வாய்வலம்

வள்ளிய பொன்னே வளரும் பிறையிடந்

தெள்ளிய தேய்பிறை தான்வல மாமே.

(ப. இ.) உயிர்ப்பின் ஓட்டத்தைச் சரமென்பர். அது, வெள்ளி திங்கள் புதன்கிழமைகளில் இடமூக்கின் வழியாகச் செல்லுதல்வேண்டும். சனி ஞாயிறு செவ்வாய்க்கிழமைகளில் வலமூக்கின்வழியாக ஓடுதல் வேண்டும். வியாழக்கிழமைக்கு வளர்பிறையில் இடமூக்கும் தேய் பிறையில் வலமூக்குமாக ஓடுதல் வேண்டும்.

Naturally on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays the breathing takes place through right nostril and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays breathing takes place through left nostril. On Thursdays, if the moon is traveling from full moon to new moon the breathing takes place through right nostril and if the moons travel is from new moon to full moon the breathing takes place through left nostril

After knowing about this Thirumanthiram verses I have been checking myself and to my surprise the nostrils through which at least I breath, I am able to see the truth in the verses. The point one has to note here is that the verses only mentions the appropriate way the human body will breath. So do not force yourself to stick to the verses, if the breathing is not as mentioned in the above verses. I have obsorvered that consuming any negative pranic food might reverse the breathing pattern. This might result in ailments if the reversal continues.

To achieve the above pattern of breathing as mentioned in the verses, my experience is, continuous ( daily) adherence to pranayama / Sambhavi.

If you already have the above patern of breathing, maintain the same for longitivity through regular practise of yoga, pranayama, meditation, conscious living by consuming positive pranic foods.

Some of the negative pranic foods are : Onion, Garlic, Brinjal(egg plant) - to be avoided and used only as medicine if required.

Some of the positive pranic foods are : Ash gourd and Pumpkin type of veggies - these enhance life force in ones body.

Avoid non-veg 100%.

Thirumoolar Thirumanthiram - மூன்றாம் தந்திரம் - 1. அட்டாங்க யோகம் - verse 534

534. இயம நியமமே எண்ணிலா ஆதனம்

நயமுறு பிராணாயா மம்பிரத்தி யாகாரஞ்

சயமிகு தாரணை தியானஞ் சமாதி

அயமுறும் அட்டாங்க மாவது மாமே.

(ப. இ.) தீதகற்றல், நன்றாற்றல், அளவிலா இருக்கை, வளிநிலை, தொகை நிலை, பொறை நிலை, நினைதல், நொசிப்பு என்னும் வழிமுறைத் தவநிலை பயிலுதல் வேண்டும். இயமம் - தீதகற்றல். நியமம் - நன்றாற்றல். ஆதனம் - இருக்கை. பிராணாயாமம் - வளிநிலை. பிரத்தியாகாரம் - தொகை நிலை. தாரணை - பொறைநிலை. தியானம் - நினைதல். சமாதி - நொசிப்பு.

(அ. சி.) அயமுறு - நல்வழிப்படுத்தும்.

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The above verses from thirumoolar's thirumanthiram talk about the 8 fold path to attain bliss.

1 not doing what is wrong

2 doing what is right

3 maintaining the right bodily posture 

4 maintaining the right breathing

5 arresting the thoughts - getting to a state of thoughtlessness

6 focusing on Agya 

7 meditation 

8 bliss

While at some instances during few seconds or minutes of meditation one tends to attain the state of blissfulness. To permanently be in the blissful state or to be at the blissful state when ever one wants to be, one needs to be practicing the above 8 steps continuously.

I will subsequently share details of the above 8 folds.

Thirumoolar

ThiruMular's Thirumanthiram 3008 can be accessed here with wonderful recital http://tamiltunes.com/thirumoolar-aruliya-thirumandiram-22-hours-long.html It is said Thirumular is the one who had designed the Chidambaram Natarajar temple. His mahasamdhi is also said to be inside the temple. It is over Thirumular's Mahasamadhi we have the present day Thiru Athinathar Sanidhi.

