Saturday, February 20, 2021
Sunday, February 3, 2019
SLEEP and DREAMS - IMPRESSIONS IN LIFE
SLEEP and DREAMS - IMPRESSIONS IN LIFE
Dream is the other side of reality. We have no second opininion to say it is an illusion. But we do not realize that real Life is also an illusion to the same extend as dream.
Think of incidents experienced by us in the past. Think about the changes in our surroundings during one or two decades in the past. How do we feel? We just cannot imagine the surroundings as it was then before one or two decades. We just forget the incidents in the past. It appears that the incidence or the surroundings in the past was only an illusion. Only the present seems to be the real. Sometime in future the present also will become an illusion.
Think of our present day relationship with some of our old friends and relatives who once seemed to be inseparable from our life or who had promised not to let us down at any instance. We can observe everything was a misappprehension or mirage or pretence. We can make out the illusionary or deceptive or delusive nature of life.
Normally we dont recognize the unreal nature of life. Dream make us sense the hallusinatory, illusionaary nature of life. This is the purpose of dreams.
From the inception of our body and its bio-system, death is our co-traveller. Throuout our life, our body, the bio system and death are inseparable. They are born together, exist together and become extinct together. Not only us, human beings, but also all living beings.
We never recognize the coexistence of death along with our body. Dream is an indication pinpointing the next stage after the end of life.
When the day ends, night arrives and we go to sleep to find us alive in a different and unique unknown world. After a while dreams disappear, sleep comes to an end. It dawns, we wake up next morning to face another day. This implies the possibilty of another life after death.
The day means our present life. Sleep represents death. Dream indicates the gestation stage in vast space of the Universe. The dawn and the next day are indicative of the succeeding birth and life respectively.
What does the actual death in real life indicate? It denotes the end of the cycle of birth and death and the union of the soul with the pure universal energy.
Soul is dual entity, one inside the body and the other outside it. In Indian theology, the two are differentiated by the names athma and jeevan. athma is next higher dimension of jeevan.
The internal soul or jeevan experience, day, night, sleep, dream, dawn and next day. This process is repeated until death - the destruction of the body. The internal entity of the soul comes to an end.
The internal soul is awake during day, sleeps at night, encounters dream in sleep. It wakes up at dawn and enters the succeding day. The process continues till death and the internal souls is then extinct.
A day for the jeevan corresponds to a lifetime for the external soul- athma, night indicate death in each life, and dream represent the gestation period in space awaiting the trial related to the activities in preceding life and result to decide the fate for the succeding life. The dawn corresponds to the birth in succeeding life and the next day the life following . Each day of the Jeevan correspond to the consecutive lives of the athma. Death of the jeevan represent the union of the athmaa with the universe, where it originally belongs.
Dreams reflect our thoughts and actions in real life. In the same way. our succeeding life depends upon and reflects our thoughts and activities during the present life. Soul and jeevan have parallel and similar events with different timespans.
Everything in this Universe seems to be multi dimensional. The solar system seems to be the miniature of a galaxy. The structure is sililar and events are parallel with different timespans.
Soul is dual entity, one inside the body and the other outside it. In Indian theology, the two are differentiated by the names athma and jeevan. athma is next higher dimension of jeevan.
The internal soul or jeevan experience, day, night, sleep, dream, dawn and next day. This process is repeated until death - the destruction of the body. The internal entity of the soul comes to an end.
The internal soul is awake during day, sleeps at night, encounters dream in sleep. It wakes up at dawn and enters the succeding day. The process continues till death and the internal souls is then extinct.
A day for the jeevan corresponds to a lifetime for the external soul- athma, night indicate death in each life, and dream represent the gestation period in space awaiting the trial related to the activities in preceding life and result to decide the fate for the succeding life. The dawn corresponds to the birth in succeeding life and the next day the life following . Each day of the Jeevan correspond to the consecutive lives of the athma. Death of the jeevan represent the union of the athmaa with the universe, where it originally belongs.
Dreams reflect our thoughts and actions in real life. In the same way. our succeeding life depends upon and reflects our thoughts and activities during the present life. Soul and jeevan have parallel and similar events with different timespans.
Everything in this Universe seems to be multi dimensional. The solar system seems to be the miniature of a galaxy. The structure is sililar and events are parallel with different timespans.
