Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 > There is a deeper meaning of terms samayAchara and > kaulAchara. Former is inner worship (antarmukha) and >latter is external worship (or bahirmukha). Former >is oriented towards jnAna and involves realizing the >identity with brahman and it is rooted in abheda... How does this reflect along with the following: 1. Antarmukha samaradhya bahirmukha sudurlabha does the above mean that antarmukha and hence samayachara is more favored than bahirmukha i.e. kaula..? whereas the following gives the two the same respect 2. Kulangana kulantastha kaulinee kulayogini Akula samayantasdha samayachara tatpara Devi Saranam Vishy > bhaavam. > External worship is *only* preparatory in nature and > it will not > directly lead to liberation. This classification is > not digital as > there is a mixed path called mishra. This serves as > a transition > from kaula to samaya. Hence, the change happens > gradually -- > sometimes over a period many births. > > An appropriate path and method is bestowed to a > sadhaka by his/her > guru based on the adhikAri laxaNam (or > qualifications of the > disciple) and it is not primarily based on varNa > (even though varNa > may play a role is selecting the specific method). > > My 2c. > > Ravi > > (satish I changed the subject, as it no longer > reflects the verse of > saundaryalaharii in the original post) > > > Sign up for SBC Dial - First Month Free http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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