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The Supreme Lord is the Supreme Soul and he has no beginning.   He is transcendental to this material creation and beyond it.  He is perceivable everywhere because He is self-effulgent, and by His self-effulgent lustre the entire creation is maintained.” – Lord Kapila in Srimad Bhagavatam 3.26.3

Moksha, or Liberation, is the ultimate goal of every individual. Moksha is the experiencing and realizing that the individual self is the same as the Universal Supreme Self.

The ancient Siddha tradition, which forms the underpinning of Amma and Swamiji's teachings, has its origin in India. The seers in the Siddha tradition, were able to transcend the limitations of the human mind and attain liberation. They reached supreme states of consciousness in which they became one with the primordial, supreme Self, while still in the body. And in those states of consciousness, they realized that it is possible for any person to reach the same state that they did, if only a person has the desire and is willing to walk the path. They devised methods and practices which when followed allow a person to become increasingly closer to God. Said another way, these ancient Siddha masters devised ways where anyone can become a saint. Innumerable times it has been shown that while saints are born, they can also be self made by pursuing a path of self evolution.

Millenia ago, seers in the ancient Eastern tradition articulated the blueprint for the fulfillment of the objectives of human birth as was shown to them in the highest supreme levels of consciousness. The Supreme Self pervades and exists in all dimensions in all beings, sentient and insentient. It is that Supreme Self that exists inside each individual self, in each individual person. And therefore every individual person is none other than the Supreme Self, for how can the part be different from the whole.

In the spirit of universal consciousness and uplifting the truths found in all religions, the Eight Fold path is a guide to how one should strive to live.  It is a way of living on the path of truth, both a step by step process while simultaneously being developing in our beings all at once.  The first five steps are the preliminaries of yoga and build the foundation for spiritual life. They are concerned with the body and the brain. The last three, which would not be possible without the previous steps, are concerned with reconditioning the mind, preparing the whole being for divine union.  Amma and Swamiji, through Ekatvam, are accepting their responsibility of creating awareness of this path and guiding those who choose to walk the Path to Enlightenment.

The drawing seen here is a teaching from Sri Maha Avatar Babaji directly. It came at time when Amma was crying out, in tears praying and asking for the truth to be shown to her. Babaji descended into the Singapore ashram and beautifully taught with a profound simplicity that can only be divine. There is a small garden at the ashram, Babaji gracefully pointed to a Tulasi plant and said, “You should be like that.” In that moment Amma’s whole being experienced the Tulasi for what it really is, for what we really are. It radiated a golden effulgent light, much like a halo.