Swami Desikan on karma and prapatti

[Guest guest]

I do not wish to continue in my efforts to prove that Swami Desikan did not

consider the performance of karmas as being part of prapatti, for this idea

may very well be the result of my own lack of understanding. As I stated

before, my exposure to RTS is very limited. I do not want to risk further

misrepresentation of the noble teachings of Sri Swami Desikan by continuing

to muse on his works with such limitations.

 

So, as suggested by Mr. Dileepan, I express my apologies to Mr. Kalale on

questioning his interpretation of Swami Desikan's teachings. However, I

would like to point out that I, like Mani, was not questioning Mr. Kalale's

knowledge at all, but was only expressing concern regarding certain common

misconceptions of SriVaishnavism that are prevelant both within and outside

our community.

 

I would like to leave further discussion of Mr. Kalale's posting to Mani,

for I am sure that he is much more knowledgable on the issues involved.

 

This does not close our conversation, though, Mr. Dileepan. Since we have

started this interesting topic on karma and prapatti, why not continue it

in the spirit of cooperative study of our two kalais as alluded to by Sri

Sadagopan? I request you to provide an elaboration on the role of karma in

prapatti as taught by Swami Desikan. In turn, I will present some thoughts

on the same from the standpoint of Pillai Lokacharya and Manavalamamunigal.

I think that such a discussion will help us understand the similarities and

differences between the two points of view and may serve to complement the

postings of Sri Sadagopan and Mani.

 

Please reply with your thoughts on this.

 

Daasanu Dasan,

 

Mohan.

[Guest guest]

At 04:02 AM 5/7/97 +0000, Mohan Sagar wrote:

>This does not close our conversation, though, Mr. Dileepan. Since we have

>started this interesting topic on karma and prapatti, why not continue it

>in the spirit of cooperative study of our two kalais as alluded to by Sri

>Sadagopan? I request you to provide an elaboration on the role of karma in

>prapatti as taught by Swami Desikan.

 

 

The excerpt I provided from Chapter 23 of Srimad RTS provides a very direct

explanation of the role that karma plays in our Lord planting the mind set

that ultimately blossoms within us to seek out our Lord as the upaya and

upeya. I am about to go away to India for a couple of months and therefore

I am afraid I can't participate in this discussion any further. But I

think that is no loss to this group as there are many knowledgeable people

who would present these topics in a much more lucid way than I ever could.

 

Thank you.

 

-- Dileepan

 

 

 

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