Should we suppress our thoughts.

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Hi,

This question has been bothering me for quite some time now.

 

why is it necessary that a person has to follow a particular

"philososphy"(say for eg:vishistadvaita) to seek the ultimate ("God").Or if

I put the same question in a different manner,How does ones thinking (

"philosophy") affect his/her attempts towards finding God.

Any "philosophy" is ultimately a set of thoughts in ones brain.

If i sit and meditate and completely supress my mind(remove the"i" thought)

then i am one with the ultimate.While doing so

am i following "vishistadvaita" or "advaita" or "dvaita" ?Is it not my

action that is helping me rather than my thoughts(because all thoughts have

to be supressed then),Or is my action a consequence of the philosophy that i

follow (it doesnt appear that way) ?

So is philosophy there only to create a set of people who agree to a

particular set of thoughts and form a "caste".

Or is philosophy there only to entertain ones brain with "tharka"(arguements

and counter arguements).

 

 

regards

hari

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Harikrishna VJ wrote:

>

> Hi,

> This question has been bothering me for quite some time now.

>

> why is it necessary that a person has to follow a particular

> "philososphy"(say for eg:vishistadvaita) to seek the ultimate ("God").Or if

> I put the same question in a different manner,How does ones thinking (

> "philosophy") affect his/her attempts towards finding God.

>

 

 

 

Being raised either in the West or under the

umbrella of Western rationalism, we come to

understand that philosophy and religion can and

often do exist independently. From the ethics of

Kant to the Existentialism of Kaufka, one

discovers philosophical treatises and

contemplations that seem far removed from much of

the Judao-Christian ideals of their proponents.

And, interestingly, there are many philosophies

that are created simply for philosophy's sake.

 

But, standing in firm contradistinction to this,

much of Eastern thought, and particularly vEdAntic

thought, is established on the premise that the

chief purpose of philosophical inquiry is to

validate a specific religious practice or

spiritual experience. Therefore, vishistAdvaitam

becomes more than just an intellectual experiment,

but actually serves as the key to understanding

the ritualistic and devotional experience of

SriVaishnavam, just as dvaitam is the key to

understanding the Madhva Vaishnava traditions,

etc. Hence, to adhere to the principles and

practice of one specific vEdic religion is to

certainly to its associated philosophy.

 

I hope this helps.

 

adiyEn,

 

Mohan