Stop Dividing Our Community.

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SrImathe rAmAnujAya nama:

 

 

(I am committing some apacharam now by writing this mail because I may be

offending some bhagavatas - I will have to go thru' the appropriate

Prayaschitta and prayers.)

 

There have been comments and email suggesting that the Chicago (Aurora)

Temple is inferior to some of the other temples, and some

of the BhAgawathas who visit the Chicago Temple for bhagavad kaimkaryam are

somehow not as good SrIviashNava-s as those who have been writing some of

the e-mail. This note is a response to those comments.

 

To respond to mail that tries to debase or put down a temple, one has to get

down to that level.

Most of the good Vaishnavas will not get into this sort of thing. Especially

the good Vaishnavas in Chicago area don't seem to be responding to it,

but I am young and hence will get down to the level.

(And send this only mail in Chicago Aurora temple's defense.)

 

BhAgawatha apachaaram:

Emperumaan can forgive apachaarams to Him;

but will never forgive apachaarams to other bhakthAs.

By hurting good Sri Vaishnavas in the Chicago area, regardless of their

Kalai, Madam etc people who are directly or indirectly offending these

bhagawatas

are committing that apachaaram.

 

Think of what Sri Ramanuja would do if he was here today. Would your

actions of dividing, isolating and hurting others gain his approval. We

(SriVaishnawas ) are few in

number, we do not need any medium that will divide us further. So let us

stop trying to divide us

(intentionally or unintentionally).

 

Some of the notes and communications seem to suggest that they are arising

from recent converts to vaishnavism (Which typically brings fanaticism with

it.) please practice

our beautiful Sri Vaishnavism for a few decades before you start passing

comments on what

others should and should not be doing regarding practices, what temples one

should and should

not go to. (Especially stop suggesting that Vaishnavas should not go to

Aurora Temple.)

 

Just reading books & wearing ThirumaN and appropriate clothing does not make

one a Vaishnava.

We are supposed to be peaceful, kind and karunawan to everybody regardless

of what devata they follow, or what religion they are or what animal or

plant species they are,

and here you seem to be hurting good Sri Vaishnavas.

It just does not look good, especially for people who want to be prominent

forerunners of

Vaishnavism in the US, to be devisive and disrupt peace in some very good

Sri Vaishnava homes and communities.

 

Bhajans in Aurora Temple:

Some of the Sri vaishnava Bhajan group leaders have striven hard to get as

many songs as possible on perumAL into the Bhajan session. By criticizing

these members you are committing BhAgawatha apachaaram.

(This bhajan session is conducted concurrently with the VishNu Sahasranamam

Parayanam)

We live in a world with other non-Vaishnavas, and should strive to live

peacefully with them as far as possible.

 

Before commenting on people, temples and their practices, you should get to

know the whole situation and circumstance. If you are really interested

send me a personal

mail, I will be happy to clarify and explain.

 

(So would many other BhAgawathas in Chicago area.)

 

Wondeful Ghoshti at Aurora Temple:

 

After a lot of struggle by ShrI R. Raghavan, N. Krishnamachari, R. Hemmige

and many others in the Chicago area, we have a wonderful Prabhandam and

Veda Parayanam Ghoshti. The Aarti, puja and other prayers performed are

as good as some reputed Vaishnava temples in India. Come to our Aurora

temple for the 1st Sunday PerumAL Thirumanjanam and receive our SrInivAsa

PerumAL's theertha PrasAdam.

(Every 1st sunday of the Month.)

 

We should all be thankful for perumal's grace that we have the opportunity

to pray and perform kainkaryam to PerumAL.

So, please do not stop others from going to and supporting the temple.

Please do not propogate rumors about this temple.

 

It is my humble request to my dearest fellow bhAgawathAs not to take any of

my statements personally. Instead of trying to debase me for sending the

mail,

please try to receive the point and refrain from dividing our Sri Vaishnava

community.

 

I apologize for the inappropriate bandwidth usage. My future responses to

this issue (if any) will be not be sent via the list.

 

 

AdiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

 

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