Secular Song 366 ஆண்பாவம்
ஆண் பாவம் பொல்லாது
அவசியம் இதையும் அறிஞ்சிக்கணும்
பெண் உரிமையை பேசிடுவோர்
ஆணின் நிலையையும் புரிஞ்சிக்கணும்
உழைக்க என்று பிறந்திருக்கான்
உழைத்து உழைத்து இளைச்சிருக்கான்
சுமக்க வென்றே பிறந்ததினால்
சுமந்து சுமந்து மெளிஞ்சிருக்கான்
வெளியே வேஷம் போட்டாலும்
வீராப்பெல்லாம் பேசினாலும்
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே வந்தவுடன்
பொட்டிப் பாம்பாய் அடங்கிடுவான்
அழுதால் கோழை ஆவார்கள்
அதட்டினால் முரடன் என்பார்கள்
சிரித்தால் கோபப்படுவார்கள்
சோகப்பட்டால் சிரிப்பார்கள்
பிள்ளைப் பருவத்தில் தாய்க்கடிமை
மணந்தபின் அடிமை மனைவிக்கு
பிள்ளை பேரன் வந்த பின்னே
ஆவான் அடிமை முதுமைக்கு
ஒவ்வொரு வேலை சோற்றுக்கு
பெண்ணின் கையை எதிர்பார்த்து
இறுதிவரையில் கையேந்தி
ஏழையாய் வாழ்கிறான் ஆண்பிள்ளை
நல்லது கெட்டது தெரியாது
நகை நட்டெல்லாம் கிடைக்காது
கையில் காசும் இருக்காது
கஞ்சிக்கு வழியும் கிடையாது
பிறந்தால் பொறக்கணும் பெண்ணாக
பயனில்லை பிறந்தால் ஆணாக
இதனைப் பெண்கள் புரிந்து கொண்டால்
இரக்கம் கொள்வார் ஆண் மீது
மத்திகிரி, 31-8-2017, இரவு 10.30
Secular Song 366 Pathetic men
The pitiable condition of man is not good
This should be realized for sure
Those who talks about women’s liberation
Should understand the condition of man also
He born to toil
And become weak by toiling too much
As he born only to carry
By carrying always, he becomes worn out
Though he puts mask outside (the home)
And brags too much about himself
Once he returned back to home
He will become like a snake in a box
If he weeps, he will become coward
And if he becomes rude, he will be called as rowdy
If laughs, others will become upset
And when he suffers they will laugh
In childhood he remains a slave to his mother
After marriage becomes slave to his wife
Once he got children and grandchildren
He becomes to slave to old age
For each time of meal
Looking at the hand of a woman
Till the end stretching his hands
A man lives as a poor creature
He does not know good or bad
He cannot get any kind of ornaments
He won’t have much cash on his hand
And there is no way for getting proper food
If one has to take birth, then should born as a woman
There is no use taking birth as a man
Once the women understand this
They will have pity on man
Mathigiri, 31-8-2017, 10.30 pm.
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When I posted my comments on Brahmaputra, naturally I was expecting a comment, particularly from one woman. So from the morning I was thinking what should be my humorous response to her. And the first line of this song was echoing in my mind throughout the day. As she didn’t disappoint in this area (of pulling the leg of men), when she wrote ‘Men are not pavam’ (men never deserve to be pitied), then as the first line again triggered I wrote this song with a spirit of humor. So you should take this song only with the same spirit. Hope other men will share this with their friends and relatives to console every man. Otherwise they will continue to suffer as men.
Part Two
The following is my comment on Brahmaputra:
[31/08/2017] Swamiji: Now I know why Brahmaputra is also called the RIVER OF SORROW….because…. because because that is the only male river in India. And its origin is also in China. Naturally it remains always over flooded as the tears of all the men from these two over populated countries in the world flows only in it. Whereas the joyful tears of women are distributed regionally in all the other rivers
Response from a woman: Men are not pavam swamiji
This is from another woman: On the same humorous note, Swamiji is the poem about being silent as a man?
My response: Men are very talkative–but inside the bath room and outside the house. They are like Split A.C. which makes a lot of noise outside the house but remains silent inside.
Comments: good one Swamiji
My response: All the credit goes to my mother, as she helps me to remain silent. You know a famous joke about it?
This is that joke: A: He seems to be very talkative.
B: yes–it is pure heredity. His grandfather was a lawyer; his father is a politician, he is a lecture and his MOTHER IS A WOMAN
Comments: behind every silent man is a “pavan” [holy] woman
My response: by birth and nature women are pavan but men collect all the dirt on them
Chakravarty: Thanks to Patti (my mother) for keeping the balance.
