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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 2 3. Unity in the paths and philosophies of Saints   Often, we wonder which religious path did the saints follow or belong to? Were they saivaites? Or vaishavaites ? or dvaities ? or advaities ? or vishitadvaities ? or saiva siddanthis ? – there were many more ! The saint Thayumanvar very nicely dispels these doubts with one clear explanation. Saint Thayamanavar was a disciple of Mauna guru, who hails from the school of philosophy established by our Saint Thirumoolar. He says “my teacher Mauna guru, who hails from the school of Saint Thirumoolar”. In the beautiful poems that Saint Thayumanavar has composed, one section is on “Philosophical Saint’s account”. In these poems, Saint Thayumanavar praises the philosophical Saints, saying that these Saints have gone beyond the differences in the various religious paths. They experienced a...