Sadagopan's posting on Grace

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I think Sri Sadagopan's posting from Dr. SMS CHari's views is very

appropriate. I was going to do that "quite a difficult task" to comprehend

and summarize the same. Sri Sadagopan, thanks a lot. In fact I was

discussing these issues with him just a few days back. He told me that much

of his views on Alwar's pasurams and references to concept of Grace are not

in the book on Vaishnavism but in his new book : Mysticism and Philosophy

of Alwars, which is about to be printed. He said that he will send me that

particular chapter, which can be published on the net (he permitted me to

do so). This will have deeper insights with quotes from alwar's pasurams.

 

In fact, the term nirhetuka krpa in Mani's post and SMS's views are

slightly different. As I read it, Nirhetuka krpa in SMS's book is more

towards - sahaja karunya- or common grace which operates as: creation,

providing body, indriyas and other amenities to all etc. Nirhetuka krpa in

Mani's post tended towards the increased interest God has to protect

everyone and in case of prapatti or moksa, how it operates in a

asymmetrically larger power than the value of prapatti or sadhana or any

sort. SMS tends to incorporate this dimension of Grace as just a Guna or

Attribute of God.

 

I have to thank Sri Sundar Rajan, for stirring these issues. Irrespective

of different view points, a true seeker, should think on these issues of

Grace to get a better grasp of what our "hita" or path to God. I

personally believe in true seeking of information and to get convinced

about what I should do, irrespective of the tradition I hail from or the

view points that I have heard so far in my life.

 

Once I get SMS chari's post, I will try to put it on the net.

 

 

Krishna

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