Change

[Guest guest]

Most of us have chosen a way of life that is full of compromises. Having

voluntarily done this, making a call for each generation to reinvent our

religion seems a bit self serving. Then we complain of resistance to

change!! A call for change will have significantly higher moral authority

if it comes from someone who has chosen a religious life. This has

happened. Not too long ago anyone without "kudumi" was not given "satari".

How many of us are even aware of this? Even now we hear of Srimad

Azhagiya Singar advocating change. Even unthinkable changes can come to

pass if they come from someone who has earned the moral authority within

the tradition.

 

Intellectual curiosity is great and must be encouraged. In our tradition,

this has always been done, as far as I can understand, within the norm of

utmost respect to our Acharyas and not according to some western standard

of freedom of speech. Utmost respect to Acharyas is among the foremost of

Sri Ramanuja's "dhivya aghya" that we are supposed to declare to follow

everyday, not once, but twice. If we don't do this, all our intellectual

pursuits will amount to nothing.

 

 

Thanks, Dileepan