Save electric power by switching of the PC when not in use

Energy cost is going up all over the world and producing it leaves heavy carbon foot print which has got cascading effect on the environment and those creatures that share this planet with us. If you leave your PC booted at all times 24X7 it consumes a little over 5 KVA per week. So if you use it only for 8 hours a day this would amount to just 1.6 KVA only per week the remaining 3.4 KVA per week is being wasted just because the PC is kept ON.

While organizations and individuals who can afford to pay their power bills waste the electric power, those in dire need of power are deprived of the same.

Any commodity, we have the right to use it but not waste.

You can save 3.4 KVA per week Per PC, if you can spread this message.

Lets take some easy steps to save this planet.

What will work in INDIA

What steps are taken by district collectors (IAS officers ) to delegate authority to the next in line across the districts to ensure things happen as planned? What is the necessity for an IAS office to visit a PHC or a school to make it perform as expected. If powers are delegated, the local authorities can make things happen. All that an IAS officer has to do is to have a website to log in issues by citizens and question the local authorities if things do not happen as required.

E-Wastes

Now a days every one has a need to own a cell phone.
Check up with your Gardner, Car Driver, Dhobhi or your Servant Maid if they need your old cell phones before you store it in your dump yard.
You can also get rid of your guilt of generating e-waste this way if you donate them to the needy.
While this segment of people who support us in managing our daily chores can pay the recurring expense and get into a plan that suites them, they find it difficult to pay and buy a phone upfront.

Are we responsible corporate citizens ?

Each desk top PC consumes 30 watts per hour when it is kept switched on. Of the 24 hours in a day close to 8 to 10 hours is what a PC is used in a working day. When most of the PC users leave their PCs on during off office hours during a week day and during weekends- 4 units of power goes wasted every week. Just because we can afford to pay the bills, doesn't entitle us to waste the resource that is at our disposal.
LET'S BE RESPONSIBLE HUMANS.

80,000 tree sapling created in 2 months

Thanks to the Project Green Hands(PGH), who hold the Guiness book of world records for planting over 185,000 tree saplings in a single day.
We(1800 of us) at my office actively participated, starting 2011 Sep for 2 months to prepare 80,000 tree saplings through PGH

This is how the year 2012 started for me

Thanks to the Isha Organizers to invite me to be part of the first Isha Arogya inauguration in Chennai.

புதியதலைமுறை தமிழர் விருது

On 15th April 2012, a legend "புதியதலைமுறை" was creating a history which when properly used can sow the seeds for a new culture in தமிழ் நாடு and in the media industry.

The award winners and the program was unique and worth a ton of gold if not diamond.

Tremor in Chennai

There were 2 tremors one at 2:15pm & the other at 4:30pm today 11th April 2012. I felt the first one ... Lasted for well over 25 seconds. In the next 5 min the building was evacuated. The twice a year mock drill we performed came in handy. There was no commotion or confusion. While there were tsunami warning around 5:00pm and the coastal road and settlements (shops and public) were evacuated , later the warning was with drawn.

Simple systems

Why in well established offices like HDFC there are no token system to regulate visiting customers.

Using Montecarlo simulation

Using Montecarlo simulation to arrive at the PFE (potential future exposure) of the Credit limits extended to the clients.

Agasthyar temple at T Nagar

One temple where I saw a statue of Agasthyar and his wife Lopamudhra

Bellaria - an ice cream shop with a difference

Enjoying an address adjacent to Park Sheraton, this shop is one of it's kind in Chennai that makes ice creams to order.
Your choice of ingredients shape up into an ice cream of your choice in 10 to 15 minutes in front of your eyes.
You could choose the base - from low fat milk, soya milk, coconut milk or rice milk.
Tiramisu flavor was the one I "picked".
Coconut milk blended well too.