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spiritualsoul1969 · 3 days ago

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She Walked on Her Head So Her Soul Could Dance — The Incomparable Surrender of Karaikkal Ammaiyar

An Ode to the Bhakti That Broke All Norms to Find Divine Rhythm

The Ghoul Who Dared to Enter Kailasa Upside Down

Karaikkal Ammaiyar didn’t walk to God like the others. She walked on her head.

Not out of spectacle. Not to prove a point. But because her devotion would not allow her feet — that once walked the earth of illusion — to step upon Shiva’s sacred realm.

This is not metaphor. This is not poetry. This is bhakti so intense, it turned a woman into a flame that defied gender, identity, ritual, and even the direction of gravity.

And in that radical act of inverted surrender, she found something every spiritual seeker longs for:

Union without identity. Love without ego. Dance without body.

The Saint Who Renounced Not the World — But Herself

Born as Punithavathi in Karaikkal, she was a woman of grace, devotion, and generosity. But when her husband left her—declaring she was too divine to be his wife—she didn’t curse her fate. She didn’t seek justice.

Instead, she asked Lord Shiva for a boon:

“Strip me of this human form. Make me what I am within—beyond skin, beauty, desire. Make me your devotee, and nothing more.”

Her prayer was answered. Her form changed. Her flesh dissolved. She became Ammaiyar — the skeletal ghost-woman who walked through cremation grounds, singing Shiva’s name.

Her surrender was not passive. It was a rebellion against every rule, every norm, every expectation.

In choosing to crawl on her head to Mount Kailasa, she told the universe:

“I have no more ‘I’. Only Thou.”

Her Bhakti Was Not Decorated — It Was Dismantled

Karaikkal Ammaiyar didn’t wear flowers or silks. She didn’t offer sweet incense or honeyed verses.

She offered bones and ashes — the raw reality of death — and called it worship. Because for her, death wasn’t the end — it was the doorway to Shiva.

She wrote of Shiva dancing amidst skulls and burning fires. Not in fear, but in ecstasy. Because in the cremation ground, there are no lies. Only the truth of what you are without your titles, clothes, and face.

She didn’t just surrender to Shiva. She dissolved into his rhythm — becoming the silence between his drumbeats, the ash smeared on his forehead.

Why She Still Matters:

In a world of curated identities and filtered spirituality, Karaikkal Ammaiyar arrives as a divine interruption.

She tells you:

You don’t have to be beautiful to be worthy.

You don’t need your ego to serve the divine.

You don’t need approval to dissolve into truth.

And above all — you can walk upside down into heaven if that’s what your soul demands.

🛠️ Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s Spiritual Toolkit for Modern Souls:

Let this not remain only an awe-filled story. Let her madness become your method.

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Inverted Gratitude Practice

Each morning, write three things you're grateful to let go of. Ego, fears, identity tags. Flip the idea of clinging to detachment.

Ash Meditation

Light a small lamp and visualize your body turning to sacred ash. Repeat: “I am not this form. I am the flame within.” Let your ego burn gently.

Footless Service

Once a week, do a selfless act with zero recognition. No photo, no post. Do it “without feet” — without walking into the world for applause.

Cremation Ground Visualization

In silence, imagine sitting in a dark cremation ground with Shiva. Ask: “What am I without what I think I am?” Stay with the discomfort. That’s where Ammaiyar sings.

Upside Down Journaling

Take a topic (success, beauty, love) and write your beliefs — then invert them like Ammaiyar’s walk. What does beauty mean without your form? What is love without needing to be seen?

A Closing Whisper from Ammaiyar’s World

In a culture that worships victory, she worshipped emptiness.

In a world that teaches you to climb, she chose to descend into herself.

In a time where everyone wants to be seen, she asked to be unseen, so she could witness the real.

She didn’t just love Shiva — she became the shadow in which His dance was most visible.

If you ever feel too broken, too unworthy, too strange to belong — remember Karaikkal Ammaiyar. She didn’t walk the usual path. She walked on her head — and still reached the highest peak.

Let your soul dance, even if the world doesn’t understand your steps.

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drsattvanoblitt · 6 months ago

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Transcend the Ego and Unlock a Better Life.

