THE THREE ANCIENT SPIRITUAL PATHS

THE THREE ANCIENT SPIRITUAL PATHS

God realization is a target for every human on earth.  There are many roads to success in this direction prescribed by Maharishis of yore – the popular among them being

1. Sri Vidya Upasana
2. Sri Patanjali’s Ashtanga yoga
3. Sri Adhi Sankara’s Advaita Philosophy

 History of east has witnessed many stalwarts on the above avenues like Sri Adhi Sankara, Sri Patanjali, Thirumoolar, Nammalvar and few others of the recent times like Sri Ramana, Sri Aurobindo, H.H. Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati of Sringeri Mutt, H.H. Maha Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti peetam and above all Nehrur Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra.

The author Sri Amarakavi Siddeswara is one of such a high order who has experienced the entire stretch of the paths trodden by the above said Superman.  He has gone a step ahead of them of all in that he succeeded in getting direct communion with God from within in the form of “Clairaudience.”  The author is emphatic in establishing that “Inner Voice or Clairaudience” is more difficult a task than “Clairvoyant Vision” as omniscience knowledge in mental in terms of intuitive divine visions and sceneries. It is a soul steering to notice that the author attributes, wherever possible, his success in evolution to the profound grace of God stating candidly that his consistent progress to such a high was rather graced by the divine that earned in self-effort.

It is a pertinent here to place before the readers certain theory and facts formulated and propounded by the author in self-experience in the words of the author in spiritualism no theory is valid and unless experienced in self-effort.  Theory without practise is a corpse without a soul.  The following highlights of the author’s work prove beyond doubt that his self-experience in the form of books will bridge that gap between the ancient wisdom of maharishis and the present day status of spiritual knowledge by duly providing the missing links required for consummation of spiritual knowledge expected of the aspirants into heir march towards God’s realization.

The facts of teachings and guidelines from the author’s point of view are summerised below.

Sri Vidya Upasana Marga:

The author sympathises with aspirant of the present day Sri Vidya Upasana Marga.  In that the ancient wisdom of this style of worship has been lost down the Middle Ages.  The author’s work is a masterpiece on its revival to restore and replace in correct path that was practiced and lived into by the sages by 5000 years age.  The author is emphatic that God revealed all this to him in the ‘Fourth Dimension’ beyond the grip of Perception and earthly existence.  The indepth definitions given by the author then and there for concepts like Kundalini, Consciousness, Conscience gradients of Inner Voice, Intuition, Autosuggestion, Supra Mental etc in the context of Sri Vidya is really astounded. 

The new theory of “Vacant Look” (Deep Meditation) experienced by the author is set to be a must for anyone to become qualified to listen to God from within.  Alongside the gradients of one’s conscience for a transition from omniscience indwells to the author to be the qualification to become recipient of God’s voice from within also stresses omnipresence impact.  The author has presented the entire gamut of Sri Vidya concept in a more scientific way so that it attracts a common man from the East and West alike.  The conventional cob-webs in clarifications for vital terminologies in the subject is totally removed.  Thus the book is a book to all Sri Vidya Upasakas with which they can understand the correct path towards perfection in their march.  In other words without the guidelines of the author one can never realize God no mater what path he entrances. 

Sri Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga:

It is surprising that the concept of yoga is more conceived as physical exercises than what it is its real sense and purport.  Yoga is a Sanskrit term meaning “To Join or To Yoke.”  No book reveals so much the inner meaning of every nook and corner of this great subject as may be found in the works of that author.  His works throw light on every part of yogic system, unexplored and untouched by anyone in recent 3000 years.  This is the only book, which exposes the Cosmic inter-link and inter-action among Breathing, Speech and Thought, which is nowhere detailed in any standard text like Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavat Gita.  It is also true that the divine revelations to the author excels all the above text in that they mention concepts undefined but his works gives the thread-bare analysis of them all.  The great Bhagavat Gita presented guidelines to humanity towards God realization whereas the book declares the secrets and keys to success therein.

Sri Adhi Sankara’s Advaita Philosophy:

The popular concept of Advaita propounded by Sri Adhi Sankara is no doubt conceived of as the highest order of self-realisation.  It is a pity that in India the gap between theory and practice is too alarming and far to be bridged even with the guidelines taken from stalwarts like Mutt heads.  This reveals the existence of missing links to be applied by every aspirant to reach its goal.  The author thankfully presents many guidelines and prescribes formulae for success out of his own self-experience.  It is also surprising to note that the author is unique in presenting his work purely out of his self-experience and revelations he had from God without citing or quoting from any standard text of vedenta.  According to him Nehrur Sri Sada Siva Brahmam seems to have touched the plain of Advaita in recent times.  The author is anxious that humanity should wake-up from its mere pundit scales and intellectuals debates, which do not in any way subscribe to self-realisation. 

To sum up this volume like others of the author contains direct notes from the divine as ‘Revelations’ for the mankind to understand the missing links lost sight of down the middle ages. Without which the task of God realization will be a rope of sand.

Since the spiritual tips and the guidelines given by the author are too numerous to be listed herein the verdict on the author’s work can be stated as follows:

The ancient Maharishis seem to have succeeded in God realisation only with the knowledge favour by the God as found in the works of Swami Amarakavi Siddeswara. 

