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Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.    Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 32. Human Body is a temple   Our Saint Thirumoolar lovingly shares his personal experience of divine bliss to all people.   He sings in this poem, how God (Siva) showered His grace by coming in the form of a guru (teacher) and guided our Saint to experience divine bliss.   அருளால் அமுதப் பெருங்கடல் ஆட்டி Coming in the form a   guru   (teacher) God (Siva) immersed me in his ocean of divine bliss. அருளால் அடிபுனைந்து அடிபுனைந்து – with his divine lotus feet   With his blessings, God put His feet on his head, says our Saint Thirumoolar. அருளால் அடிபுனைந்து ஆர்வமும் தந்திட்டு   ஆர்வம் – devotion. God blessed our Saint Thirumoolar to cultivate devotion at His lotus feet. அருளானஆனந்தந்து ஆரமுது ஊட்டி God showered His blessings and fed our Saint Thirumoolar the nectar of divine bliss. அருளால் என்நந்தி அகம்புகுந் தானே .    என்அகம் – In my hea

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 31. Individual effort and divine blessing for bliss   Our Saint Thirumoolar sings in this poem how the divine blessing support our individual effort. However, he also nicely points that though our own efforts may be big, the divine blessings are crucial to bestow good benefits on us. பிரானருள் உண்டெனில் உண்டுநற் செல்வம் நற்செல்வம் – Good benefits that have no malefactions.   பிரானருள் உண்டெனில் உண்டுநன் ஞானம்   Our Saint reassures us that when we receive the blessings of God, we can experience blemishless bliss. பிரானரு ளிற்பெருந் தன்மையும் உண்டு He goes on t o explain that once we receive the blessings of God, our human character will improve and consequently, we will also experience divine bliss! பிரானரு ளிற்பெருந் தெய்வமு மாமே .      As our human character improves and our inner personality matures, we experience divine bliss. Our Saint Thirumoolar explains his

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 30. Divine is Omnipresent   Our Saint Thirumoolar constantly enjoyed divine bliss. He sang the poems in Thirumoolar thavamozhi that explained his blissful experiences. Normal worldly joy is different from the divine bliss that is beyond the human intellect. Our Saint sings in these poems from that state of divine bless.   God is present everywhere. He is also present within the human heart. Our Saint explains this below. உள்ளத்தும் உள்ளன் புறத்துள்ளன் என்பவர்க்கு உள்ளத்தும் உள்ளன் புறத்துள்ளன் எம்மிறை   When one constantly praises the God realizing that he is both within their heart as well as outside, God shows His Omnipresence to that person in all objects that the person sees in the world.   உள்ளத்தும் இல்லை புறத்தில்லை என்பவர்க்கு உள்ளத்தும் இல்லை புறத்தில்லை தானே .      What can we tell those who say that God is not present within them nor outsid

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 29. The glory of mother goddess Our Saint Thirumoolar sings filled with joy in his heart about the glory of the mother goddess after he sees her in many forms through the various spiritual steps that he has undertaken.     அவளை அறியா அமரரும் இல்லை அவளன்றிச் செய்யும் அருந்தவம் இல்லை அவளன்றி – without the mother goddess. Our Saint exclaims that who among the “devas” do not know about the divine blessings of mother goddess. Our Saint further claims that no penance will bear fruit without the support of mother goddess.   Only with the energy of mother goddess all the five tasks of creation and sustenance take place. The five basic deities mentioned in the scriptures perform their tasks only with the energy of mother goddess. அவளன்றி ஐவரால் ஆவதொன்று இல்லை ஐவர் – the five basic deities அவளன்றி ஊர்புகு மாறறி யேனே .    ஊர்புகுதல் – the so ul attaining sal