Answers to the puzzles of life are found hidden in this Universe itself. Positive belief and attitude, perception of life, thought and actions during our present life shall guide us towards right path and direction to lead us to attain extra sensory insight and intuition. Awareness, insight and intuition are the door steps to gain access to solve all puzzles of existence.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
DEITY - GOD AN EXPLANATION
Soul is an energy packet in space. It is a combination of positive and negative energies or charges. It has to get rid of all the negative charges contained in it in order to attain perfect purity. A state of perfect purity is a state of infinite power. It has no birth or death. It is everlasting and subject to continuous change and transformation. Being an energy, it has no appetite, no sexual urge, no brain and thoughts, no senses, no sensitivity, no happiness, no misery, no likes, no dislikes, etc. These are the qualities of living human beings with a body consisting of bone, blood and muscles. Human body is an embodiment of five basic elements , major portion of which is of earthly nature. Being a material object, human body requires frequent maintenance/replacements of basic elements, lost as a result of its activities. Hence it requires continuous consumption of food, sex, breadth, heat, etc. for survival. Soul is an entity which is entirely different from the human body.
The soul constitutes a human body and enters it. It has an intention and a purpose in doing so. The aim is to remove the negative energies in order to attain its spiritual purity. The soul achieves this target through many cycles of birth, life and death as a human being till the achievement of total purity and liberation.
The soul passes over many births in many generations in this world. When it gets rid of human body each time it is supposed to have acquired more and more energy and have achieved more and more spiritual purity. When the level of spiritual purity of a soul wane during a lifetime, its spiritual level further declines and its energy drops down. When the soul attains enhancement of spiritual purity in a life, it rises to higher levels to that extend of its increase. When it goes out of body with this achievement, it looses weight further and its position and location above the earth becomes further away from the surface of earth.
When the soul achieves more and more spiritual purity in consecutive lives, it looses weight again and again gradually till it becomes totally weightless. Now, being weightless it finally get released from the gravitational force of earth. Such a soul becomes totally independent, rises and goes upwards and reaches the vast space beyond earth's gravitational limits. Now it is said to have achieved emancipation and released from the cycle of birth and death.
Perfect pure energy is considered the state of God. So the soul also reaches a Godly state but with limitations. Such souls are known as devas and erected as deities in temples. Here we have to be aware that deities are physical and symbolical representation of pure energies and we should not attribute human and earthly qualities and nature such as likes and dislikes, happiness and misery, anger and hatred, sexual instinct and urges, partiality in behavior, brahmacharyam or celibacy in the sense of body discipline etc. to them.
Though deities are powerful energies, they are not in any way comparable to that of all pervasive, omnipresent, widespread and universal energy and power of God.
The space beyond the pull of earth's gravity and where the deities are present is considered a world of peace and eternity. the abode of devas.
The soul is identified during its last birth on earth as the one to become the deity from the style of its spirituality, behavior and its way of life.
The effigy of such souls are erected in a common place called temple. It is considered as a roll model for others in this world to follow in their life. The temples are considered places for prayer and meditation for raising the purity of the soul. The style or way of life the deity lived and the achievements are made known to those who visit the temple for prayers. It is the common belief that frequent visits to such temple for meditation will influence the life of common people towards purification of the soul.
The soul constitutes a human body and enters it. It has an intention and a purpose in doing so. The aim is to remove the negative energies in order to attain its spiritual purity. The soul achieves this target through many cycles of birth, life and death as a human being till the achievement of total purity and liberation.
The soul passes over many births in many generations in this world. When it gets rid of human body each time it is supposed to have acquired more and more energy and have achieved more and more spiritual purity. When the level of spiritual purity of a soul wane during a lifetime, its spiritual level further declines and its energy drops down. When the soul attains enhancement of spiritual purity in a life, it rises to higher levels to that extend of its increase. When it goes out of body with this achievement, it looses weight further and its position and location above the earth becomes further away from the surface of earth.
When the soul achieves more and more spiritual purity in consecutive lives, it looses weight again and again gradually till it becomes totally weightless. Now, being weightless it finally get released from the gravitational force of earth. Such a soul becomes totally independent, rises and goes upwards and reaches the vast space beyond earth's gravitational limits. Now it is said to have achieved emancipation and released from the cycle of birth and death.