V. R.VIJAYAKUMAR

E-mail: taponishta@rediffmail.com
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Advaita from different angles:

This is a popular concept propounded by Sri Adhi Sankara.  Aham Brahmasmi meaning “I am Brahmam” – is one of the four popular Vedic dictums.  This concept according to Sri Sankara is not to be meant seriously with it.  It is a state par excellence where mind is extinct to go on soul and body is in its lapse over breath.  (Under the spell of Chitta Swadeenam) Advaita is supreme self or the infinite “I” felt in him self as the sacred whisper.  It is self-fulfillment to “Brahma Vichara” or cosmic conscience regained in the depth of Universal Consciousness.  Beware it is a selfless seek with the divine where you recognize yourself as no other than the divine – though in physical presence on earth under phenomenal rove of mental activity.  In the peak of Advaitic experience, self-communion with divine or transcendental awake to momentary self-address in creative intelligence – hold of very deep self enquiry fructifies.  Advaita is fulfilled there where “Aham” transmutes with Brahman in omnipresence.

Sri Vidya in Advaita:

The great seers of yore practiced and lived into a dignified state of spiritual evolve called “Sthitha Pragya” where consciousness level of intelligence reciprocates whilst to self-guidance in the divine as in Vedas and Upanishads bound.  This reciprocity in “Pragya” of the adept in full scope of divine communication is termed Sthitha Pragya.  It is conscious embrace with the divine touching self-consummation with the directing intelligence of Brahman transcending the bull-work of day-life or “Pragya.”  It is thus a conscious reap in the divine resulting only from extreme divine grace rather than self-help therein.  Behold, such a communion with the divine out of “Sthitha Pragya” premises is the terminal of “Sri Vidya Upasana.”  It is equally signifies the peak of “Advaita Jnana” in line with Sri Sankara’s precept of Advaitic doctrine.  It is also called “Paramakasa” level of intelligence where one is fully absorbed into divine shelter.  Otherwise inner guidance will lose cohesive reciprocation to Advaitic conscience

SRI VIDYA UPASANA STEPS	ADVAITA VICHARA STEPS	AMARAKAVI’S WAY
Self-perfection	Perception crossed	Vacant Look
Conscious participation with the Divine	Sthitha Pragya	Start of Jnana Vrithi  (beyond Prakriti, Perception Thought
Brahma Vichara	Inward withdrawal (Anther Mukham)	Jnana Oli (Akaram)
Brahma Upadesam	Self-perfection (Vijnanamaya)	Inner Guidance (Self = Aham and God = Chit Sakthi
Advaita Jnana	Enjoyment of Vijnanamaya	Cosmic Double
Spiritual Power	Brahma Vichara	Thought Silenced
Shodasi Siddhi (four stages = Self-identity, Life Breath, Life Inward, Consciousness Ladder) / Omniscience Knowledge creeps into mental	Thought silences (Omniscience in Thought) / Cosmic Double (Phenomenal Perception and Mental Perception fuse and link with Brahman) / Now Thought Stills / Beyond  four stages of omniscience and Body Awareness Brahma Upadesam (Thuriya Atheetham knowledge)	(Body motion arrested) Chit Prakasa Nishta (Paramakasa knowledge) Voice of Soul Enter’s Mental Omniscience waves in Deha Vrithi commute as Chit Prakasa Nishtai
Cosmic Perception	Advaita Jnanam
Vedic source	Spiritual Power (Knowledge is Power)

Amarakavi Siddeswara 1906-1993

A Sketch

The author Amarakavi, a born Siddha, is a retired official from Burma Shell, Madras, and attained Samadhi at the age of 87.  Despite his domestic base, Amarakavi has been exploring the spiritual track and field and the above third book contains his thesis and discoveries, far beyond the reach of modern science. 

The book contains no citation or reference to any verbatim quotation from Vedas and Upanishads.  But instead this is the only book on earth to authentically claim its origin and source, the same way as with the Vedas and Upanishads.  He openly declares then and there that the book is in line and on par with the Vedas and reveals the secrets of ancient Indian Spiritual wisdom known only to the 18 Siddhas with whose mental reach and depth Amarakavi is now getting stabilized gradually.  The book, in brief, is a classic and candid thesis over the unknown dimensions of human body, both Physical and Astral, and the real meaning of spiritualism as well as the popular roads to Advaitic and Super Consciousness such as Sri Vidya Upasana, Pathanjali’s Ashtanaga Yoga marga etc.

Besides, Amarakavi is unique in establishing the theory and inroads of Cosmic Consciousness in the context of “Cosmic vs. Personal” thus every bit of his experiences in the Transcendental practice on par with the Vedic Rishis, in self-experience and under the grace of “Mula Ganapathi”, his deity at worship.

No such book could emanate from an ordinary man or even Mutt Head unless Amarakavi is highly evolved with His “Grace”.  Amarakavi collected the contents of the book that descended from above as a Revelatory downpour of Inspiration under the 4^th Dimension.  Some of the Chapters in the book remain soul-stirring and open the eyes of the intellectuals in the field of science and research with the exposure of the incompetence of Science before Spiritualism.

V. R.VIJAYAKUMAR

E-mail: taponishta@rediffmail.com

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