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Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 37. How to untangle the bags of Karma?   Our wise elders have classified into three categories the karma that we all experience or create in our human life. Sanchita is the accumulated karma of our actions in our past lives. Prararabdha is a portion from that Sanchita karma that we are expected to experience during this human life. Agamyam is the new karmic effect of our actions during this human life, while we are experiencing the prararabdha karma.   Our Saint Thirumoolar sings beautifully in this song how our wise elders mastered the method to untangle the three karmic knots and remain in bliss, constantly experiencing divine wisdom. தன்னை அறிந்திடும் தத்துவ ஞானிகள் தன்னை – one’s true identity (the atma); அறிந்திடும் – realizing one’s true identity by wisdom; தத்துவ ஞானிகள் – our wise elders who had realized the truth. முன்னை வினையின் முடிச்சை அவிழ்ப்ப...

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform. Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 27. The Secret of Creation Our Saint Thirumoolar sings about the glory and the secret of creation nicely. He says that the “desire” of God was the primary reason for the creation.   உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்உல கேழும் உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்பல ஊழி Yuga after Yuga, after one yuga ends, God creates the universe again and again, just because of his desire in Him.   உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்ஐந்து பூதம் உகந்துநின் றேஉயிர் ஊன்படைத் தானே .    With the same “desire” he created the five elements, the living beings, and the bodies for the beings in which the individual souls reside. உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்உல கேழும் உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்பல ஊழி உகந்துநின் றேபடைத் தான்ஐந்து பூதம் உகந்துநின் றேஉயிர் ஊன்படைத் தானே .   5      In this song, the meaning that our Saint wishes to convey is that the we should a...