Always be with hunger to attain and realize the Supreme Lord. Without any other thoughts always fix your mind and be there in the divine light in the pupil of the eyes. Always keep your eyes open. One who does meditation or spiritual practice with their eyes closed will at last close their eyes (death). First your outer eyes should open. And then through penance your inner eye will open. This is the spiritual practice told to us by Tiru Arut Prakasa Vallalar.
Do not do any other spiritual practice on hearing some one’s words. If you want Gnanam the above told practice of penance is the only way. Just contemplate on this, the divine truth which was kept hidden and suppressed by the whole world is getting reveled by Vallalar through this humble being means see the compassion and love Vallalar has for the people of the world!!
In Dharma Saalai most often there will be discourses given by Vallalar. In order to hear the sweetness and greatness of his discourses people with Spiritual Hunger thronged to Dharma Saalai from different directions like bees coming to have honey. Not only humans, but also a sheep with one of its leg handicapped will hear Vallalar’s speech. Surely this sheep should have done good merits.
Once a beloved person came to hear the discourse given by Vallalar. Since it became time he took a short cut route through a garden of banana plants and walked fast to reach Dharma Saalai. Suddenly a cobra came in his front and came to bit him, this beloved person in fear shouted “I command by the words of Vallalar for the snake to stop” and ran from there without looking back. In DharmaSaalai after hearing Upadesam from Vallalar he was about to go back. Vallalar called him and told that because of his command a poor life form is suffering and asked him to go fast and remove the command while going back and there by the snake will go off without doing any harm. Only then the person remembered the incident that has happened while he was coming. As directed by Vallalar he removed the decree on the snake and it ran off and disappeared. Vallalar knew about the incident that has happened is some other place. He had such a compassion and softness on living beings that he could not even tolerate the suffering of a snake.
During other time when Vallalar was going through a way of forest along with beloved members, a Cobra came in front of them. While the members went back on fear the snake remained near the feet of Vallalar for some time and when Vallalar told something the snake left from there. All the members saw this from a distance. The snake have come to get the holy feet darshan of Vallalar. Vallalar saw all the souls as his. This is the nature of great Gnanis and the God Realized people.
A beloved person who comes regularly to Dharma Saalai had a doubt. He wanted to know why Vallalar had a veil on his head. But he was reluctant to ask it. One day he have bought his son with him to hear Upadesam. After Upadesam Vallalar called him and took him to a room and told him that he will let him know the reason for wearing the veil. Vallalar removed the veil and the beloved person felt unconscious unable to tolerate the flood of divine light from Vallalar. Other beloved persons came and sprinkled water and removed his unconsciousness. Vallalar asked him not to reveal it to others and sent him.
I am remembering a similar incident in Epic Mahabaratha. In the battle field of Kurushetra Lord Krishna shows his complete divine form to Arjuna. Unable to bear the sight Arjuna shouts that his eyes cannot bear the light of the divine form of Krishna. Lord Krishna then gives Arjuna the divine vision (Gnana
Dhristi) and only after that Arjuna can see it. But in the same battle field Krishna shows his divine form to his enemy Karna. Karna was able to see and worship the great divine form and feels bliss. By this vision Karna was bestowed with Mukthi. It is because Karna was a great philanthropist who never says no to the people seeking him for favors. Karna is a philanthropist. Vallalar is a Philanthropist of Grace.
Once Vallalar along with the beloved members were returning back to Dharma Saalai after having darshan in Chidambaram temple. Suddenly there was a very heavy rain fall. Since there was no place to hide every beloved members were drenched completely. But what a miracle Vallalar who also walked with them was not drenched. The divine heat in the body of Vallalar was so much that when the rain water came near him it was evaporated. See how much divine heat and light Vallalar body possessed. Not even a single drop of rain touched Vallalar’s body. All the beloved people were astonished at this sight and praised Vallalar. The members felt very happy on seeing this and told every one of this great incident. Vallalar was praised and called by many as “Saint in White Ropes”, Siddhar, Gnani and Avatar of Supreme Lord. Vallalar propagated that Supreme Lord is as Divine Light and Flame (Jothi) and asked people to light a lamp and worship it. In the starting stage one should mediate on the Lord with form, with continuous meditation on the form the form will melt itself and become formless. When the penance is still continued one will see the Supreme Lord of Supreme Divine Light. He asked people to always think and meditate the Supreme Lord in the Jothi.
Once when Vallalar was in Dharma Saalai with the beloved people suddenly a saint with saffron cloths wearing rudraksa beeds appeared before Vallalar. The saint gave Vallalar some sweet and after talking with Vallalar for some time disappeared. The members present there were surprised by the sudden appearance and disappearance of the saint and enquired Vallalar. Vallalar told that the saint appeared before him is a siddhar and have come to chat with him and then told that by this time the saint will be in Kasi. The greatness of one Gnani will be known by other Gnani. Knowing the greatness of Vallalar the siddhar have come to get provide his respects to Vallalar.
