Dear nonduel,
Nice. The Self has to be experienced and and therefore cannot be
described. It is beyond any words and explanations. Saint Manikkavachagar
uses one phrase, as to how Siva again and again gave him the taste
of sugar. One story can be developed on this one phrase.
There is one Ant 1: It lives inside the container containing salt.
This Ant 1 tastes a bit of salt and says Oh, it is very nice. I shall
live and survive with this.
There is one Ant 2: It lives inside the container containing nice
sugar. This Ant 2 tastes a bit of sugar everyday and says, Oh, it is
very nice. The sweetness is beyond description.
Both Ant 1 and Ant 2 came out of the containers and met each other.
Ant 2 asked Ant 1 to come and visit its sugar container. The Ant 1
replied: Why, I am happy inside the salt container. Why should I
come to your container.
The Ant 2 compelled Ant 1 and took it to the sugar container. It
gave a bit of sugar,. again a bit of sugar, again a bit of sugar.....
Then Ant 2 asked Ant 1: How do you feel? Is it not better than
salt? The Ant 1 said: How can I describe? How can I describe?
The Ant 1 shed tears and hugged at Ant 2.
Ant 1 - disciple
Ant 2 - Guru
salt - this world
sugar - the Self.
adithu adithu akkaram theeRRiya aRputham aRiyene..... says
Saint Manikkavachagar. adithu, adithu , compelling, slapping me,
slapping me; akkaram - sugar. theeRRiuya - putting the sugar into
my mouth, again and again, compulsorily. The Saint says ARputham
ARiyene? How can I describe this strange miracle?
Arunachala Siva.