Quintessential Profound Idealist vs the Quintessential Pedestrian Dilettante

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Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Vedanta, which is a holistic, systematic, and rational exposition on the

nature of reality, is highly idealistic. Both the description of the ultimate

reality and means to realising it are idealistic. Vedantins in the past were

the quintessential profound idealists (the most profound being Sri.

Vedanta Desika.) Even till about 30 years ago there were a few

idealists living in the dharambhumi (our great nation.) Nowadays the

people of our nation, whether they reside in the dharmabhumi or

elsewhere, have lost their ideals. That is, If one envisions an ordered

array of classifications going from quintessential profound idealist to

quintessential pedestrian dilettante (one who knows a little about many

things but nothing of substance about anything), in my opinion the vast

majority of those (including me) who claim to have some link with

vedanta are closer to or converging towards the classification of

quintessential pedestrian dilettante. I for one am very sad to see this

happening. How do others feel? Is there is any remedy?

(The 2nd question is directed at those who have a similar view; those

who do not have a similar view please ignore this question.)

 

ramanuja dasan,

venkat