(No subject)

[Guest guest]

Respected members ,

 

Some time ago I posed a question on the treatment of one's "sins" at the

time of prapathi. Thanks for the responses.

 

I had also posed the question to a Vaishnavite sanyasi of Guadia

persuation and quote below his response to my querry for members'

information please. Again thanks for the responses.

 

 

"In response to your question about Prapathi, it is a fact that the

sins of the disciple are eradicated by that process. In turn, the sins are

transferred to the diksa-guru. Again, it is a fact that "he takes the sins

of his new disciple upon himself".

 

You then ask "What is the implication for the aspirant?" The

implication for the aspirant is that they are obliged to no longer commit

further sins. According to Padma Purana, there are ten offenses to be

avoided when calling upon the Lord's holy name for purification. The

seventh offense listed indicates that it is offense to continue to commit

sins on the strength of the purification that one has received by calling

upon the Lord's holy name. In this particular case, for having received

the eradication of one's past sins by the process of Prapathi, one should

likewise refrain from further sins."

 

 

AdiyEn,

 

Sridharan