A serious question: Sometimes I wonder why God created eve, he could have left Adam alone, these problems would not have come
another comment from another woman: World will be colorless, we make their life interesting
My response: True. If men are hit by such a strong hand of a woman, as he will bleed, his life will become very colorful
Another response: Swamiji always supports men.
Vijayakumar: No. swamiji supports only women and I know that personally. No balance with Patti. We both are crying
Part Three
My final response:
Due to lack of sleep and tiredness I fail to notice your question about God creating Eve and not leaving Adam alone. I have two kinds of answers: First is a serious one—Theological and the second one is humorous—Dayanand’s style. But I am afraid to share both of them. Because when I say something seriously, it is taken lightly and many laugh at it. And when I say something just as humor it is taken seriously and backfired. Anyhow as I cannot resist the temptation, particularly with sharing humor, I will write it just for the sake of humor.
4-9-17
Theological one: God created Eve so that we can question God and ask him Why. In fact the creation of Eve alone is the starting point of theology and religion.
Fish gotta swim
Bird gotta fly
Man gotta sit and say
Why why why— McEvilley, Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, (2002), First Indian Edition, 2008. Foreword. p. xxxii.
Humor one:
After creating Adam and leaving him in Eden he was enjoying his life without knowing anything about suffering, pain, sorrow and not even about thankfulness, worship etc. So God was wondering what happened to him and urgently called the counsel of Trinity and said, ‘See this boy! Ever since I created him in my own Image, he is roaming freely not even worshiping me and thinking about me. This is not good and how to help him understand this?
After some thought Muktinath said: Well, I know what is going to happen in future. But I have an idea? Why not create something and give it to him so that he will always remember you.
Holy Spirit: the best one would be to create some other creature completely different from him but almost similar to him. So that he can neither live with it nor live without it.
Then God meditated upon it but before acting, as per his habit wanted to convey his thought to Adam. So he called and said to him:
God: How are you Adam?
Adam: I am fine God, why do you ask this?
God: Because I wonder what happened to you? Ever since I created you and gave the rest of the creation under your control to enjoy you never come back to me to thank or ever worship me. This worried me a lot.
Adam: Worry? What does it mean? I never had that word or experienced that in my life? I don’t even know about thanksgiving? What does it mean?
God: Ok boy, now I understand where the problem is. Never mind. I know how to fix it. Anyhow, are you happy with your life and enjoying the creation?
Adam: O yes. This is really a wonderful life. What wonderful things that you have created and provided for me. Each moment of my life I am enjoying it.
God: OK my boy, but I want to give you a better gift.
Adam: A better gift? What else can you give me as I am now happy and content with the letter and spirit?
God: You won’t understand that now; however I try to explain it to you. Just wait for a day and you will know.
So God made Adam to sleep and out of his rib created Eve and when he woke up, with a big smile God presented her to him. Then Adam seeing Eve said:
Wow. What a wonderful creature. What is this and what am I supposed to do with this?
God: This is the greatest gift that I told you boy. Just take her and enjoy life.
So Adam took Eve and went away. And God returned back with a big smile knowing what would soon happen.
After one week, there came a knock on the door and the Holy Spirit asked who that is? God said, ‘Adam and I know why he came. My dear son go and receive him.
So when Muktinath came he saw Adam standing with Eve with many tears and asked, ‘Can I see God?
Then Muktinath with much wonder asked him, ‘what happened? Why are you crying?
Adam: No. I only want to see God and will let him know what happened.
But Muktinath said, ‘but we are in an urgent meeting and God cannot come and see you now.
Adam with much anger said, ‘what kind of urgent meeting can you have while I am on hot sup? This is more serious and needs urgent attention. So kindly allow me to see God.
Taking pity on him, Muktinath informed God and God, already knowing it came to meet Adam.
God: What happened Adam? Why are you crying? Everything is fine?
Adam: No God? Everything went wrong. When you created everything and gave them to me, did I ever come back to complain to you?
God: ‘No’,
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Adam: But this one whom you gave as the greatest gift, I find it difficult to live with her. I never had any problem with other creations, but this one is very difficult. She is always demanding something new and different even after I provide her whatever she asks for. Each day I collected fresh flowers to decorate her, fresh honey and fruits. Though she was happy, soon she got bored with them and pestered me to bring something different which will give more excitement to her. She never feels happy with what she already had and demands every time something new and different. But where can I go for them? All that I have is only the things that you already provided? Am I a creator like you to create new things or invent new things to make her happy by providing new things each time?
