LAO - TZU (Boganathar) in China

 

A Mission to China and Transmigration

Kalangi Nathar, the guru of Boganathar, in his deep wisdom, chose to enter samadhi in seclusion for 3,000 years. Before doing so, he telepathically summoned Boganathar, who was in Tamil Nadu, to take over his mission in China. Boganathar embarked on a sea voyage, following the ancient trade routes, and arrived in China, where he received Kalangi Nathar’s teachings on the Siddha sciences. These included the preparation and use of kaya kalpa, a powerful herbal formula designed to promote longevity and health.

Once Kalangi Nathar entered his deep trance, Boganathar assumed the role of his spiritual successor and continued to impart knowledge to the Chinese people. To facilitate his mission, Boganathar transmigrated his vital body into the physical form of a deceased Chinese man, assuming the name "Bo-Yang." The name "Bo" is derived from "Bhogam," meaning bliss—both material and spiritual. This bliss is attained when the Kundalini shakti, the feminine primordial energy, rises through the body, uniting with the masculine Shiva energy at the crown of the head (Sahasrara chakra), resulting in the supreme state of Satchitananda: Absolute Existence-Consciousness-Bliss.

Transformation of the Body

Determined to overcome the limitations of his new Chinese body, with its natural tendencies towards decay, Boganathar decided to use the kaya kalpa herbal formulae to extend his life long enough for the effects of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama and related yogic practices to bring about soruba samadhi. In his "Bogar Jnana Sutra" (8.4), he vividly recounts the process:

"With great care and patience, I made the kaya kalpa tablet and swallowed it. Not waiting for the fools or skeptics who would fail to appreciate its significance, I steadily lived in the land of the Parangis (foreigners) for twelve thousand years. I lived for a long time, feeding on the vital ojas (sublimated spiritual energy). With the ojas vindhu, I received the name 'Bogar.' The body acquired the golden hue of the pill—now I live in a world of gold." (Translation by Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah, 1979)

Boganathar chose three of his best disciples, along with his faithful dog, and took them to the top of a mountain. After offering a kaya kalpa tablet to the dog, the animal immediately fell dead. He then offered the tablet to his leading disciple, Yu, who also collapsed. The two remaining disciples, terrified, hid their tablets rather than consume them. Undeterred, Boganathar swallowed the remaining tablets and fell unconscious. When the disciples returned after going down the mountain to gather materials to bury the bodies, they found only a note in Boganathar's handwriting, which read:

"The kaya kalpa tablets are working. After awakening from their trance, I restored faithful Yu and the dog. You have missed your chance for immortality."

Through the kaya kalpa, Boganathar’s body transformed over 12,000 years, acquiring a golden hue. However, it was only later, in Palani, that he fully realized the state of soruba samadhi, a complete physical and spiritual transformation through Kriya Kundalini Yoga. Boganathar’s own description of his experience is recorded in his poetic teachings.

In his "Sutras of Wisdom" (8), Boganathar prophetically spoke of pranayama as a path to health and spiritual awakening for modern practitioners, especially in the face of drug addiction:

"Will chant the unifying verse of Vedanta,
Glory to the holy feet of Uma (Divine Mother Shakti),
Will instruct you in the knowledge of the sciences,
From hypnotism to alchemy (kaya kalpa),
Without the need for pills or tablets,
The great scientific art of pranayama will be taught" (Translation by Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah, 1982)

Becoming Known as Lao-Tzu, the Founder of Taoism

Following the events with his disciples, Boganathar, under his new name "Bo-Yang," came to be known as Lao-Tzu, the legendary founder of Taoism. For nearly two centuries, he trained hundreds of Chinese disciples in Tantric yoga, focusing on practices that conserve and sublimates sexual energy into spiritual power. The advanced techniques he taught involved raising this energy from the base of the spine (muladhara) to the crown chakra (sahasrara) during sexual intercourse with a spiritually attuned partner, transforming it into the subtle energy known as tejas.

Around the fifth century B.C., Confucius met Lao-Tzu and remarked:

"I know a bird can fly, a fish can swim, and an animal can run. For that which runs, a net can be fashioned; for that which swims, a line can be strung. But the ascent of a Dragon on the wind into heaven is something beyond my knowledge. Today, I have met Lao-Tzu, who is perhaps like a Dragon."

The Dragon, symbolizing Kundalini Shakti, represents the primal energy that Lao-Tzu embodied.

Final Mission to China and Return to India

Around 400 B.C., Boganathar, with his disciple Yu (who was given the Indian name Pulipani) and other close followers, left China. Taoist texts record that at the request of a gatekeeper at the Han Ku mountain pass, Lao-Tzu crystallized his teachings into two sacred texts: Tao Ching (37 verses) and Te Ching (42 verses). In Te Ching, Lao-Tzu echoed a sentiment similar to that of the Tamil sage Thiruvalluvar, saying:

"Do good to him who has done you injury."

Upon returning to India, Boganathar brought with him Chinese alchemical salts and porcelain-making techniques, which he introduced to the Tamil people. He also presented his monumental manuscript, the Bogar Saptha Kandam, a work of 700,000 verses, to his guru Agastyar at Courtrallam. The manuscript was later condensed to 7,000 verses and acclaimed as a profound text on the sciences of kaya kalpa and yoga.

Establishing a Shrine at Katirgama and Attaining Soruba Samadhi

Boganathar eventually established a shrine at Katirgama in Sri Lanka, where he performed tapas (spiritual austerities) to win the grace of Lord Muruga. From there, he proceeded to Palani, where he attained soruba samadhi, a state of complete transcendence and unity with the divine. He later returned to Katirgama, where he met Babaji Nagaraj in 211 A.D.

Second Mission to China and Contributions to Engineering

After the fall of the Six Dynasties (220–590 A.D.), Boganathar returned to China with Tamil disciples. During the construction of the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore around 900 A.D., Boganathar advised on how to raise the 80-ton capstone to the top of the temple. His guidance led to the creation of a five-mile-long ramp to hoist the stone, a feat considered one of the greatest engineering accomplishments of the time.

Selections from the Writings of Siddha Boganathar

The teachings of Siddha Boganathar, a master of wisdom (Jnana) and meditation (Dhyana), can be best understood through meditation techniques passed down to initiated students of Kriya Yoga. His verses, each representing one year of intense spiritual practice, offer profound insights into self-realization and transformation. Through these teachings, Boganathar points to the path of self-transformation, both spiritual and physical, culminating in the attainment of immortality and union with the Divine.

Initiation into Samadhi by Boganathar

Boganathar’s poetic verses describe advanced techniques of pranayama and the use of kaya kalpa for physical and spiritual transformation:

1. "Carefully draw flower petals in a circle;
   

   Ah sound is modified, concentrate Air (while breathing to that spot)."
   See it in the navel center;
   The black color is replaced by the red color,
   Followed by the experience of samadhi."
   The ascending fire manifests as the guru;
   That guru manifests as the essence of Truth;
   It ends the dark night."

2. "Breathing the air thus, the particular black color is perceived;
   

3. "If you breathe blowing with great force, the realm of Thou.
   

Through these verses, Boganathar reveals the practices that lead to the transcendence of the body and mind, pointing to the path of immortality through yogic mastery.

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