Badri's comments

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Badri writes in his epilogue:

 

*** However, I am not willing to become a "blind" follower

*** even if that is the only way to attain knowledge. I will

*** try to be as humble as possible but will continue to

*** question the beliefs and accept them only if I find a

*** satisfactory answer.

 

I can very well understand that view. I myself find it hard, with all

my "scientific" training, to accept anything blindly. There are those

with the same scientific training (if not better) who view religion

completely differently. For example, the Nobel Laureate CV Raman was

once to have gone home to bathe during a Surya Grahanam. When asked how

this was in accord with his scientific training, he replied

(paraphrased), "Science is science, and religion is religion." Perhaps

some can make fun and laugh at him, but he has one Nobel Prize more

than most of us.

 

*** If you so desire, I will stop making further comments

*** that could be of controversial nature, in this forum and

*** look elsewhere for the answers.

 

For what it is worth, I think that would be a mistake. I think

*respectful* questioning of our shastras is always to be encouraged,

and feel that a healthy diagalogue is always in the best interest of

philosophical inquiry.

 

sk

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With respect to Badri's comments on what will happen to mere jivatmas

if all Acharyas claimed to be Nitya Suris, I wish to submit the

following:

 

Swami Desikar states in the RTS that every jivatma is meant to be a

prince like the Kaustubha gem, and that he (it should be a better

word) has forgotten this relationship due to evil desires and

passions.

 

When a Jivatma attains mukti, it too engages in the eternal service

of Narayana. Example Sudarshana Chakra is a jivatma and a Nitya

Suri and Narayana's most powerful weapon. But where does Sudarshana

Chakra get His powers from? From Nrsimha who eternally abides in

Sudarshana's body and whose energy is seen by the rest of the world

as the energy of Sudarshana Chakra.

 

Similarly any jivatma that is surrendered totally to Sriman Narayana

will be used by Sriman Narayana to fulfil His purposes and if the

need arises Sriman Narayana will make that jivatma very powerful.

But the jivatma is aware that it is Sriman Narayana that is using the

jivatma for His own purposes and therefore does not become proud.

This is the state of perfection.

 

One need not bemoan what will become of us if all acharyas are

claimed as amsas of Narayana. When we surrender we too will become

amsas of Sriman Narayana and will enjoy bliss serving Him.

 

Jaganath.