After listening to him, God asked, ‘OK boy. Now what do you want me to do?
‘Please take her back’, Adam falling at his feet with folded hands said. ‘Enough is enough’.
OK. No problem. So God took Eve back and Adam ran away without turning back with a great relief by thinking, ‘now God will know what does it mean to live with a creature like her. ‘But when God took Eve back both Muktinath and Holy Spirit raised their objection by saying, ‘what is this? How can she be with us as we cannot keep such creation with us?
‘Don’t worry,’ God responded and said ‘just wait and see what will happen. Within 24 hours that boy will be back.
That is what exactly happened. Next day morning again came a knock and this time God himself went to open it. He saw Adam standing again with folded hands. The God asked, ‘How are you? What happened? Why are you back so soon’?
Adam: ‘God, don’t tease me. You know why I came back. Kindly give her back.
God: Why? You said that you cannot live with her even for a minute with peace of mind.
Adam: What to do God. When you gave all the creation I had no complaints and I was fine. But now you gave such a gift that neither I can live with her nor I can live without her. But still I have one question to ask you?
God: Go ahead. I know that you will ask more questions once I create another person like you?
Adam: Why did you create her? What is the need for that? Did I ever ask you for that?
God: I created you expecting you to remain thankful to me and even worshiping me always. But you never understood what is meant by thanksgiving and worship. Above all I created you so that I too have fellowship with you for sometimes. But you completely went away and never returned even one time. So to have your fellowship, as I miss it much among us (we three are the same in essence and spirit, so I want to have something different to have fellowship) I created her so that you will often come back to me with prayers and supplications. Above all I like verities and now soon you will multiply and I will have different kinds of human groups, particularly a unique ethnic group who will always think very highly about them—I mean Tamilians, but they will write wonderful poems about me to worship. As I want to hear it soon, I gave her to you. Now you will speak only a heavenly language called Tamil and this will be the mother of all other tongues in the world. So go take her with you and now I know that I need not even worry and wonder what happened to you as you will often call me back remembering me with much tension and stress in life.
And what happened rest is history.
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4-9-2017
Secular Song 367 வாயை மூடு
வீணான கற்பனை செய்வதை நிறுத்து
வேண்டாத விளக்கங்கள் தருவதைக் குறைத்து
எவருமே கேட்க இல்லாத போது
எதையேனும் உளறும் தன்மையை நீக்கு
அவரவர் வாழ்க்கையை அவரவர் வாழ்கிறார்
அதற்குமே நேரம் போதலை என்கிறார்
இடையிலே பிறர் சொல்லும் அறிவுரை கேட்க
அவருக்கு விருப்பம் இல்லை என்கிறார்
தாமாகக் கேட்டாலும் பதில் கூறும் முன்னே
தயங்கித் தயங்கி பலமுறை யோசி
சரியான பதிலிது என எண்ணினாலும்
சிந்தித்து அதனையும் பொறுமையாய்க் கூறு
குறுக்கே ஏதேனும் கேள்விகள் கேட்டால்
கூறுவதை நிறுத்தி அதையுமே கேளு
மேற்கொண்டு அதிகம் விளக்கம் தராமல்
கேட்கிற கேள்விக்கு பதிலையும் சொல்லு
உன்னிடம் ஏற்ற பதிலற்றுப் போனால்
தயங்காமல் அதையும் நீ ஒப்புக் கொள்ளு
ஒப்புக்கேனும் பதிலொன்று தராமல்
உன் வாயை மூடி மவுனியாய் நில்லு
“கல்லூலி மங்கன்” என்ற பெயர் கொண்டாலும்
கவலைப் படாமல் வாய்மூடிக் கொள்ளு
வீணாய்ப் பேசி மூடனாய் மாறாமல்
கல்லூலி மங்கனாய் இருக்கவே பாரு
இத்தனை உபதேசம் செய்கின்றன நீயுமே
எப்போது மௌனியாய் மாறுவாய் என்றுமே
கேட்பது இப்போது காதில் விழுந்தது
ஆகவே இத்தோடு முடிக்கிறேன் இப்போது
9-9-2017, திருப்பூந்துருத்தி, மாலை, 4.30
Secular Song 367 Keep quiet
Stopping unnecessary imagination
Stopping giving unnecessary explanations
When there is no one to listen to you
Remove this habit of babbling something always
Each one is living their own life
They say that they don’t have time for that
In the meantime they say that
They are not interested to listen to others advice
Even if others voluntarily sought your advice
Think several times carefully
Even if you think that you have the correct answer
Before sharing it be patience while sharing
While you share if they ask some questions
Stopping your sharing try to listen to them
Not giving more explanation about your response
Try to address their question first
If you don’t have proper answer to it
Without any hesitation accept it
Not giving some response just for the sake of giving
Shutting your mouth remain a silent person
Even if your are criticized for that
Not minding about it keep quiet
Not becoming a fool by vain talk
Better you remain a silent person
As I hear what you say that,
“When you are going to become a person of silence
Who gives this much advice”
Therefore I stop here giving even this advice
9-9-2017, Thirupponthuruthi. 4.30 pm.
