"re: Prapatti:

[Guest guest]

I appreciate the comments of Dr. Venkat Rao. On that regard I would like

to just mention that I have a 50 page english article on prapatti. This

was`taken from the PhD thesis of Dr. N.S. Anantharangachar. I met him in Nov

of 1993. So as to avoid copyright problems, I cannot copy the material and

send it to all the people who are interested under one condition

.. As per the conversation

with Dr. N.S. Anantharangachar, I can copy them and mail them to interested

people, provided, they send a check for $5 as a token, so that I can mail

the collected money back to the publishers through Dr. N.S. Anantha rangachar.

I have already send this article to some people I know.

 

This issue was agreed to by the concerned parties. by the way that book

is out of print.

 

Incidentally, Dr. SMS Chari has published a book on vaishnavism which

is available at South asia book store : division of Motilal banarsidas.

Sudarshan has details on this book store. I would appreciate if he

can publish the details of that book store, such as telephone no etc.

This book is excellent and a chapter on prapatti is very thorough.

 

I feel that, in addition to reading, one must sit with a guru and learn

details of this concept. Interested person should search for a guru.

IF a person cannot spend that much effort as to search for a guru to learn

the details of "prapatti" then his/her interest in that concept is questionable.

Till a person finds a guru, particularly in this country, it is OK to learn

through books. even this shows that the reader has genuine interest.

 

I will answer to dileepan's views later when I have enough time.

I would advise, if anyone has the book Rahasyatraya sara of vedanta desika

he/she should look into the introductory work : guru parampara sara

it explains the need for a guru and the details of Bhagawadgita's short

instruction: " tad viddhi pranipaatena pari prashnena sevaya- upadekshyanti

te jnanam jnaaninaha tatva darshinaha: which means : " know that

science of spirit, through prostration and service to a Jnani, they (jnanis)

will instruct you, they are the seers of the tatva (or origin of everthing).

 

I know of several people back in India who can teach this concept. If anyone

is interested and is visiting India, they can contact me for a list of

Gurus and their whereabouts.

 

My address is

 

Krishna Kalale

42 Mesa Place, Nanuet NY 10954

home no: 914-623-1154

off 914-644-2695