Most Sinless Person on Earth

Who is the most sinless person ever lived on the Earth?

It’s a very difficult question, because at one point of time or other all might have sinned. Many leads double lives; a Saint outwardly, but a real Devil inside. A known side and an unknown side inherent in very person makes difficult in understanding other peoples. Most complex is to discover the leaders before we choose to follow them.

Sometimes most of us sin without knowing or under pressure. But there are few others at some point or the other had a rethinking on self and decided to be different from the ways of the world. And from that point of their spiritual conversion to the good they have not sinned.

If there are sinless persons, the rules will be:

    

-   Never injured or killed anyone else

-   Practiced exactly what they preached

-      Had no secret life, i.e., what is externally is internally as well.

-      Were not after worldly pleasures

Now, very few may fit to the above rules. The names of Sri Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus Christ is sure to be in the list. Clearly Jesus Christ stands out among all names.

Jesus never sinned, never injured anyone, but taught his disciples to forgive and love each other. He advised one should forgive not seven times, but seventy times or more.

How to estimate things as Good or Bad?

Accept all Good things and reject which ever is not good.

Now the question is how to estimate which are BAD and which are GOOD. It’s simple, relate to something that is already known and proven to belong to clear category. For example, a mafia gang into smuggling and drug trafficking is obviously bad. Mafia gangs are essentially the following:

•   They do not obey any laws.

• They are loyal only to those within the group.

• They use weapons and kill anyone for own benefits.

•  They never respect justice, but is always biased.

•  They may have common dress codes and code languages.

•  They will not entertain if anyone speaks against their leader.

•  They will definitely kill if someone decides to quit the gang.

Any friend circles or clubs that is into bad habits should be avoided. Every has immense duties towards the family, society and country. Dedicate our time and energy for the good of the entire humanity than just lapsing the whole life after worldly things. 

Proverbs in Malayalam

Proverb or Pazhamchollu is a quote that glitters with time. They are in the air for centuries and still their meaning and relevance is not lost. It's significance has only gained over time. Few popular quotes with rich of meaning in Malayalam language is listed here.

Few popular quotes in Malayalam is listed below, kindly select your best and tell why? My pick is marked in blue. This is selected because, if everyone follows this rule, the entire world will be a much better place to live in.

• Ellu muriyae panithal pallu muriyae thinnam

          ( If you work hard till your bones break, you can eat till your teeth aches.)

• Kakka kulichal kokkakumo?

         ( Imitating blindly others is sometimes pointless)

• Sooshichal dukkikenda

         (If you are careful, you need not have to be sad)

• Chatten Pottanaye chathichal, Chattanaye Devom chatikum

         (If one fools a lesser wise man, God will surely fool/fail him as well)

• Chottaiyilae sheelam, chudala varekkum

          ( Habits from birth, will be carried till death)

• Aana mukkunnathupolaye annan mukkaruthu.

         (A Squirrel should not try to imitate an Elephant )

• Keshakku kanam ullananaye vazhiyil pedikkadathullu

         (Only a person with heavy purse need to worry in road) 

• Adakka madiyil vekkam, adakkamaram pattilla

         (A seed(small things) can be hidden, not a tree(big things) )

• Gunam undangil doshavum undu.

          (If a thing has a good side, there is bad side also)

• Naidumnnathilalla kariyam, sooshikkunnathilanu

          (Winning matters, more important is to be careful to retain)

• Pura kathumpoal vazha vettaruthu

          (When fire is ON, never try to sack another mans fruits )

• Kandariyathavan kondariyum

         (Those who do not obey on alert, will learn when he is hit by danger )

• Vitthu kuthi thinnaruthu

         ( Preserve your seeds, never cook them)

• Ennu nee, nalaye njaan

          (Today you may die, tomorrow may be me )   

• Sampathu  kalathu thai pathhu vachaal,  Apathu kalathu kayi thinaam.

         ( Plant/ sow during good times, so that during the times of misery you may reap)

• Paiyae thinnal panayum thinaam

          (Never hurry/ (Eat slowly, you can eat a tree))

• Thaan paathi Daevom paathi

          (Do your part, then the remaining by God)

• Mookilla rajyathu murimookaan rajavu

          (Know something than nothing)

• Moothavar chollum muthu nellikka, athayam kaikkum pinnae mathirikkum

         (Elders words though  bitter, will later turn out sweet)

• Ethu nayaikkum oru divasam ondu

        ( Every dog will get a day, as his day.)

• Ennu njaan, nalaye nee

         (Today I may die, but, tomorrow may be your turn )

• Palanaal Kallaan oru naal pidikkapedum

          ( Every thief will be caught one day or some day)

• Chumarudenkilaye chitram varakkayan kazhiyou.

         ( Needs a wall as a minimum requirement, for drawing a picture)

• Chilarkku pazham priyam, chilarku thondu priyam

          ( What some likes others may dislike )

• Nithya abyasi Anaye edukkum

          (One who regularly practices, can lift an elephant)

• Mavunam viduvanu bhushanam

         (It’s better for a wise to remain silent, while in the company of fools)

History of St.Thomas Christians of Kerala

The history of St.Thomas Christians or Marthoma nazranis is mostly twisted and tampered to suit to the esteem various completing factions. The history of St.Thomas Christians or Marthoma nazranis in India can be broadly divided into two periods. Before Vasco Da Gamma (AD52 -1499) and after Gamma ( AD 1500 – to present).  After the Portuguese intervention in Kerala, rifts originated in Malankara church and continue till date. Several factions originated in due course of time and each claim themselves to be the real descendents of St. Thomas. And some faction’s acts as Trojan Horses and try to bring all Marthoma nazranis to the Catholic fold by illegally misusing the titles and the traditions, instead standing by itself as separate church. 

