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.

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[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.