Why Appar Walked Barefoot Into Divinity
Why Appar Walked Barefoot Into Divinity A Divergent Spiritual Reflection on Appar (Thirunavukkarasar) Footwear protects. Bare feet feel . Appar (Thirunavukkarasar) chose feeling over protection — and in that choice lies a profound spiritual intelligence . His barefoot walk was not austerity for display, nor poverty romanticized. It was a conscious spiritual posture: nothing between the soul and the earth . Most seekers try to reach the Divine by rising above the world. Appar (Thirunavukkarasar) reached the Divine by touching it fully . The earth is the first scripture. The body is the first temple. And the feet are the first teachers. To walk barefoot is to surrender insulation. Stone becomes teacher. Heat becomes instruction. Pain becomes honesty. Comfort dissolves, and with it, illusion. Appar (Thirunavukkarasar) understood that spiritual growth does not happen in comfort zones ; it happens where sensation awakens awareness. Shoes soften reality. Bare feet reveal it...