The History of Malankara Sabha

Malankara sabha or Marthoma nazranis refers to the descendents of St. Thomas in Kerala. St. Thomas apostle is believed to have visited India in AD 52 along with Jewish merchants.  St.Thomas landed at Malinkara near Muziris. As a result, the term Malankara Nasranis was applied to the followers of St.Thomas. Nazarani is a Syrian term which refers to followers of Nazarane Jesus.

St.Thomas converted several locals to Christianity and had also erected seven churches in Kerala. The seven churches established by St. Thomas are Niranam, Kodungallur, Kollam, Nilakkal, Kokkamangalam, Palayoor and Thiruvithankodu. After several years of spreading gospel in India, St .Thomas is believed to have attained martyrdom in AD72 at Mylapore near Chennai.

 The new converts survived through centuries mostly with the help of Syrian Churches outside India, who provided priests/bishops to Malabar. Till fifteenth century Malankara church was united under the local head, Archdeacon or Jathikku Karthavyan. But, every thing changed with the entrance of Portuguese in India, with Vasco Da Gama in 1498. Portuguese wanted to establish a Latin Catholic rite church in India. In Goa they appointed Alexix De Menezes as the Archbhishop of Goa. Menezes wanted to bring the St. Thomas Christians also under his authority. He visited Kerala with this mission in mind and convened a Synod at Diampur in AD1599. Archbhishop Menezes had the military of Portuguese and Kochi raja surrounding the church at the time of Synod and forced the participants to accept the decrees read out.  Thus for the first time in the history the Malankara church was brought under Latin Catholic rite. However, the latinization of the church was more than what could be accepted by the Malankara nazaranis. The devotees reunited under the Archdeacon Thomas and declared disassociation with Latin Catholics and Menezes by taking pledge to adhere and to be loyal only to St. Thomas in Mattancherry in AD1653. This oath is popularly known as Coonan Cross Oath. Malakara church thus declared its independence from foreign acquisitions and ordained Archdeacon Thomas as new Metropolitian under the title, Mar Thoma I.

 After coonan cross, the Portuguese missionaries started their attempts to reconcile with Mar Thoma nazranis. Shortly, they succeeded in making the devotees believe that the ordination of Mar Thoma I is not legitimate. In fact, as at that time there was no bishops in Malankara church, Archdeacon Thomas was ordained as Metropolitian by twelve priests by laying hands upon him. However in 1663, the Dutch defeated the Portuguese and all the Portuguese missionaries had to leave Malabar. Before they left, they ordained Palliveettil Chandy Kathanar as Bhishop of Archdiocese of Angamaly on 1^st February 1663. Consequently, the Malankara church split into two factions for the first time.  The faction that that supported Chandy Metran entered in communion with Roman Catholic Church of Rome. The other faction then known as ‘puthenkoor’ continued to stay faithful to Mar Thoma I. However, he was facing strong accusations over the legitimacy of his ordainship and was hence difficult to keep his church close knit. In 1665, Mor Gregorios Abdul Jaleel send by Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch reached Malabar with the help of Dutch navigators. The puthenkoor faction enthusiastically welcomed him.

 As centuries went by, many more splits happened for some reason or the other in the Malankara (puthenkur) church giving birth to Mar Thoma Church, Syro-Malankara Catholic(rite) Church, Jacobite Syrian Church and Malankara Independent church. The figure below illustrates the major factions and the years of splits.

The Malankara Church went through rough times at several occasions. The first ever major threat was from the Portuguese. They believed all newly discovered regions are to be under the jurisdiction of Latin Church. All writings and texts were put to fire by Menezes, thus erasing the entire traces of history of Syrian Christians. The attack of Tippu Sultan’s army on Kerala towards the end of eighteenth century was another major blow. Many churches were torched and many had to flee. Another threat over the existence of church was posed by the Anglican missionaries who came in to India along with British invasion. A synod at Mavelikara was convened by Cheppad Mar Dionysious in 1843 to end the relations with the Anglican Church. Thus the Marthoma Nazrani sabha has come through turbulent and difficult times suffering several set backs, injuries and sacrifices to be what is today.

A common Mistake

A most common mistake while making comparison is we tend to make comparisons between two unequal. In my opinion, always one object should be compared to another object of same kind only. For instance, if a climbing test is given to animals may be it must be restricted to all monkeys only, to find the Best Climber.

As Aristotle rightly pointed out many centuries earlier;

“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal”.

When we compare about women freedom, male counterparts usually advice women to be fully dressed up and completely covered. And they claim this is equivalent to locking up the house while going out. Now here again, we are comparing women to assets as house or property. As a human being this is sheer injustice. A woman should be compared to another human only not to some resource. May be one can say both men and women should be neatly dressed up while going out.

Always the weak gets attacked irrespective of the sex. It’s only survival of the fittest. No other rule controls the world.