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**Enrobrorb** · 02-21-2011, 08:31 PM

This is an article I had posted in another forum recently. I am posting it again here for a wider audience.

My article here is based on my unfinished research paper on the Siddha Sampradaya of Tamil Nadu. I do not think it will reach the publishing stage. Too vast a subject with one too many sources.

Every one in Tamil Nadu knows about Siddhas. Hundreds of legends, books, TV serials and what not.

The reason for projecing them is not far to seek. They are projected as

1. Pure Tamil.

2. Anti-Brahmin.

3. Anti Sanskrit.

4. Anti-Hindu and even Atheist.

5. Secular.

6. They lived before the advent of Sanskrit Hinduism into Tamil Nadu.

We are so much flooded by these officially sponsored propaganda that hardly anyone has bothered to find our the real truth about them.

How many books have you seen which explain

1. Their Philosophy.

2. Why did they want to live for ever? With all their writings they were not Advaitins.

3. How did they achieve the Siddhis?

4. What is the role of Ashtama Siddhis in spirituality?

5. Why were the Siddhas eccentric to say the least?

and

6. When did they live?

And then

1. Why were the Siddhas doing a lot of Rasa Vada? You know about Mercury?

2. If they were spiritual why were they obsessed with transforming other elements to Gold?

3. What was the propose of their research into Siddha Vaidya? The real one. Not that which is bandied about now.

I wonder whether any of these questions have been answered.

These questions can be answered only of first clear our minds of the official propaganda I mentioned earlier.

If you know the answers please post.

02-21-2011, 08:31 PM	#1
Enrobrorb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Siddhas. Who were they? What did they practice and teach? --I This is an article I had posted in another forum recently. I am posting it again here for a wider audience. My article here is based on my unfinished research paper on the Siddha Sampradaya of Tamil Nadu. I do not think it will reach the publishing stage. Too vast a subject with one too many sources. Every one in Tamil Nadu knows about Siddhas. Hundreds of legends, books, TV serials and what not. The reason for projecing them is not far to seek. They are projected as 1. Pure Tamil. 2. Anti-Brahmin. 3. Anti Sanskrit. 4. Anti-Hindu and even Atheist. 5. Secular. 6. They lived before the advent of Sanskrit Hinduism into Tamil Nadu. We are so much flooded by these officially sponsored propaganda that hardly anyone has bothered to find our the real truth about them. How many books have you seen which explain 1. Their Philosophy. 2. Why did they want to live for ever? With all their writings they were not Advaitins. 3. How did they achieve the Siddhis? 4. What is the role of Ashtama Siddhis in spirituality? 5. Why were the Siddhas eccentric to say the least? and 6. When did they live? And then 1. Why were the Siddhas doing a lot of Rasa Vada? You know about Mercury? 2. If they were spiritual why were they obsessed with transforming other elements to Gold? 3. What was the propose of their research into Siddha Vaidya? The real one. Not that which is bandied about now. I wonder whether any of these questions have been answered. These questions can be answered only of first clear our minds of the official propaganda I mentioned earlier. If you know the answers please post.
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