The miracles performed by Vallalar in Dharma Saalai were in numerable. It was a pleasant surprise to the sanmargis and to the people present there. All the people who saw the divine acts of Vallalar felt happiness , bliss and ecstasy. On hearing this incident itself gives happiness means what to tell about the people who saw it when the incident occurred. They are good and virtuous disciplines of Vallalar. They should have done lot of good merits. These good people celebrated Vallalar as their God. It is always good to see good people, it is always good to hear from good people and it is always good to accept and conclude with the good people.
Now let us see the other great miracle happened in Dharma Saalai. In Chidambaram temple there occurs a yearly holy festival called Aani Manchanam. For the past few years beloved members attended Aani Manchanam festival with Vallalar. That year also they waited for Vallalar to attend the festival with him. The Particualar day of the festival has come but Vallalar did not get ready. Time was going up but Vallalar did not move. Beloved people did not know what to do. They thought during that year they may not see the festival and so felt bad. Vallalar knowing their feeling asked some people to tie a big screen in DharmaSaalai and asked the people to look in that screen. What a great Surprise and miracle. All the people saw the festival performed for the deity in Chidambaram temple were seen on the screen live. Every one saw the pooja and holy bath performed for the deity in Chidambaram in the screen and worshipped. Only today we have Television and Cinema. In the time of Vallalar in the place showed by
him all the incidents that happened in the distant place of Chidambaram were seen live in DharmaSaalai. What a great wonder is this. All the people who saw felt very much happy.
In Dharma Saalai Vallalar use to sit out in the midday sun. When some people saw him they saw a huge pillar of fire from Vallalar’s head touching sun. Seeing this the people were thrilled with joy.
Once Vallalar in the midafternoon went out of Dharma Saalai. Since he did not come back even after some time the beloved member Shanmugam Pillai came out and searched for Vallalar. At a place Shanmugam pillai saw Vallalar body parts of head, hand and leg were torn out from the body and were thrown in many places. Seeing this Shanmugam Pillai grieved loudly with sorrow and felt unconscious. Immediately Vallalar body parts came together and Vallalar removed the unconsciousness of Shanmugam Pillai and asked him not to come in sudden way. Vallalar then explained this is also one form of Spiritual Practice. This is what is called “NavaKandaka Yoga”.
Some time in Dharma Saalai Vallalar will ask the beloved members to make boundary of fire surrounding an iron frying pan. Vallalar will do penance sitting in the middle of the pan. He himself is a fire and surrounding him were the heat from the outside lit fire. Like this Vallalar did some extreme penance. The Supreme Lord bestowed on Vallalar all the great boons and divine powers. Vallalar himself says the Supreme Lord bestowed in him all the attainments of divine power.
Once son of a bellowed member named Deva Nathan in the town of Cuddalore fell ill. Deva Nathan from his place Cuddalore prayed Vallalar. During that time Vallalar was chatting with his beloved members in Dharma Saalai. As soon as Deva Nathan prayed Vallalar, Vallalar immediately appeared in the house of Deva Nathan and applied holy ash in the fore head of Deva Nathan Son and disappeared. Deva Nathan son fever immediately went off. In the next day Deva Nathan came to thank Vallalar and told the beloved members of what happened the previous day. The members informed Deva Nathan that Vallalar was with them the complete day and he never went out. Everyone were pleasantly surprised to know that Vallalar was simultaneously in two place. They also praised the compassion, love and immediate help Vallalar provided to the beloved member and worshipped him.
Once Vallalar visited the holy place TiruVadhigai for praying the lord there. Knowing his greatness a huge crowd has gathered and everyone were pushing and pulling others to get the darshan of Vallalar. Suddenly the crowd went silent. The reason is Vallalar appeared at many places simultaneously and blessed people. Vallalar had possessed the great Siddhi (Divine Power) to take many forms and appear at many places at the same time.
Sometimes Vallalar use to go for walk alone. During that time beloved members who wanted to talk with him alone will try to follow him. But however fast and long they walked Vallalar will always be ahead of them and they will not be able to catch him. They kept trying walking with him for long distances but could not reach him.
Once beloved disciple Aarumuga Mudhaliyaar went to Chennai to get some wood for the construction of Sathiya Gnana Sabai. Vallalar who is in Vadalur DhamaSaalai appeared before Aarumugha Mudhaliyaar and advised him on the type of wood to be got for Sathiya Gnana Sabai.
Once in Dharma Saalai during night time around 100 members from far off places came to take food. Shanmugham Pillai informed Vallalar that there is food only for 10 members. Vallalar told them to put the plantain leaf for all the members without any worry. Vallalar that day using his divine hand served
food to all the people. What a surprise Vallalar was taking food from the vessel and the food kept coming and coming. All the 100 + members ate full food that day. Shanmugam pillai was pleasantly surprised on seeing this.