RE: Digest Number 114

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Sri Raamajayam

 

Dear Bhagavathaas,

AdiyEn wish to share the joy of seeing the great Swarna

Lakshmi Hayagriva Perumaal of Sri Parakaala Mutt. I have never seen a

Hayagriva Moorthy of such charm(I may have seen pictures on prints, but nothing

I have seen can top this photo). Thanks to Sriman.Srinath Chakravarty.

 

AdiyEn wish to share some of my experience on the thoughts of our Sampradayam

getting tarnished by new cults deviating/resembling partially Sanaathana

Dharma(another topic raised on this forum).

 

We should understand, emphasize and most importantly practice what leads us to

Happiness, and pass on the same to our children and neighbourhood. Please note

the words, understand-emphasize-practice & the goal Happiness.

 

What is Happiness?

On this world - Happiness is free of sadness(& sadness is attributed to fear,

lust, anger, thirst, hunger, greed etc)

Out of this world - for the realized it is Moksham, for the rest, they know

there is something called heaven and there is a more intelligent life, since

they see disparities in births/lives on earth(some are born rich, some poor,

some healthy, some diseased, some more intelligent, some less etc).

 

Understanding

An unbiased reading on the different philosophies would let the individual

conclude that the Divya Dhampatis are our only refuge and reaching him by

Bhakthi or Prapatthi are the ways. Choosing Prapatthi is the shortcut.

As for questions of why not Allah, why not Holy spirit, why not Rudra, why not

Indra, why not Sai Babaism etc, I have seen these arguments, but they take us on

a divergent path if we do not have the realization that Divya Dhampatis is the

ultimate. Even in Sri Bhagavad Geetha, Sri Krishna clearly says, if other

Devathaas are worshipped, the fruits are from him, and they reach that Devathaas

abode, once the fruits are eaten, they come back to be reborn. Other Lokas are

also not free of distress(maybe of a different kind). Also Eventually reaching

Moksham cannot be a goal, if we 'Begin with the end in mind'(Happiness). Of

course other philosophies also say good things, like "Sugar is sweet, so is

honey" and mix their messages/traditions to the innocent mind mixing simple

truth with vicious philosophies, so a careful understanding is necessary and we

should have the "Vairaghyam" to follow/make an attempt to follow the

Sampradayam.

 

Emphasize

Learning/Understanding alone is not enough. The Shastras prescribe us to learn

Vedas, follow it, teach it. This is to cherish and share what we have. This

way the system can be cleansed of new, incomplete and deviating philosophies.

 

Practice

We talk about what is right, and what is wrong, but most of the time we follow

wrong. This is because we never practice what needs to be practiced and do what

we are not supposed to do. The best way to resolve what to do or not, is to

make a sincere attempt to practice Nityanushtaana(Snaanam/bath,Sandhyavandanam,

Bhagavad Aaaradhanam) and Saatvika Tyaaga(attributing the work/result to the

Divya Dhampathis, thus freeing us of the impact of the work). Other events

such as Upakarma, Azhwaar/Divya Dhampathi/Acharya Thiru Nakshathiram should be

felt valuable and celebrated. If we do this and explain this to our children,

never will they seek other ways.

 

AdiyEn do not write these words as if I know and follow the Sampradayam, and not

with contempt with this basic realization. But am merely repeating what I

learnt from this forum and sharing it for the benefit of other Bhagavathaas to

hear,understand,follow and teach our Sampradayam and derive the joy.

 

Naarayana! Naarayana!

 

AdiyEn Sri Raamanuja Daasan,

 

Sudarsana Dasosmi