Perfect pure energy is considered the state of God. So the soul also reaches a Godly state but with limitations. Such souls are known as devas and erected as deities in temples. Here we have to be aware that deities are physical and symbolical representation of pure energies and we should not attribute human and earthly qualities and nature such as likes and dislikes, happiness and misery, anger and hatred, sexual instinct and urges, partiality in behavior, brahmacharyam or celibacy in the sense of body discipline etc. to them.
Though deities are powerful energies, they are not in any way comparable to that of all pervasive, omnipresent, widespread and universal energy and power of God.
The space beyond the pull of earth's gravity and where the deities are present is considered a world of peace and eternity. the abode of devas.
The soul is identified during its last birth on earth as the one to become the deity from the style of its spirituality, behavior and its way of life.
The effigy of such souls are erected in a common place called temple. It is considered as a roll model for others in this world to follow in their life. The temples are considered places for prayer and meditation for raising the purity of the soul. The style or way of life the deity lived and the achievements are made known to those who visit the temple for prayers. It is the common belief that frequent visits to such temple for meditation will influence the life of common people towards purification of the soul.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
SABARIMALA - Certain Facts and Notions
Some photos of Sabarimala temple claimed to be taken during 1940s are available. In these photos we see the temple alone situating amid thick forest without any crowd and without any facilities and amenities like shelter etc for the pilgrims, From the pictures we can guess only very few people, (may be in groups of)10s or 100s, might have visited the temple.
From the available pictures we may perceive the situation before 1900.
1. Sabarimala would have been amidst very thick forest. Wild animal population would have been much higher compared to that of the present day.and the visitors to the temple would have been limited to countable in 100s or even less
2. There might not not have been a clear cut, identified or marked path to reach the temple. Hence a person who had already gone to the temple was necessarily required throughout the journey for the guidance of fresh pilgrims. In due course the guiding pilgrim might have been considered the gurusami.
3. The pilgrim season starts from amid November, when the rainy monsoon is just over. And also the harvest season also comes to end then. This was the free time for the people of those days, when agriculture was the major source of employment and income. The season being winter, the climate will be very cold in sabarimala mountains. There were no proper path in the forest . There were no shelters in the forest. Pilgrims had to lie down on the open ground. The pilgrims had to withstand the extreme cold, hardships and hurdles. So as a measure of enhancing reistance of body and to improve health, forty one days of vratha (fasting)with healthy food and observing celebacy might have been undertaken before starting the pilgrimage to the forest temple.
4. Imagine what would have been the travel facilities in those days. There might have been practically no bus service. There was no public transport system. Only bullock carts were used for transport. There were bullock cart coaches called willuvandi. This was in use for private transport in rich families. The royal families had horse driven coaches. The common people had no means of transport. Long distance travel was very rare in those days. Only royal families and the rich undertook such travel. The distance between the dwelling places might have been very long. Only forest existed in between such remote villages. There existed the fear of thieves attacking the travelers.
5. Mode of travel for the common man was only by foot.
6. For example, a group of pilgrims from Trivandrum bound for Sabarimala had to travel a distance of approximately160 kilometres/100 miles by foot. There were no hotels on the way. They had to carry with them food grains, vessels, etc required for the whole journey. They had to cook the food on the way. As people were not as busy as we are these days, they would not have been in a hurry to finish the journey at the earliest possible. They might have taken at least 15 to 20 days or more for the pilgrimage.
7. Travel in the forest was highly risky for fear of animal attacks, thieves, reptile bites, unexpected rains, any damage to body organs due to accidents in the forest. There was no guarantee for safe return after the journey. Hence very few people would have dared to undertake the pilgrimage.
8. Wild animals are normally used to dark colours like black, green, blue etc. They become violent and attack light colors like white ,etc. When someone wearing black or green colored dress in the forest, he/she is recognized as part of the forest and does not attract the attention of the animals. Sabarimala pilgrims are advised to wear dark colored dress for this reason.
9. Women in those days engaged themselves in agricultural works in fields, in addition to their regular household duties. The responsibility of a woman in a house was huge and could not be compensated. They had to look after the children, age old parents, cattle at home in addition to the household work. Hence it was not possible for them to be away from the house even for one or two days. Woman was the pivot around which the family was clustered. Hence women were not allowed to engage themselves in risky activities. Their healthy presence was much needed to the family.