#EgoAndLove #LoveOverEgo #EgoVsLove #ChooseLove #LetGoOfEgo #LoveWithoutEgo #EgoFreeLove #LoveAndHumility #HealingThroughLove #SelflessLove #TranscendTheEgo #UnlockBetterLife #EgoFreeLiving #InnerPeace #PersonalGrowth #SelfAwareness #LiveAuthentic #MindfulnessJourney #GrowthMindset #BeyondEgo

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responsiveparenting · 3 years ago

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Let’s talk a bit about childism… Childism is such a common part of our society that challenging it often feels uncomfortable for people. Most people are quite comfortable with childism, as it’s how we grew up, it’s what we see on TV, it is just how you treat children. 100 years ago (or even less) this could be said about other marginalized and vulnerable groups. Childism is not simply treating a child “like a child.” It’s treating a child as “less-than” because they are a child. Saying that you are accepting and inclusive does not actually make you so. In a world where being dubbed as having any sort of bias can ruin one’s personal and professional life, it’s no wonder people’s egos are extremely defensive when faced with someone who is questioning the inclusiveness of their words and actions. The problem is, our fragile egos are getting in the way of growth. If we don’t own the fact that we ALL have biases, we become so defensive when one of our biases is questioned, because it cannot be the bias that is the problem, since, you are not bias, according to you. People will say “I am totally accepting of my child. We talk about feelings. I’m just not going to let him treat me with disrespect. What kind of person will he grow up to be?” Well if this is said in reference to a 3 year old getting mad because he can’t have a cookie, well than.... it is a childist view. If your partner wanted a cookie, would you feel disrespected when they were mad that there weren’t any cookies left? Or would you feel empathy? When we see a 3 yo’s behaviour as disrespectful we’re not taking into account their development but at the same time, expecting a higher level of respect and emotional regulation, with no returned empathy, than we do of an adult. @responsive_parenting #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #parenthood #childhood #childism #endchildism #holdingspace #compassion #bethechange #kindness #kids #emotions #knowledge #reflections #beyondego #motherhood #childrens #parentlife #truthbetold #truestory #trust #dadlife #fatherhood #momlife #kidlife #selfreflection https://www.instagram.com/p/CaGK0OyA5xf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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illuminatingthedisconnect · 6 years ago

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A Vote for Love is a Veto of the Ego 🙏🏻 Vote for you heart. Vote for your birthrights. Vote for nature. And in so doing we veto (re-arrange the vote) the ego when it is necessary. True story. Because the true story of politics, of governance, of all systems we use and seem to rely on are just extensions of ego projected out. That which we do not take care of within ourselves, for our best self to be here and to express and in so doing add to life of the community around ends up being taken care of for us, with consequences. The collateral damage of the ego, which cannot see all but that which it has a vested interest in, is your feelings. Feelings go along for the ride of the ego-mind, when we are unaware that it is not representing who we truly are. Which is . . . a feeling, indescribable. Beginning with a vote for the heart,, from the heart, innately includes the world around in your decision. As we come from heart, from consciousness' connection through us, it is my starting point. So, that is how we vote for ourselves first, but not in a selfish way, but a connected way. For example, my diet and lifestyle choices are always tied to the cause and effect I think they have (because I cannot always know completely what it is, unless I simplified life to the immediate world around me). I cannot feel as good about myself if I know my choices cause unnecessary sufferings. And yet, I am sure they do sometimes. I can live with that, because I do keep my awareness on how I live, and why and thus on how I feel at all times. I vote for my and our birthrights which are quite simply freedom. The freedom to be, to express. And why I do not vote to uphold systems that are more ensconced in ego – those seeking power, control over others whether monetary or otherwise. Of course, we are living in times where the systems that have grown out of ego are so large that they are not really manageable and have, like our individual egos, lost sight of the reason for being, the meaning of their existence. (Cont’d in comments) #vote #heart #love #rose #aware #weareallinthistogether #connecteduniverse #vancouver #community #consciousness #spiritbodymind #beyondego #innerpeace (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B35m7SmB5vb/?igshid=1vl7jcx14fpme

#vote #heart #love #rose #aware #weareallinthistogether #connecteduniverse #vancouver #community #consciousness #spiritbodymind #beyondego #innerpeace

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bebeyondhuman-blog · 6 years ago

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Start with yourself👈 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 https://mbsy.co/BcTQf #mindsetquotes #motivationalquotes #successquotes #success #mindset #beyond #successfullmindstate #successfullmindset #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #lifequotes #life #lifecoach #lifecoaching #thinking #openmind #openminded #beyondego #discipline #disciplinequotes #motivationalspeaker #motivate #conciousness #comfortzone #outofconfortzone #leanring https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EaOzyJn0D/?igshid=unlieb7b05ad

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yantrayoga-blog · 8 years ago

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Seek to see beyond everyone's ego. Aim to see everyone's soul in every interaction. Seek to understand rather to be understood. #emotionalintelligence #beyondego #egocentric #altruism #unconditionallove #mindfulness #mindfulliving #selfawareness #relationships #acim #acourseinmiracles #yantrayogaaustralia (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

#egocentric #beyondego #mindfulliving #selfawareness #unconditionallove #mindfulness #acourseinmiracles #relationships #emotionalintelligence #yantrayogaaustralia #acim #altruism

