This is Posidonia oceanica.
Posidonia oceanica is a species of seagrass that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
This marine plant forms large underwater meadows that are considered to be of high importance to the environmental conservation of the region.
It is 1,00,000 years old.
There is something in the Uinverse which is older than it...
This is the Earth.
It is 4.5 Billion Years Old
There is something in the Universe which is older than it...
This is the Sun.
It is 4.6 Billion years old.
There is something in the Universe which is older than it...
This is the Andromeda galaxy.
No one knows its age for sure but it may range from 7 to 11 billion years.
There is something in the Universe which is older than it...
This is the Hercules Cluster of galaxies which represent the Early Universe.
They are about 11 to 13 billion years old.
There is something which is older than this...
This si the Big Bang.
The Birth of creation.
15 to 16 billion years old.
There is something older...
Arunachala!
The Oldest, most potent living force of the entire manifested and unmanifested Universes.
It is the Alpha, Omega and beyond and Before.
It gave birth to Time.
In its bosom lies Space.
Its play in the space-time continuum is for all of us to see.
Blessed are we.
We are seeing GOD.
Arunachala!
A hill of granite and shrubs and trees? you may ask.
No!!!
It is the SAT CHIT ANANDA : Pure Existence, Pure Knowledge, Pure Bliss!
The Oldest of the Oldest.
Arunachala!
Actually, how old is Arunachala? I read in the book "Glory of Arunachala" that the core geological age is about 3.8 billion years. But I'm sure it is older than this. Any research done on this?
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ReplyDeleteA few books dealing with Arunachala, like Ramana's Arunachala talk about the geological categorization of Arunachala in the Archaen period which ranges from 3.8 billion years ago to 2.5 billion years. The time scales are so huge that it is difficult for us to examine the 'real' age of the charnokite rock which makes up significant part of Arunachala.
A geological study done on Banded Iron formations (BIF) in the Tiruvannamalai area has shown that they are quite distinct and different from other BIFs in other parts of the world.
The characteristic of this area is metavolcanic...that is to have formed in the throes of volcanic beginning.
The thought of Arunachala as the Hill of Fire actually corraborates this scientific finding.
It is not difficult for us to imagine a great mass of fire forming from the womb of the Earth, perhaps 4 billion years ago which was so huge and so powerful in its Being that ancient civilizations which dotted the cosmos to have worshipped as the Unborn and the Undying Spirit Arunachala.
I am in touch with a geology professor and will post a more detailed analysis of this within a week.
Thank you for your reply. Please let me know of the analysis and I look forward to it.
ReplyDeleteLike Sri Bhagavan said, only absolute silence can explain the glory of Arunachala.
Thank you.
Thank you for your reply. Please let me know of the analysis and I look forward to it.
ReplyDeleteLike Sri Bhagavan said, only absolute silence can explain the glory of Arunachala.
Thank you.
Thanks for the updates on the age of Arunachala. Please keep posted when you know more. Thanks.
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