Varnasrama Dharma

[Guest guest]

In response to the recent criticisms of Sri Mani Varadarajan's

statements, I have the following questions to ask and would dearly

appreciate an answer based on logic.

 

Statement: The Brahmins Chanting the Vedas stopped when they saw the

"outwardly" sudra personage of the Alwar. They were right since

their Varnasrama Dharma and other caste restrictions asked for them

to stop the chanting otherwise the Alwar would have his ears filled

with molten lead etc.. People have quoted (or misquoted) Vedanta Desikan

Swami as being in line with this general philosophy.

 

Statement: When Sri Ramanuja was given the secret of the Mahamantra

by his Guru, he went to the town center and shouted out the secret to

an assembled crowd of all and sundry. Of course, he understood that

he would probably go to hell - NOT FOR REPEATING THE MANTRA

TO EVERY PERSON THERE , MANY PROBABLY NOT BRAHMINS

but FOR DISOBEYING HIS GURU. Now the Vedas are supposed to be the

word of God or God experience, but the Mahamantra is the entire

secret to liberation which would place it at least on par with if not

greater than the passage that the Brahmins were chanting. If he

could disregard the restrictions, should we learn something from his

actions or pass it off as a mere foible on his part ?

 

thank you

mukund