Once, the Tamil saint Manikkavasagar, who was the chief minister of a
Pandiyan king, was sent on a mission to buy horses for the military. On
the way, he met Shiva who appeared in human form, as a guru. Shiva
simply looked at Manikkavasagar and the latter got completely
transformed. Manikkavasagar forgot all about his identity as chief
minister, about his wife and children – all these identities vanished
into thin air. He used the money that the king had given him to buy
horses, to build a temple for Shiva.
After the initiation was over, Shiva disappeared Manikkavasagar recounted that during this meeting he had a trade-off with Shiva: “You give your Self to me and take my ‘self’’’. He wondered who had the better trade-off; while Shiva got nothing from him, Manikkavasagar received everything. Hence it is said that a true guru is the one who can give you liberation just by a glance.
The Shiva Sutras mention a path called ‘Shambava Upaya’, which refers to receiving the results of meditation instantaneously.
Here, you experience an immediate expansion in your awareness and acquire divine consciousness. Actually, it is not accomplished through meditation; it is done through the grace of the guru. You don’t do anything; you don’t even meditate, once you have a guru in your life. Through grace, the guru is able to transfer everything to youYou can read books and gain understanding about the process of enlightenment. However, you will still remain in the theoretical domain. The fundamental thing in enlightenment is the opening of the third eye.
The third eye will just not open by theoretical understanding and it is extremely rare to open it through one’s own practice. You need to do more than that.
When the third eye opens, you can always stay in a higher state of consciousness and are totally focussed on God. Then, you are not pulled by karma, maya and ego, and do not return to the old state of consciousness. Then, you know what is going to happen in the future and what is going to happen to the world. The third eye is also the place for manifesting your thoughts and desires.
How can you open the third eye? You can do that through grace. Keep on praying for mercy. When the divine light enters the third eye, you will find that you are awakened. Who is going to do that? It is the guru. That’s why, in Indic spiritual tradition, the guru is everything. What about the traditions and religions where there is no guru? There, the Messiah and the Prophet are gurus. They are called by different names; they are representatives of God on earth In karma removal too, the guru can play a great role.
When you open your mind and spirit to the guru, it can help you to remove your ego, the part within you which holds on to karmic thoughts and actions. Why do we focus on the guru’s feet? It is to cultivate humility, to banish the ego. Keep visualising the feet of the guru; surrender to his wisdom and learn to acquire knowledge. By doing so, you can teach yourself to completely overcome suffering and doubt. The guru’s feet will help access divine energy and bring you incredible peace. You will be transformed.
After the initiation was over, Shiva disappeared Manikkavasagar recounted that during this meeting he had a trade-off with Shiva: “You give your Self to me and take my ‘self’’’. He wondered who had the better trade-off; while Shiva got nothing from him, Manikkavasagar received everything. Hence it is said that a true guru is the one who can give you liberation just by a glance.
The Shiva Sutras mention a path called ‘Shambava Upaya’, which refers to receiving the results of meditation instantaneously.
Here, you experience an immediate expansion in your awareness and acquire divine consciousness. Actually, it is not accomplished through meditation; it is done through the grace of the guru. You don’t do anything; you don’t even meditate, once you have a guru in your life. Through grace, the guru is able to transfer everything to youYou can read books and gain understanding about the process of enlightenment. However, you will still remain in the theoretical domain. The fundamental thing in enlightenment is the opening of the third eye.
The third eye will just not open by theoretical understanding and it is extremely rare to open it through one’s own practice. You need to do more than that.
When the third eye opens, you can always stay in a higher state of consciousness and are totally focussed on God. Then, you are not pulled by karma, maya and ego, and do not return to the old state of consciousness. Then, you know what is going to happen in the future and what is going to happen to the world. The third eye is also the place for manifesting your thoughts and desires.
How can you open the third eye? You can do that through grace. Keep on praying for mercy. When the divine light enters the third eye, you will find that you are awakened. Who is going to do that? It is the guru. That’s why, in Indic spiritual tradition, the guru is everything. What about the traditions and religions where there is no guru? There, the Messiah and the Prophet are gurus. They are called by different names; they are representatives of God on earth In karma removal too, the guru can play a great role.
When you open your mind and spirit to the guru, it can help you to remove your ego, the part within you which holds on to karmic thoughts and actions. Why do we focus on the guru’s feet? It is to cultivate humility, to banish the ego. Keep visualising the feet of the guru; surrender to his wisdom and learn to acquire knowledge. By doing so, you can teach yourself to completely overcome suffering and doubt. The guru’s feet will help access divine energy and bring you incredible peace. You will be transformed.
By: Baskaran Pillai
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