A note of caution

[Guest guest]

Dear Members,

 

I have been advised by a concerned individual that some

Bhakti List members take my statements on matters of

Sri Vaishnava history and philosophy as unquestionably

authoritative.

 

I hope this is not the case! If, however, this is true, I hasten

to clarify that my writing in no way qualifies for such respect.

I am just like all of you, another member of this list, who seeks

to share his opinions with fellow bhaktas. I am certainly prone

to error, and I have nowhere near the learning of the many

vidvAns and swamis who reside in India, living devout lifestyles

24 hours a day.

 

I like the warning on the Thondarkulam Web [*] page,

which is 100% applicable to me:

 

The information that I present (and that pretty much

all Bhakti members present) is for informal reading and

appreciation of Sri Vaishnavam only. They are NOT

authentic statements made by an acharya. Most of

what I write is collected by myself from traditional

literature and upanyAsams from acharyas, supplanted with

my own feelings and opinions, so I have done no original

research in these matters. I have not had the benefit of

sitting at the feet of the acharyas for long periods of

time and learning from them. Please do keep this in mind

while reading anything I write.

 

Thanking you,

 

thirukkacci nambi daasan

Mani

 

[*] http://www.geocities.com/~thondarkulam