Guest guest Posted January 16, 1996 Report Share Posted January 16, 1996 --------------------- Forwarded message: kotisreekrishna tatachar 96-01-16 17:17:36 EST SMTP%"MAILER-DAEMON" 16-JAN-1996 16:58:42.80 SREEKRISHNA CC: Subj: Returned mail: Host unknown Tue, 16 Jan 1996 15:53:49 -0600 Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON Message-Id: <199601162153.AA19942 SREEKRISHNA Returned mail: Host unknown ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 421 srirangam.esd.sgi.com (ILE)... Deferred: Connection timed out during user open with srirangam.esd.sgi.com 554 <prapatti... 550 Host unknown (Authoritative answer from name server): Connection timed out during user open with srirangam.esd.sgi.com ----- Recipients of this delivery ----- Bounced, cannot deliver: <prapatti ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: from cires2.cin.mmd.com by gate.mmd.com with SMTP id AA14292 (InterLock SMTP Gateway 3.0 for <prapatti); Tue, 16 Jan 1996 15:53:49 -0600 Message-Id: <199601162153.AA14292 Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:54:21 -0500 (EST) SREEKRISHNA prapatti Some thoughts on SVTK activities Dear Prapatti members, Several people have already proposed numerous possible activities and discussed the pros and cons etc. quite well. I like to add some of my thoughts in addition to what others have already stated. I am sort of brainstorming here. 1. COMMIT: Membership fee such as $108/yr is fine with me. This should be a suggested fee and not a must. Members can commit and contribute in many ways and not paying the fee should not exclude them. Thus, members of Prapatti/Bhakti net work are automatically members of SVTK, unless someone specifically requests not to be. 2. SHARE: I support the Thondar Madal (news letter) idea on the lines of what has been said in support of this. If not anything this could be a useful source of information. It can also go on internet like the Hinduism Today monthly. As implied, this will be a by-product of the Prapatti net-work discussions. 3. ORGANIZE: Make effort to prepare a directory of Sri-Vaishnavas in North America. We can work with NAMA organization to have a comprehensive list. This list can be valuable for fund raising, subscription of Thondatr Madal Journal etc. 4. POPULARIZE: We can attempt to convince popular media such as National Geographic, to publish a colorful, informative and user friendly article(s) on the 108 Dds(By-product of 108 Dds CD-ROM) 5. CELEBRATE: We should do the same as in item #4 with magazines and media that cater to Indians. News India Times and India World are particularly supportive (By-product of 108 DDs CD-ROM) 6. REACH OUT: We could publish a daily divine digest (hard copy and /or for the computer) with Sri-Vaishnava themes. Like one Pasuram explained with a picture of an Abhimana sthalam or DD. 7. LIVE AND GROW: A basic book on Sri-Vaishnavism to guide the families to preserve and propogate Sri-Vaishnavism. 8. IMPRESS: Just imagine. If we can convince one divya desham (Thirumala Thirupathi Devasthanams) which has an annual income of sixty million dollar to set aside 1% of the earnings in a trust to save the other Dds- just the interest will be a substantial amount (about $ 90,000 per year)! 9. INVOLVE & INFORM: In general we should take active role in the local Hindu Temples (I know, many of us are already doing this) and help recruit Sri-Vaishnava priests to temples whenever and wherever there is a chance. I can never over state how valuable the Prapatti net work was in helping our temple to recruit Sri Srinivasa Bhattar. It is just astonising to see, how much Sri Srinivasa Bhattar has impacted the Hindu community in Cincinnati within a matter of less than 3 wintery months. We should not feel too sensitive or secluded or exclusive. We have a wonderful practical philosophy with practise details directly coming from our founders why not share it freely. I can not think of too many Acharyas (like Ramanuja) who went across the caste lines and also re-established Temple rites. Only Iyengars, among the Brahmins who have the advantage of having so many non-Brahmins among their purvacharyas. Let us share this closely guarded truth(secret) . Thus, a properly trained Sri-Vaishnava Bhattar with the help of people like us in the community who can communicate in English, can inform many people (not just us)! A local Sri-Vaishnava Bhattar will help to reinforce the practises to Sri-Vaishnavas, as well as help the non-Sri Vaishnavas to foster Hindu religious heritage. Sincerly, K. Sreekrishna (Tatachar) PS: in the ineterest of size, I have not quoted specific references to suggestions of other members which I have freely used here! I hope the sources are fresh in members mind as these discussions are fairly recent. -K. Sreekrishna (Tatachar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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