Re:DhyAnA

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

There is a interesting query on DhyAnA which Sri mani reproduced. (as

given below)

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This is with respect to your post on how to concentrate. As you have

rightly pointed out, the mind just would not stay still, would it?

I went through so many responses and was quite amazed to find

references to:

 

1. Sri Ramakrishna

2. Sri Sankaracharya

3. Sri Ramana

 

and their teachings/notes on dhyAna. Moreover the commonality among

them is that all are advaitins propagating the ashtanga yoga process

for self-realization. (References to pranayama techniques, etc.)

 

Why is that Sri Vaishnavas have to refer to all these saints for

successfully situating themselves in dhyAna? Are there no references

in Swami Desikan's literature on this subject matter?

 

A very valid question, and one to which I have no response.

Why is there such a paucity of information concerning such

simple matters as sitting down and concentrating on God in

our sampradAya granthas? Or perhaps are there such texts

for beginners, and they have not come to the light of day

yet?

 

Members in the know are requested to respond.

 

Mani

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adiyEn's humble submission of what I opine as a response:

 

Our Sri vaishnava AchAryAs have repeatedly been mentioning with various

verses and commentaries that it is only for Sriman Narayana

preethyartham we do all that we need to do. There is nothing that needs

to be done for us, for our fruits; for our enjoyment. (as also described

very beautifully by Sri Mani in his sandhyavandhanam reply on Satvika

tyAgam)

 

Even during Gayathri japam, astAkshara japam, as pointed out by Sri

Vijay Srinivasan and others, we can carry out the japams, while we

mentally can perform kaimkaryams to Divya Dampatis, like bathing Them,

dressing Them, eating with Them (after offering to Them), (we can even

try to imagine eating from Their plates after They have been offered and

They had eaten- That will make Them feel more happy and smiling at Their

children's love and preethi. )

 

As long as it is all done on pleasing Emperumaan- do we need to get non-

vacillating mind to get AthmAnubhavam, to get our kundalini raised, to

get trances, etc.. ? UNNum cHoRu, parugum neer, thinnum veRRIlai ellam

kaNNan- do we need to meditae looking at the tip of the nose? If we

utter Dvayam, while we carry out our usual non- religious other

activities (that we are tied down to the karmA), is that not okay to

please Him?

 

(Lastly, under this pretext, Dearest Sisters and Brothers, are we

misleading ourselves in not doing dhyAnam or meditation? I don't know-

I may be wrong. Please forgive if there is anything wrong in my above

statements. Erudite members- please throw more light and clarify our

doubts.)

 

 

Ram Ram

 

With Best Regards

 

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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