35. How to get God’s grace easily?

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Thirumoolar Thavamozhi

Motivation

35. How to get God’s grace easily?

 

Our Saint Thirumoolar teaches lovingly in these two nice songs, the truth about how we can get God’s grace, as all of us are eagerly waiting to receive God’s grace.

ஒன்றே குலமும் ஒருவனே தேவனும்

 

All people are one caste or family. While there may be differences in our methods of worship due to our respective cultural background, God is one and the same.  Our Saint reminds us to remember this fact.           

 

நன்றே நினைமின் நமனில்லை நாளுமே

நாளுமே – always.

Our Saint asks us to always think of doing good to others at all times. If we live with that attitude in our lives, our thinking and action will be always in unison and we do not need to fear the Yama (God of death). Our Saint says that we do not need to afraid of death.

 

சென்றே புகுங்கதி இல்லை

 

சென்ற – if we deviate from this and go in another way, புகுங்கதி இல்லை -we have no way to get back from there.

 

நன்றே நினைமின் நமனில்லை நாளுமே

சென்றே புகுங்கதி இல்லைநும் சித்தத்து

நின்றே நிலைபெற நீர்நினைந்துய் மினே.  

 

உய்தல் – achieving an enlightened higher status உய்மினே – Our Saint wishes for us to experience an enlightened higher status.

 

Our Saint says that in our hearts we all have the potential to experience that enlightened higher status. If we focus our thoughts on that status and meditate regularly, we will constantly experience that enlightened blissful feeling. He says that as we learn to maintain that experience then we are on the right path.

 

Our Saint Thirumoolar says that heaven  is not something outside us that we have to go searching for. It is within our hearts. He explains that once our mind does not go after worldly trivial matters, and remains focused on God and helping others, we will experience divine bliss.

ஒன்றே குலமும் ஒருவனே தேவனும்

நன்றே நினைமின் நமனில்லை நாளுமே

சென்றே புகுங்கதி இல்லைநும் சித்தத்து

நின்றே நிலைபெற நீர்நினைந்துய் மினே.  3

 

Next our Saint Thirumoolar explains that those wishing to experience divine bliss should follow THREE important things.

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்த்தவம் ஒன்றுண்டு

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்த்தாளும் ஒன்றுண்டு

 

 

மேற்கொள்ள லாவது – important to follow; ஓர்- very special; தாள் – divine lotus feet;

 

Our Saint sings that the very special prayer that we all should adopt. It is to worship of the lotus feet of the divine on your heads.

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்ந்நெறி ஒன்றுண்டு

Our Saint sings that it is also the noble path of right conduct that we all should follow. Our Saint explains who will find his advise very beneficial.

மேற்கொள்ள லாம்வண்ணம் வேண்டிநின்றோர்க்கே

Our Saint says that his advise wil be beneficial only for those who are eager to experience divine bliss and are eager to make efforts towards that. It will not be beneficial to others! He says that fundamental requirement for all spiritual effort is that sincere desire in the heart that we want to experience divine bliss!

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்த்தவம் ஒன்றுண்டு

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்த்தாளும் ஒன்றுண்டு

மேற்கொள்ள லாவதோர் மெய்ந்நெறி ஒன்றுண்டு

மேற்கொள்ள லாம்வண்ணம் வேண்டிநின்றோர்க்கே.  12 

Our Saint Thirumoolar concludes that those who wish to experience divine bliss should take up these THREE items seriously  - worship, lotus feet, and right conduct.

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