Guest guest Posted February 1, 1996 Report Share Posted February 1, 1996 Thanks to the answers to my question and it turned out to simple after all. I've now the following perspective after reading the various mails in the mailing list. I saw that there are two ways to look at the problem: 1. This is following the mails of Jaganath,Sampath Rengarajan, Muralidhar Rangaswamy etc. Narayana does not need our service or aradhanai,archana, yagna etc as HE is self sufficient and complete in HIMSELF. Also the temples and other things are not of any consequence to HIM. All these things are for only our purification and HE asks for devotion etc only because it will purify us. Since HE is more interested in taking us to Vaikuntam than ourselves HE allows to happen whatever things that will makes us more surrendered to HIM irrespective of how it will look like to us in the short time point of view. 2. This is following the mails of Mani, Krishan Praba etc which is more on the intellectual level [?]. What Mani says is consistent with Bhagavad Gita. [ for eg: Qualities of 'Sthitha prajna' in Chapter 2, qualities of the people who are dear to Krishna [bhakthi yoga chapter], and the symptoms of a Brahma bhuta prasannatma in Chapter 18]. But this leads to the question that whether devotees should not have any emotions or feelings even in dealings with other Vaishnavas and also with the LORD NARAYANA himself ? Are these emotions and feelings the products of three gunas and hence material only ? May be my question is very trivial and stupid. Anyway I think I'll ask it since the answers to it will definitely increase my understanding. -Vijayadamodar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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