10. Girls were given in marriage normally when they attain the age around ten. They were not sent to schools. So girls were accompanying men in pilgrimage untill they attain the age of ten. When women cross the age of 50, their children would have got married. Grand children also would have attained the age of marriage and some of them might have got married. Daughters-in-law might have come to the family. So they were mostly relieved from their responsibilities, as the new generation had come to share or totally take over. Now they became no more inevitable in the family. So if they were willing they might also have been allowed in the pilgrimage to the forest.
11. Most women normally reach menopause between the age of 45 to 55. In some cases it does not occur until the age of 60 is reached. In those days when women were more healthy, they reached menopause around the age of 60 only. If women within menstrual age is the basic criteria for entering the Sabarimala temple, the age restriction would have been extended to 60.
12. Hence even now, a woman still menstruating in the age between 50 to 60 is able to visit the temple without any restriction, unless the age restriction is extended to 60. If the criteria for allowing to enter the temple is on the basis of menstruation, the expected purpose is not served at present, when women above the age of 50 is allowed. Even now, in previous years before the judgement came, many women below the age of 50 visited the temple without being noticed and objected, either by police or by co-pilgrims.
13. Even during the 2018-19 season, two attacks of wild elephants on devotees were reported in the forest path to sabarimala. One can imagine the situation of the forest path and number of devoties some 75 to 100 years back. It would not had not at all been safe for women to travel in the mountain path. That might have been the reason for not allowing women in those days. But even in those days, those women like the queen, women belonging to rich and influent families who could afford protection during the travel had visited the temple and had darshan. This shows security and protection from wild attacks might have been the main reason behind not allowing women to sabarimala.
14. Any how it may be presumed that there was no strict rule observed regarding the entry of women in Sabarimala in olden days, probably before 1900. Women were not encouraged or they themselves did not visit the temple for the reasons mentioned above. My be due to ignorance of the situations or reasons mentioned above, in the latter years, people found menstruation as a reason for avoiding women to Sabarimala.
15. After the fire accident in Sabarimala in 1950, the temple was reopened in 1951 June after renewal and reinstallation of the Dharma Sastha the idol was reinstalled. The the devoswom commissiner issues an order against the entry of women between the age group of 10 t0 50. But even after that the restriction was not strictly implemented till april 5, 1991, when the High Court issued an judgement restricting twomen of this age group from entering the Sabarimala. The issue arose when choroonu, thefirst rice eating ceremony of the daughter of the then devoswom commissioner in the presence of his (young) wife was conducted in sabarimala,in 1991. It is said that in the affidavit submitted by the devoswom board that women of all ages were normally visiting the temple. A cinema suiting was allowed in 1956 in Sabarimala when a dance scene involving a woman was filmed and with the permission of the devoswom board on on payment. Before 1951, Travancore queen has entered the temple. The choroonu of Sri TKN Nair, former private secretary of Prime minister of India. During 2013-14 period the daughter of Sabarimala Priest P N Narayanan Namboodiri was in Sabarimala for four or five days. The temple door was not closed then for sudhi or cleansing. The famous writer Lekshmi Rajeev had visited the temple with the permission of the Sabarimala thanthri. She has also told when she wanted to meet the thanthri, she had to pay Rs.5000/- to meet him. Then cleansing was not done by closing the temple door.
16. The thiruvabaranam, divine jewels said to have worn by Sri Ayyappan when he was alive and now adorned to the idol at Sabarimala on the makaravilakku day, contain the idols Poorna and Pushkala, the wives of Dharma Sastha, and a golden face mask with big moustaches. Ayyappan's life time was , it is said, was maximum 16 years, when the presence of such a moustache was not possible. The living Ayyappan would not have worn a golden mask. In real life nobody wears a golden face mask. Then how can it be said the jewels were worn by Sri Ayyappan when he was alive. The presence of idols of Poorna and Pushkala, the wives of Dharma Sastha and golden mask clearly indicate that the jewels are meant for decoration of Dharma Sastha and not for the latter Ayyappan.
