Who is a Siddha?
Sage Agastya: ‘Chid’ means mind or consciousness. After
controlling his mind and sitting in one place, one who focuses on the Absolute
and engages in worship, has the privilege of being known as a Siddha.
Any yogi, who is a spiritual aspirant, when he attains the
power to bestow the light of wisdom; as soon as the thought comes to his mind, at
the very place he is at; becomes a Siddha purusha at that moment. For this, one
needs no learning nor is it necessary for one to learn from others.
To accomplish this, such a man must have performed good
deeds and spiritual practices in his previous life. Along with this, he must
have the love and blessings of his Guru and the boon he has received from Gods.
He does not become a Siddha, one who aspires to become a
Siddha through spiritual penance that he has undertaken in one lifetime alone!
Forgetting
The flying birds
The sins
The virtuous deeds
And all materials
Thinking only of
God
Pushing aside
Your fluttering
thoughts
With a pure heart
Thinking of God
Bowing in devotion
If you want to
become a Siddha
Immerse yourself
in meditation
Henceforth.
If light must emerge from the lamp, a wick is needed. If the
wick must emit light, the material that creates the fire - oil, is needed. As and
when the oil depletes in the lamp, it must be replenished over and over.
Similarly, one must always cultivate the habit of meditation and worship.
After becoming a Siddha Purusha, oil is no longer needed; the
wick is no longer needed, and a lamp is not required.
At that time, the light that emerges from within will never
be extinguished and will forever emit the light of wisdom.
Whichever Yogi, or aspirant, is able to give the light of
knowledge, the moment he so wills, at any place, on such a day, he becomes a
Siddha purusha. For this, lessons are not needed, nor do you have to learn them
from someone else!
All that is needed is one’s virtuous deeds in past lives.
All that is needed is spiritual achievements of the past, a Guru’s love and
blessings and grace of God. That is enough!
Who is a Perfected Siddha?
This discourse brings much needed relief to those on the
Siddha path, who do not have the luxury of becoming ascetics in the forest.
Many of us remain in society, supporting families. We work, we pay our bills
and are in constant interaction with the outside world that is necessary for our
day to day life.
Sage Agastya: A perfected Siddha is one who is detached from
the world. In such circumstances, it is indeed a very difficult situation when
a person like you (Gajaraj Swamigal) who is still involved in family life, must
also live as a Siddha in the world.
That is why one must walk slowly on this path. There should
be eagerness, but not haste. Keep the changes that happen within you to
yourself. As the outside world begins to appreciate you, at one stage without you
even knowing it, you will appear as a Siddha.
At that time, you must keep only a pure relationship with
your spouse. The relationship between you and your spouse must be that of only
service.
As you progress, you will view both family and strangers in
the same way. At that stage, you must accept complete vows of renunciation and
keep very little relationship with outsiders.
When
you consider everyone as souls,
You
won’t be yourself
At
that moment,
Man
or woman, there is no difference
Friends
or enemies, there is no difference
Dog
or spirit, there is no difference
At
that moment
There
is neither man nor God.
Neither ocean nor
tears!
Such a state will surely come. From that moment, without seeking
any pleasure from the world, always thinking of God, you must meditate to gain God
realization.
Detaching yourself from this body made of skin and flesh,
that has worked and rested, make the effort for your soul to reach the feet of
the Absolute.
You (Gajaraj Swamigal) had asked to be blessed to do some
good work for the people of the world. You have already started this work. In
support of this, I too am serving through you and through those who are with
you with great satisfaction.
Your work is nearing completion, once it is done, your soul
will stay in the Rishi Loka with me for a while and then gain a higher state
automatically.
But I must continue to do my work by working through good
people like you. My work will continue. Where is the retirement for me in
following the command of God and serving him? Experiencing that great joy that
is about to come, I must continue with the work.
Lastly, Sage Agastya says once the disciple reaches a
certain stage, they no longer require meditation.
To those disciples interested in sharing their knowledge
with the outside world, Sage Agastya says:
When woken up in
divine contemplation,
The sleeping snake
will spring up
Seeing the feet of
God!
Until that time
comes,
Like the mountain
covered by snow;
Like the simmering
milk covered by cream;
Like the palm
nectar that is
Brought down from
the palm tree before dawn;
Spend time like an
ordinary man!!
Gods and Munis who are not seen by others, in a situation
where they are not able to advise the people of the world directly; choose some
as devotees or disciples at various times, and correcting his actions, help the
world to walk on the righteous path through them[1].
While selecting someone like this, we take into
consideration the good deeds such a person has performed in his previous life,
and giving him the ability to speak, we first ensure that people perceive such
a person as a good man.
While giving these words, without pride, without becoming a
slave to praise; without desiring money; considering that being asked to do
this good task, is like performing puja to God, considering it as a direction
given by God, proceed with it.
[1] This again finds
confirmation in the Nadi palm leaf reading as detailed in the foreword by Sri
Vallai MaMaharishi. What was told to Gajaraj Swamigal in 2002 was confirmed in
a Nadi reading to Sri Vallai MaMaharishi in 2017. Neither of them knew each
other or heard about each other.