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bruceeastern · 7 years ago

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人就像是70%受著家庭、天生性格的原廠設定，再搭配上30%受後天教育、環境、遭遇所調教的有機體，兩者比例、成長空間與調整能力因人而異。人常常有人格、工作能力上的盲點，卻不容易接受相異的盲點，往往嫌隙的產生可能來自非常小的事與歧見，但激起彼此互相防禦與攻訐、解釋的漣漪，有時候主動是最難做出的行動，化解則需要緣分，站在對方的角度需要天份，而讓對方接受更需要藝術，但願我們都明白「讓步是因為珍惜、在乎，不是因為軟弱」 #BeyondSelf #BeyondEgo https://www.instagram.com/p/BnIf4KVlPKn3dsRMkglTpbXQmQHCcz6UgoPRic0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rsphl8omplpw

#beyondself #beyondego

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rishisdesigns · 8 years ago

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from the series TRUECARDS

using the classic postcard format to deliver ancient knowledge

#loveis #selfless #beyondego #awakentothetruth #spirituality #awareness #artfromtheheart

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spiritualsoul1969 · 28 days ago

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Stop Becoming; Start Being: Vasugupta’s Sutras of Liberation

The world is obsessed with becoming—becoming successful, spiritual, enlightened, better, more. But what if the highest liberation is not in becoming anything… but in being fully, fearlessly, and freely what you already are?

This is the thunderous whisper of Vasugupta’s Shiva Sutras: “The Real is not reached through effort; it is realized through awareness.”

In a world of constant upgrades, Kashmiri Shaivism drops the ultimate truth bomb: you are not incomplete. The Self is not a seed waiting to grow into something else. It is a living flame, hidden by layers of mind-identification, cultural programming, and the addiction to self-improvement.

The Liberation Beyond Effort

Vasugupta does not deny the power of practices, but he throws a curveball at the practitioner: “Who is the doer of this practice?”

The Shiva Sutras do not guide you to "fix yourself." They reveal that the one trying to fix you is the illusion.

The more you chase becoming spiritual, the further you go from the truth. Why? Because the chaser is rooted in lack, and truth lives in completeness.

You are Shiva—not symbolically, not metaphorically. Literally. Not a part of him. Not a spark. You are the whole fire.

Becoming Is the Ego’s Disguise

Your desire to become better is the ego’s clever strategy to survive. It wants to keep moving the goalpost. It says, “You’ll be free… when you meditate more, when you chant more, when you learn more.” But Vasugupta flips the table: Freedom is not a destination. It is your starting point.

In this framework, every moment is sacred. There are no special states. No spiritual high score. No advanced yogi badge.

It is not about becoming the best version of yourself. It’s about seeing that you were never a version to begin with. You are pure Awareness.

Divergent Insight: Awareness is Not an Experience

Here’s the shocker: Awareness is not something you feel. It’s what you ARE, even when you’re not feeling spiritual.

You could be angry, jealous, bored, or scrolling through cat memes—Awareness remains untouched.

This is where Vasugupta goes nuclear on conventional spirituality: The “real you” is not found in temples or mountaintops—it’s behind your thoughts right now, watching, waiting, whispering:

“Stop becoming. Start being.”

🧰 Practical Toolkit: Embodying ‘Being’ in Daily Life

3-Second Presence Pauses Every time you reach for your phone, pause. Feel your breath. Notice the Awareness behind the impulse. Repeat: “I am already here.”

Identity Strip Journaling Write down 5 things you believe about yourself. Now cross them all out. Sit with what remains: the Observer.

Do-Nothing Minutes Schedule 3–5 minutes a day where you do absolutely nothing. No phone, no thoughts to chase. Just BE. This resets the nervous system and reconnects you to Shiva within.

Mirror Shiva Practice Stand before a mirror. Gaze deeply. Whisper: “I am That.” Watch what arises. Watch who watches what arises.

Unbecoming Mantra Silently repeat: “Not this, not that. I am.” Use this when caught in drama or overthinking.

Final Word

Spirituality isn’t an upgrade. It’s a download—of everything you’ve been running from. Vasugupta’s Sutras aren’t maps to help you arrive; they are mirrors that shatter the illusion of the journey.

Stop reaching.

Stop fixing.

Start being. Because you already are.

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#Vasugupta #ShivaSutras #KashmiriShaivism #StopBecomingStartBeing #SpiritualAwareness #YouAreTheDivine #PureConsciousness #ShaivaWisdom #SelfRealization #NonDualSpirituality #InnerLiberation #BeyondEgo #ShivaWithin #ModernMysticPath #SpiritualBreakthrough

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