Brahma SUtras on Brahman as being different its form

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SrI Anand Karalapakkam wrote:

> This posting is on the difference between Brahman and its form,

> as enshrined in Brahma sUtras.

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> Regarding the divine body of Brahman :

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> The all-pervading ParaBrahman SrIman nArAyaNa takes/has form,

> and makes His devotees meditate, reciprocate lovingly etc in a

> finite media. This act of great compassion by the infinite Lord,

> only magnifies His glories. The Suddha Sattva material comprising

> His divine body is also jn~yAnAnanda-maya, similar to His

> essential characteristic, which is also jn~yAnAnanda.

> It is in this light Sastras say that, Brahman and its

> form are same in nature. Brahman, a chEtana, feels

> the sense of "I" (ie.pratyaktvam) and has dbj. But, an

> achEtana like Suddha Sattvam does not posses pratyaktvam

> (ie. feeling of the "I" ness) and doesn't have dbj.

 

Dear bhAgavatottamas: I realize that my statements may be redundant,

especially in the wake of recent discussions on this subject and also

the corresponding questions addressed to Srimad Azhagiyasingar after

HH Jeer's most recent telephone upanyasam. However it is very obvious

to me (a person who is not knowledgeable about upanishad and brahmasutra)

that based on the premises of monotheism and the infinitude of paramatma,

it would be futile to seek Perumal in one single form, be it vibhava, archa

or as in SrIvaikunTham. These manifestations are for meditative purposes

and are not in themselves, the all-pervading brahman of the upanishads.

Taking the "forms" to be paramatma would make idol worshippers of vedantins,

while in fact the opposite is true (svamoortarchana) - we worship God as

enshrined in the image, not the image itself as God!! Srimad Azhagiyasingar

reiterated this fact in response to a question as to whether the thirumEni

of PerumAL in paramapadam could itself be treated as PerumAL, and about how

we should view archavataras in this regard, etc.

 

Personally, if someone approached me with proof to the contrary, I would

rather give up my religion than become an idol worshipper. I've always

believed that veda/upanishads and the teachings of our Acharyas expounded

universal truths and weren't confined to idol worship. So far, I haven't

been disappointed - my respect for Srivaishnavism and for the principles

of ramanujar have only enriched my life and fueled my desire to learn more.

 

aDiyEn

-Srinath Chakravarty

email: xsrinath

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Dear BhAgawatas,

 

I found this statement in SrImAn Srinath

Chakravarthy's mail relating to the topic "Brahman and

its forms":

> the corresponding questions addressed to Srimad

> Azhagiyasingar after

> HH Jeer's most recent telephone upanyasam.

 

I get the impression that some questions on exactly

this topic of the Lord and His thirumEni were asked to

SrImad Azhagiyasingar *after* the most recent

tele-upanyAsam concluded. Could someone be so kind as

to post the questions and the answers that HH

presented.

 

thanks in advance.

-aDiyEn, muraLi kaDAmbi

 

 

 

 

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