17. It is also said that Sri. Ayyappan became one with the Dharma Sastha. When Sri Ayyappan became one with Darma Sastha, then it is clear the Dharma Sastha has incorporated Sri Ayyappan within himself and He, the Dharma Sastha alone exists afterwards and Sri. Ayyappan forms an integral part of Dharma Sastha. Then how the temple become Sri. Ayyappa temple. Only two years ago the name of the temple was chaned to Sri Ayyappa temple till then it was known as Dharma Sastha temple. In the light of these informations the presence of Sri. Ayyappan, the naishtika brahmachari in Sabarimala temple has no significance.
18 .Ayyan and Ayyappan were a common names by which Dharma Sastha was known and recognised in honour and with respect. This was common even before the Ayyappan having identification with Pandalam dynasty. Even he would have been nemed Ayyappan as a respect and allegiance to Dharma Sastha. When Sri Ayyappan was incorporated by Dharma Sastha, the main deity remained to be Dharma Sastha and widely known as Ayyappan. As time passed by, this led to a confusion, as the stories of Ayyappan of Pandalam dynasty became wide spread among the people. This has resulted in the present situation.
The question here is werther the custom of disallowing women of the above mentioned age group existed from the very beginning or started afterwards. If it did not exist in early period, how can it be considered against custom. This was was the subject dealth with in Supreme Court that resulted in the present verdict which implies that the disallowance was not a custom in old days. Hence the verdict does not see any deviation in following the age-old customs followed in Sabarimala temple
Psychology was known in India from very old days day, when other countries were innocent of it. In Indian spirituality was actually knowledge of psychology. Instead of so called religion, here existed psychological way of life with a view to establish peace, mutual understanding and co-operation. Sanadhana Dharma was based on psychological reasons. It shows the way of life to achieve eternal peace.
Misunderstanding and misconception of our holy spiritual tradition is the curse on us now and we are swimming in the ocean of confusions. Everyone speaks of dharma. Who actually identifies what is dharma and what is adharma in the actual sense ?
When the root under earth is infected and becomes sick, what will happen to the stem, branches, leaves, etc. the upper portion of the plant above earth ?
Here I think, in the present situation, it is relevant to quote some verses from Srimad Bhagavatham
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.3.38 (In Kali Yuga)
"sudrah pratigrahishyanti.....tapo-veshopajivinah.....dharmam vakshyanty adharma-jna....
adhiruhyottamasanam"
Meaning: Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant's dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.2.3 (In Kali Yuga)
"vipratve sūtram eva hi " meaning: a man will be known as a brahmana just by his wearing a thread.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.3.32 (In Kali Yuga)
"sisnodara-para dvijah"
Meaning: the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.2.4 (In Kali Yuga)
"lińgaḿ evāśrama-khyātāv"
Meaning: A person's spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols
From the available pictures we may perceive the situation before 1900.
1. Sabarimala would have been amidst very thick forest. Wild animal population would have been much higher compared to that of the present day.and the visitors to the temple would have been limited to countable in 100s or even less
2. There might not not have been a clear cut, identified or marked path to reach the temple. Hence a person who had already gone to the temple was necessarily required throughout the journey for the guidance of fresh pilgrims. In due course the guiding pilgrim might have been considered the gurusami.
3. The pilgrim season starts from amid November, when the rainy monsoon is just over. And also the harvest season also comes to end then. This was the free time for the people of those days, when agriculture was the major source of employment and income. The season being winter, the climate will be very cold in sabarimala mountains. There were no proper path in the forest . There were no shelters in the forest. Pilgrims had to lie down on the open ground. The pilgrims had to withstand the extreme cold, hardships and hurdles. So as a measure of enhancing reistance of body and to improve health, forty one days of vratha (fasting)with healthy food and observing celebacy might have been undertaken before starting the pilgrimage to the forest temple.
4. Imagine what would have been the travel facilities in those days. There might have been practically no bus service. There was no public transport system. Only bullock carts were used for transport. There were bullock cart coaches called willuvandi. This was in use for private transport in rich families. The royal families had horse driven coaches. The common people had no means of transport. Long distance travel was very rare in those days. Only royal families and the rich undertook such travel. The distance between the dwelling places might have been very long. Only forest existed in between such remote villages. There existed the fear of thieves attacking the travelers.
