Sri Annamalai Swami
Q: What is the significance of arunachala? Last night was full moon. So many people went around the hill. I also went.
AS: It is not an ordinary hill. It is not like other hills in the world. It is a spiritual hill. Those who associate with it feel a magnetic pull towards the Self. Though it is in the form of a hill, it has the full energy of the Self. Seekers who come to this place wit intention of realizing the Self can be much benefited by going round the hill. Walking round the hill can help you a lot with your sadhana.
There is water everywhere under the ground, but there are some places where it is easier to get at. Likewise, the Self is everywhere. There is no place that is without it, but it is also true that there are certain places, certain people around which and around whom the presence of the Self can be easily felt. In the proximity of this hill, the presence of the Self is more powerful and more self-evident than anywhere else. However, the great glory of his hill cannot be explained in words. One has to experience it for oneself.
We often say, "I slept happily", but if someone asks you to explain in words the happiness you felt in that state, what can you say? You can experience it, but you can't really explain it.
This is how the Self is. You can experience it, you can become it, but your cannot explain this state through words. The same thing can be said about this hill. You can experience it, but you can't explain it in a satisfactory way.
In Indian mythology we have a wish-fulfilling tree. If you find this tree and tell it what you want, your wish will be granted. Arunachala also has this reputation. That is why so many people come here on a full moon night and walk around it. But very few people come here and ask for enlightenment, for undisturbed peace. All beings are ultimately searching for undisturbed peace, but who asks for it here? If you are ready to receive peace, Arunachala can give it to you.
This peace is already within us, but people don't appreciate this, so they go looking for it all over the place, in external locations.
Q: What is the significance of arunachala? Last night was full moon. So many people went around the hill. I also went.
AS: It is not an ordinary hill. It is not like other hills in the world. It is a spiritual hill. Those who associate with it feel a magnetic pull towards the Self. Though it is in the form of a hill, it has the full energy of the Self. Seekers who come to this place wit intention of realizing the Self can be much benefited by going round the hill. Walking round the hill can help you a lot with your sadhana.
There is water everywhere under the ground, but there are some places where it is easier to get at. Likewise, the Self is everywhere. There is no place that is without it, but it is also true that there are certain places, certain people around which and around whom the presence of the Self can be easily felt. In the proximity of this hill, the presence of the Self is more powerful and more self-evident than anywhere else. However, the great glory of his hill cannot be explained in words. One has to experience it for oneself.
We often say, "I slept happily", but if someone asks you to explain in words the happiness you felt in that state, what can you say? You can experience it, but you can't really explain it.
This is how the Self is. You can experience it, you can become it, but your cannot explain this state through words. The same thing can be said about this hill. You can experience it, but you can't explain it in a satisfactory way.
In Indian mythology we have a wish-fulfilling tree. If you find this tree and tell it what you want, your wish will be granted. Arunachala also has this reputation. That is why so many people come here on a full moon night and walk around it. But very few people come here and ask for enlightenment, for undisturbed peace. All beings are ultimately searching for undisturbed peace, but who asks for it here? If you are ready to receive peace, Arunachala can give it to you.
This peace is already within us, but people don't appreciate this, so they go looking for it all over the place, in external locations.
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