Guest guest Posted March 8, 1996 Report Share Posted March 8, 1996 Mani writes, > > As far as naraka/hell is concerned: > > I may have a revolutionary viewpoint here, and I know it > is not supported by smritis and puranas, though it may > be supported by the Upanishads. I do not believe in any > kind of hell. Rebirth itself is hellish enough, and the > karma is then experienced in a terrible way. Contracted > jnAna is the worst kind of hell I can imagine, since it > alienates one from the blissful essence of God. > > Mani > Dear Mani For some time I had exactly the same view of Naraka. But I found a Sutra in the Brahma Sutras that speaks about Raurava and other hells. I don't recollect the Sutra or the bhashya on it. But please check if you can. Perhaps a knowledge of the adhikarana would help in finding the context of the Sutra. Perhaps it still could be allegorical. But with all that your final statement is still 100% true. As long as one does not feel Rama's presence in the deepest depths of one's heart, one is verily in hell - and all knowledge of shastra and sampradaya is utter waste, contributing to further one's ego perhaps, but of no other use. Infact that itself is Karma for further birth. RamO Vigrahavaan Dharmaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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