5. Mode of travel for the common man was only by foot.
6. For example, a group of pilgrims from Trivandrum bound for Sabarimala had to travel a distance of approximately160 kilometres/100 miles by foot. There were no hotels on the way. They had to carry with them food grains, vessels, etc required for the whole journey. They had to cook the food on the way. As people were not as busy as we are these days, they would not have been in a hurry to finish the journey at the earliest possible. They might have taken at least 15 to 20 days or more for the pilgrimage.
7. Travel in the forest was highly risky for fear of animal attacks, thieves, reptile bites, unexpected rains, any damage to body organs due to accidents in the forest. There was no guarantee for safe return after the journey. Hence very few people would have dared to undertake the pilgrimage.
8. Wild animals are normally used to dark colours like black, green, blue etc. They become violent and attack light colors like white ,etc. When someone wearing black or green colored dress in the forest, he/she is recognized as part of the forest and does not attract the attention of the animals. Sabarimala pilgrims are advised to wear dark colored dress for this reason.
10. Girls were given in marriage normally when they attain the age around ten. They were not sent to schools. So girls were accompanying men in pilgrimage untill they attain the age of ten. When women cross the age of 50, their children would have got married. Grand children also would have attained the age of marriage and some of them might have got married. Daughters-in-law might have come to the family. So they were mostly relieved from their responsibilities, as the new generation had come to share or totally take over. Now they became no more inevitable in the family. So if they were willing they might also have been allowed in the pilgrimage to the forest.
11. Most women normally reach menopause between the age of 45 to 55. In some cases it does not occur until the age of 60 is reached. In those days when women were more healthy, they reached menopause around the age of 60 only. If women within menstrual age is the basic criteria for entering the Sabarimala temple, the age restriction would have been extended to 60.
12. Hence even now, a woman still menstruating in the age between 50 to 60 is able to visit the temple without any restriction, unless the age restriction is extended to 60. If the criteria for allowing to enter the temple is on the basis of menstruation, the expected purpose is not served at present, when women above the age of 50 is allowed. Even now, in previous years before the judgement came, many women below the age of 50 visited the temple without being noticed and objected, either by police or by co-pilgrims.
13. Even during the 2018-19 season, two attacks of wild elephants on devotees were reported in the forest path to sabarimala. One can imagine the situation of the forest path and number of devoties some 75 to 100 years back. It would not had not at all been safe for women to travel in the mountain path. That might have been the reason for not allowing women in those days. But even in those days, those women like the queen, women belonging to rich and influent families who could afford protection during the travel had visited the temple and had darshan. This shows security and protection from wild attacks might have been the main reason behind not allowing women to sabarimala.
14. Any how it may be presumed that there was no strict rule observed regarding the entry of women in Sabarimala in olden days, probably before 1900. Women were not encouraged or they themselves did not visit the temple for the reasons mentioned above. My be due to ignorance of the situations or reasons mentioned above, in the latter years, people found menstruation as a reason for avoiding women to Sabarimala.
15. After the fire accident in Sabarimala in 1950, the temple was reopened in 1951 June after renewal and reinstallation of the Dharma Sastha the idol was reinstalled. The the devoswom commissiner issues an order against the entry of women between the age group of 10 t0 50. But even after that the restriction was not strictly implemented till april 5, 1991, when the High Court issued an judgement restricting twomen of this age group from entering the Sabarimala. The issue arose when choroonu, thefirst rice eating ceremony of the daughter of the then devoswom commissioner in the presence of his (young) wife was conducted in sabarimala,in 1991. It is said that in the affidavit submitted by the devoswom board that women of all ages were normally visiting the temple. A cinema suiting was allowed in 1956 in Sabarimala when a dance scene involving a woman was filmed and with the permission of the devoswom board on on payment. Before 1951, Travancore queen has entered the temple. The choroonu of Sri TKN Nair, former private secretary of Prime minister of India. During 2013-14 period the daughter of Sabarimala Priest P N Narayanan Namboodiri was in Sabarimala for four or five days. The temple door was not closed then for sudhi or cleansing. The famous writer Lekshmi Rajeev had visited the temple with the permission of the Sabarimala thanthri. She has also told when she wanted to meet the thanthri, she had to pay Rs.5000/- to meet him. Then cleansing was not done by closing the temple door.
