The gate inward

The inner path · அகம்

Round 4 · behind the hill

Behind the hill

This part of the journey is yours alone. Nothing here is checked or recorded. Take as long as you need.

Sit in silence

Sit quietly for two minutes. Let Tirumular's words about love stay with you; there is no need to hurry towards an explanation.

Tirumantiram 270 · Tantra 1 · Anbudaimai

அன்பும் சிவமும் இரண்டென்பர் அறிவிலார்அன்பே சிவமாவது ஆரும் அறிகிலார்அன்பே சிவமாவது ஆரும் அறிந்தபின்அன்பே சிவமாய் அமர்ந்திருந் தாரே

Rendering: Those without understanding say that love and Siva are two. No one knows that love itself is Siva. When one comes to know that love itself is Siva, one abides as love, as Siva.

Read these words silently or chant them softly, then rest in the quiet: Tirumantiram.

Sit with this

Where could the love Tirumular speaks of become a little more visible in my day?

The gate outward →Back to the front of the hill

The inner path

✦Sit in silence

✦Sit with this

Sit in silence

Sit with this