What is Koyil or Kovil?
A Koyil or Kovil is a residence of God. Where is His residence? His residence is in a different format depending on the timeframe that you are looking at. In one sense, the first timeframe is prior to the current srushti and the second time frame is now, i.e. after srushti.
The causal state (ka:rana dasa): Prior to srushti, He lives in the divine sound om (a, u, m). His place in om is represented by the sound a. We all also live in the same residence, the divine sound om. Our place in om is represented by the sound m. The syllable u represents the unbreakable and eternally existing bond between Him and us. We all exist within Him. During this state (prior to srushti) everything existed within Him. Therefore it was only Him along with all His divine qualities including all of us within Him that existed prior to srushti (like a seed that has the elements of the entire tree in a miniature form).
The effect state (ka:rya dasa): When He decides to create, He uses the raw material in Himself, His abilities, and His skill to make bodies for each soul (like a spider that makes a web from itself). He enters each one of them so they can function (like a battery in a clock). In this post srusti state, He exists within each of us in our hearts (like a tree that has the elements of the seed in a maximized form).
srushti ka:ryam yowgapadyam
(the entire existence is created instantly by His mere wish to do so).
Vedam says, He is all-powerful and all-knowledgeable in both of these timeframes. He is the same one, prior to and post srusti.
sade:va sowmya: idamagrama:si:th e:kame:va advithi:yam
(Chandogya Upanishad)
God’s journey from pre-srusti to post-srusti is described beautifully by Goda Devi in the 23rd pasuram in Thiruppavai. She describes a lion resting in the winter season in a cave along with his lioness that decides to wake up, stretch, and move slowly while making a roaring sound ready for the play!
A lion’s roar scares all other animals, but not those in his own family. Similarly, if we seek the help of the Guru, realize the bond with Krishna in love for Him and His divine qualities, and believe that His sole purpose is to protect us, we need not be scared. Goda Devi and the gopikas did not get scared. In fact, they demanded Him. That is the power of pure devotion (the devotion that is graced by acharya). But those who challenge Him out of arrogance get scared of His roaring sound like Kamsa did and ultimately give in!
- FROM THE DISCOURSE OF HH SRI CHINNA JEEYAR SWAMIJI
January 7th 2021, Dhanurmasam at Vijaya Kiladri Hills
The Ten Step Progressive Path
HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami
HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, India’s enlightened spiritual and humanitarian leader, has incessantly strived hard to promote world peace and harmony through propagation of vedic wisdom, spiritual practices, religious tolerance, nonviolence, joy of sharing, and mutual respect for all living beings.
In 1982, Sri Chinna Jeeyar founded JET, Jeeyar Educational Trust, in India as a non profit organization to conduct all his services to humanity. In 1994, Sri Chinna Jeeyar founded JET USA Inc. a.k.a JET World, Jeeyar Educational Trust as a global non profit organization committed to improving human lives through education, service, and ancient wisdom.
Sri Chinna Jeeyar’s vision is to empower all children and adults of the impoverished communities across the world to have equal access and opportunities to quality education, healthcare, and self confidence to live a life filled with dignity and pride.
In India, where the notion of Human Organ donation is considered a social stigma, Sri Chinna Jeeyar actively promotes multiOrgan donation campaign and has enlisted more than 50,000 pledges. JET frequently conducts free medical camps, dental camps, animal welfare camps, blood donation camps all over the world.
Sri Chinna Jeeyar is also a pioneer in the animal welfare arena and frequently conducts free veterinary camps along with animal preservation camps.
In the current world, the geo political harmony is in a state of flux, where people live amidst multitude of challenges including fear of war, political strife, poverty, global warming, endangered environment, depleting natural resources, and religious fundamentalism.
Sri Chinna Jeeyar incessantly works to promote world peace and harmony through propagation of yoga, meditation, spiritual and ancient wisdom, all of which conditions human body, mind, and soul to develop tolerance, joy of sharing, nonviolence, attitude of gratitude towards environment, and mutual respect for all living beings.
Sri Chinna Jeeyar during his 4 decades as Jeeyar, head of the organization, has inspired millions of youth all over the world to learn this wisdom and meaningfully use the knowledge to benefit communities and the environment.
His Holiness has ultimately emerged as an Universal Guru.
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The Ten Step Progressive Path
Githa Jayanti
A Glance at the 18 Bhagavad Gita Chapters
Yaksha Prashna
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Concentrated Divine Space of God
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Ashta:kshari Mantra reveals the beautiful ever-lasting bond between you and the supreme power, God.
A temple, a:layam is composed of Aa (means ‘completely’) and layam (means ‘bring/draw together’).
Yudhishtara also faced an “interview” containing about 125 questions from Yamadharmaraja disguised as Yaksha.