In my recent visit to one place I try to give some advice to one person who according to my understanding is not allowing his children to face the challenges of the world by isolating them from society (doing home school and not sending them to regular school, that too in Tamilnadu). In response he first tried to give his view. But not convinced by it and as I tried to point out that by creating his own idealism about life, he cannot impose it on his children as they won’t be trained properly to face the challenges of the world. Irritated by my response, he by raising his voice began to argue. Then I realized my mistake of interfering in his personal life, though I am concerned about the future of his children. When I was reflecting about this discussion which happened in the morning I wrote this song to rebuke me to keep quiet and not give advice to others unnecessarily when they never sought it from me.
Secular Song 368 துறவற்ற துறவு
துறக்கத்தான் பார்கிறேன்
துறக்கவும் முடியலை
துணிந்து தான் பார்கிறேன்
துணிவும் வரவிலை
பற்றற்று வாழத்தான்
பற்றுமே கொள்கிறேன்
ஆயினும் அப்பற்றைப்
இன்னும் பெறவில்லை
துறப்பது எதையென
சிந்தித்துப் பார்க்கிறேன்
துறக்கவோ இடமிலை
என்பதை அறிகிறேன்
உடல் தேவை துறக்கவோ
உயிரைத்தான் விடவேண்டும்
உயிர் மீது பற்றினால்
உயிரையும் விட விலை
உறவினைத் துறக்கவோ
உறவற்று வரவேண்டும்
உறவன்றி உலகிலே
வரவுமோ வழியிலை
உயிரன்றி உறவின்றி
உலகிலே வாழ்வில்லை
வாழ்வினைத் துறக்கவோ
ஆகவே வழியிலை
உயிருடன் உடலுமோ
சொந்தம் எனக்கிலை
சொந்தமாய் இல்லாமல்
துறக்கவும் முடியலை
ஆகவே துறக்கிறேன்
துறக்கின்ற எண்ணத்தை
ஆயினும் பூண்கிறேன்
துறவியின் வேடத்தை
9-9-2017,திருப்பூந்துருத்தி, மாலை, 6.30
368 A sannyasi without renouncing
I try to renounce
But unable to do it
I try to be courageous
But courage is not coming (to do that)
I desire to live
Without attachment
But I am unable to
Attain that desire
Which one should be given up?
I often think about it
But there is no hope
For me to renounce
In order to give up the needs of the body
I should only die
But because of my desire for life
I cannot die
In order to renounce relationships
I should born without any relatives
But there is no chance to come to this world
Without any relatives
Without life and relatives
There is no life in this world
Therefore there is no chance
To renounce this life
Along with this body, life
Is not my own property
Without having my own property
I cannot give them up
Therefore, I renounce
The very idea of renouncing
Still, I have the
Attire of a sannyasi
9-9-2017,Thirupoonthuruthi, மாலை, 6.30
The first principle in renunciation is that you should earn to give up. What does not belong to you, you cannot give up. As the body, life etc. are not mine, there is no chance for renouncing anything in life. As I was reflecting about this in my evening walk, I wrote this song, though I live with the attire of a sannyasi. The only easy thing for me to renounce is to give up the very concept of renunciation.
