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Siddhars
are saints in India, mostly of the Saivaite denomination in Tamil Nadu,
who professed and practiced an unorthodox type of Sadhana, or spiritual
practice, to attain liberation. Yogic powers called Siddhis are
acquired by constant practice of certain yogic disciplines. Those who
acquire these Siddhis are called Siddhas. There is only one Siddhar
living in the entire western countries. He is Swamiji Sri. Selvam
Siddhar. Siddhars are people who can control and transcend the barriers
of time and space by meditation (Yoga), and by the using the powers of
Yaksha/ Yakshini devathas. They mainly focus on Lord Shiva. According to
Vedas Lord Shiva is considered as the first yogi of the universe and he
is considered as the first Siddhar of the universe. The Siddhars are
well versed with the use of substances called Rasayanas. The direct
meaning of the word “Rasayana” is “chemical”. But the Siddhars split the
word as Rasam+Ayanam. Rasam means juice or essence and ayanam means
route. They have taught the usage of the essence of the Vedic Science
and the routes to use those routes in the proper way to solve the
problems in a spiritual way. Through their practices they have reached
stages of insight which enabled them to tune into the powers hidden in
various material substances and practices, useful for suffering and
ignorant mankind. Typically Siddhars were saints, doctors, alchemists
and mysticists all at once. The ancient Siddhars wrote their findings,
in the form of poems in Tamil language, on palm leaf which are collected
and stored in what are known today as Palm leaf manuscript. Many of
them are still owned by the Ashrams (Missionaries) established by them
in Tamil Nadu and handed down through the generations.
In this way SiddhA Varmam - a martial art for self-defense and medical
treatment at the same time. Varmams are specific points located in the
human body which when pressed in different ways can give various
results, such as disabling an attacker in self-defense, or balancing a
physical condition as an easy first-aid medical treatment. Siddhars have
also written many religious poems. One of the best-known Siddhars was
Agasthiyar or Agasthya, who is believed to be the founding father of
Siddhar culture. He is the founder of Sri.Agasthiyar Siddhar Peetam
Ashram in Tamilnadu.Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar also known as Dr
Commander Selvam is the 26th Peetatipathi or Matathipathi of this
esteemed Peetam. He follows his guru Sri.Chinnappa Siddhar. In this
website we can learn a lot about Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar- Dr Commander Selvam.To know more and more about Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar- Dr Commander Selvam
please visit www.hindutempleofgeorgia or www.yogacraft.com. One can
reach Swamiji @ USA toll free 1-888-808-1418 or Hindu Temple of
Ohio or email to avtemple@aol.com or call the cell @ 408 829
7780
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