16. The thiruvabaranam, divine jewels said to have worn by Sri Ayyappan when he was alive and now adorned to the idol at Sabarimala on the makaravilakku day, contain the idols Poorna and Pushkala, the wives of Dharma Sastha, and a golden face mask with big moustaches. Ayyappan's life time was , it is said, was maximum 16 years, when the presence of such a moustache was not possible. The living Ayyappan would not have worn a golden mask. In real life nobody wears a golden face mask. Then how can it be said the jewels were worn by Sri Ayyappan when he was alive. The presence of idols of Poorna and Pushkala, the wives of Dharma Sastha and golden mask clearly indicate that the jewels are meant for decoration of Dharma Sastha and not for the latter Ayyappan.
17. It is also said that Sri. Ayyappan became one with the Dharma Sastha. When Sri Ayyappan became one with Darma Sastha, then it is clear the Dharma Sastha has incorporated Sri Ayyappan within himself and He, the Dharma Sastha alone exists afterwards and Sri. Ayyappan forms an integral part of Dharma Sastha. Then how the temple become Sri. Ayyappa temple. Only two years ago the name of the temple was chaned to Sri Ayyappa temple till then it was known as Dharma Sastha temple. In the light of these informations the presence of Sri. Ayyappan, the naishtika brahmachari in Sabarimala temple has no significance.
18 .Ayyan and Ayyappan were a common names by which Dharma Sastha was known and recognised in honour and with respect. This was common even before the Ayyappan having identification with Pandalam dynasty. Even he would have been nemed Ayyappan as a respect and allegiance to Dharma Sastha. When Sri Ayyappan was incorporated by Dharma Sastha, the main deity remained to be Dharma Sastha and widely known as Ayyappan. As time passed by, this led to a confusion, as the stories of Ayyappan of Pandalam dynasty became wide spread among the people. This has resulted in the present situation.
The question here is werther the custom of disallowing women of the above mentioned age group existed from the very beginning or started afterwards. If it did not exist in early period, how can it be considered against custom. This was was the subject dealth with in Supreme Court that resulted in the present verdict which implies that the disallowance was not a custom in old days. Hence the verdict does not see any deviation in following the age-old customs followed in Sabarimala temple
Psychology was known in India from very old days day, when other countries were innocent of it. In Indian spirituality was actually knowledge of psychology. Instead of so called religion, here existed psychological way of life with a view to establish peace, mutual understanding and co-operation. Sanadhana Dharma was based on psychological reasons. It shows the way of life to achieve eternal peace.
Misunderstanding and misconception of our holy spiritual tradition is the curse on us now and we are swimming in the ocean of confusions. Everyone speaks of dharma. Who actually identifies what is dharma and what is adharma in the actual sense ?
When the root under earth is infected and becomes sick, what will happen to the stem, branches, leaves, etc. the upper portion of the plant above earth ?
Here I think, in the present situation, it is relevant to quote some verses from Srimad Bhagavatham
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.3.38 (In Kali Yuga)
"sudrah pratigrahishyanti.....tapo-veshopajivinah.....dharmam vakshyanty adharma-jna....
adhiruhyottamasanam"
Meaning: Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant's dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.2.3 (In Kali Yuga)
"vipratve sūtram eva hi " meaning: a man will be known as a brahmana just by his wearing a thread.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.3.32 (In Kali Yuga)
"sisnodara-para dvijah"
Meaning: the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.
Srimad Bhagavatham : 12.2.4 (In Kali Yuga)
"lińgaḿ evāśrama-khyātāv"
Meaning: A person's spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Human being , Nature and Purpose
The intention here is to guide you into yourself to find your 'Self', who you are and what you are in uncomplicated and simple words.
A human being is nothing but a subtle energy packet spread around the nucleus of earthly body. What kind of energy?
Our thoughts and actions constitute the vibrations of our energy field or energy packet. Thought is a form energy originating from our brain and spreading throughout the bio-energy around the body. The spiritual aspect of our thoughts and actions form and shape this energy field.
Once the soul has departed from the body, the thoughts and actions of the past are over and no more fresh changes to the bio-energy. The energy field remain the same as at the time of death. This energy field in due course creates another nucleus (body) and develops itself spreading around it. An energy packet remain stable at a specific point in the space until it takes over a nucleus-body. It never makes a move from the fixed point in the space. When it acquires an earthly body, it enters the gravitational force of earth or such a central object in the universe and starts moving around along with that object.