Secular Song 369 இதைப் புரிந்து கொள்
வரமறுப் போரை
வருந்தியே அழைக்காதே
வருகின்ற பேரை
ஒதுக்கியே தள்ளாதே
நீயாக போய்
வம்பிலே மாட்டாதே
தப்பிக்க முடிந்தால்
தயங்கி நிற்காதே
தேவையுள்ளோர் பலர்
தேடி அலைகிறார்
திமிரெடுத் தோர்கள்
ஒதுங்கி நிற்கிறார்
எவரைத் தேடி
நீயும் போகணும்
என்பதை உனக்கு
இன்னுமா சொல்லணும்
பசியேப்பம் விடுவோர்
பலமுறை கெஞ்சுறார்
புளியேப்பக் காரறோ
ஏளனம் செய்கிறார்
எவருக்குச் சென்று
உதவுணும் என்று
இதைவிட எப்படி
எடுத்துச் சொல்வது
ஒடுக்கப் பட்டோரெல்லாம்
ஓலம் இடுகிறார்
ஒடுக்கிட நினைப்பவர்
சாட்டையை எடுக்கிறார்
யாருடன் நீயும்
நிற்கணும் என்று
எதற்காக இனியும்
சொல்லிட வேண்டும்
வாய்ப்பு என்பது
ஒரு முறை கிடைக்கும்
வாழ்வும் அதேபோல்
திரும்பிட மறுக்கும்
ஒரு முறை கிடைக்கும்
திரும்பாத வாழ்வை
எப்படி வாழணும்
என்பது தெரியணும்
புரிந்து கொண்டால்
புத்தியாய் பிழைப்பாய்
புரிந்திட மறுத்தால்
வீணிலே சாவாய்
பிழைப்பதும் சாவதும்
இனியுன் கையில்
இதையும் புரிந்து
பிழைத்துக்கொள் புத்தியாய்
திருப்பூந்துருத்தி, 10-9-2017,மாலை,6.30
Secular Song 369 Understand this
Don’t’ compel those
Who refuses to come?
And don’t reject
Those come to you
Don’t go and
Seek problem
When opportunity comes
Don’t hesitate to escape
Many in need
Are seeking fellowship
And the arrogant one
Keeps away from others
Whom you should
Seek
Does anyone
Need to tell this to you
Those who starve
Begs many times
Those who over eat
Mocking at you
To whom
Should you help?
How can say
Better than this
The oppressed are
Lamenting
And those who want to suppress others
Take the whip
With whom
You should stand
Why should
One needs to say further
Opportunity
Comes only once
Similarly
Life will refuse to come back
One should know
How to live
This one time life
Which refuses to come back?
If you understand this
You will survive wisely
Refuse to understand
You will face your own funeral
Perishing or living
Is now in your hand
Realizing this
Try to live wisely
Thirupponthuruthi, 10-9-2017, 6.30 pm.
Friendship and relationships need to be nurtured. Remaining one way traffic won’t help in this. And running after those who refused to have fellowship is a mere waste of time and energy. Seeking those who are in need for some kind of fellowship one should try to give it to them. This is a wise way to live this human life. And the choice is in our hands.
Secular Song 370 நான்தான் அவன்
உள்ளான வாழ்க்கையில்
உண்மையாய் இல்லாமல்
ஊருக்குச் சொல்வதால்
பயனுமே ஏதுமில்லை
உளமார இதையும்
அறிந்ததன் பின்பே
ஊருக்கு உரைத்திட
நானுமே வந்தேன்
மற்றவர் திருந்திட
கூற வரவில்லை
என்மன ஏக்கத்தை
எனக்கே சொல்கிறேன்
கூறிடும் பிறரும்
வேறிங்கு யாருமில்லை
என்னையே பிறனாய்
வைத்துமே எழுதுறேன்
என்னுளே மாற்றம்
இல்லாத போது
எப்படி கூறுவேன்
உபதேசம் பிறர்க்கு
என்னையே பிறனாக்கி
என்மன ஏக்கததையே
அவன் கேட்கநான் கூறி
அழுகிறேன் அவனிடம்
அவன் கேட்க
நான் கூற
இருவரும் பெறுகிறோம்
ஆறுதல் மனதிலே
திருப்பூந்துருத்தி, 12-9-2017, காலை, 5.30
Secular Song 370 I am he
Without remaining
True in personal life
There is no point
In advising others
Knowing this
Very clearly
I came to
Advise others
I came to tell
Not for others to change
But I share my longing
To me alone
The other to whom I advise
Is it not anyone other than me?
Keeping me as that another person
I write this
When there is
No change within me
How can I give?
Advice to others
Keeping me
That another person
As he listens
I share this to lament
As he listens
And as I share
We both
Get some comforts
Thirupponthuruthi, 12-9-2017, 5.30 am.
As I said several times before: I do most of the things only for me and my needs. Particularly all my writing is only to address my needs. In principle I never like to give advice to others, but there are few exceptions, particularly when innocent and weak people suffer, then I try to interfere to give some advice. Otherwise I live my life for me and with me.
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