Only the body has human relations and the energy (soul) has no such relations. The relations concerning the body are only temporary and no prior and after connections and come to an end as and when the soul separates from the body. Yet the quality of relations depending on the approach, behavior and emotions during the lifetime of a person are extremely important and do contribute to the energy (soul) either positively or negatively.
The course of thoughts and actions during the lifetime originate continuous changes in the bio energy and transform it to another dimension, good or bad. The bio energy at the time of birth might have either been enhanced towards a higher level(?) or degraded to a lower level during the life time of a person. The soul takes birth again and again until it reaches certain energy level and gets liberated
to unite with nature.
What is the purpose of a human being or his bio energy in this universe. What does it serve?
We find every thing, living and non-living, in this universe is useful to human beings, life in general and the universe in some way or other. In what way a human being serve the universe, when one is alive. The nature is destroyed by him and surroundings are polluted. Other animals and organisms are either destroyed or disturbed by him. Are these form the purpose a human being, intended to serve in this Universe. But why is a human being aided in this Universe in all possible ways through all possible means by nature.
May be the purpose of a human life be served after death. The departed soul/energy may serve a purpose in the Universe cycle. May be the energy converts to ether, oxygen,etc. Is it the liberation of the soul and what we call moksha (liberation)or becoming one with the universe.
The true and genuine spiritual personalities teach and guide us towards the path for liberation.
Instead of erecting tomb/statue or establishing a shrine or memorial to spiritual personalities after their demise and worshipping with all kind of luxuries., an effort has to be encouraged to follow their teachings and guidance . What is the benefit of erecting a statue/memorial for worship for a person after his death. Genuine spiritual personalities never encourage being an object for attraction, worship or devotion during their lifetime and never instruct to do such performances after their death.
A human being is nothing but a subtle energy packet spread around the nucleus of earthly body. What kind of energy?
Our thoughts and actions constitute the vibrations of our energy field or energy packet. Thought is a form energy originating from our brain and spreading throughout the bio-energy around the body. The spiritual aspect of our thoughts and actions form and shape this energy field.
Once the soul has departed from the body, the thoughts and actions of the past are over and no more fresh changes to the bio-energy. The energy field remain the same as at the time of death. This energy field in due course creates another nucleus (body) and develops itself spreading around it. An energy packet remain stable at a specific point in the space until it takes over a nucleus-body. It never makes a move from the fixed point in the space. When it acquires an earthly body, it enters the gravitational force of earth or such a central object in the universe and starts moving around along with that object.
Only the body has human relations and the energy (soul) has no such relations. The relations concerning the body are only temporary and no prior and after connections and come to an end as and when the soul separates from the body. Yet the quality of relations depending on the approach, behavior and emotions during the lifetime of a person are extremely important and do contribute to the energy (soul) either positively or negatively.
The course of thoughts and actions during the lifetime originate continuous changes in the bio energy and transform it to another dimension, good or bad. The bio energy at the time of birth might have either been enhanced towards a higher level(?) or degraded to a lower level during the life time of a person. The soul takes birth again and again until it reaches certain energy level and gets liberated
to unite with nature.
What is the purpose of a human being or his bio energy in this universe. What does it serve?
We find every thing, living and non-living, in this universe is useful to human beings, life in general and the universe in some way or other. In what way a human being serve the universe, when one is alive. The nature is destroyed by him and surroundings are polluted. Other animals and organisms are either destroyed or disturbed by him. Are these form the purpose a human being, intended to serve in this Universe. But why is a human being aided in this Universe in all possible ways through all possible means by nature.
May be the purpose of a human life be served after death. The departed soul/energy may serve a purpose in the Universe cycle. May be the energy converts to ether, oxygen,etc. Is it the liberation of the soul and what we call moksha (liberation)or becoming one with the universe.
The true and genuine spiritual personalities teach and guide us towards the path for liberation.
Instead of erecting tomb/statue or establishing a shrine or memorial to spiritual personalities after their demise and worshipping with all kind of luxuries., an effort has to be encouraged to follow their teachings and guidance . What is the benefit of erecting a statue/memorial for worship for a person after his death. Genuine spiritual personalities never encourage being an object for attraction, worship or devotion during their lifetime and never instruct to do such performances after their death.
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