Introduction

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Dear friends,

 

My name is Lakshminarayanan (I prefer to say it this way,

than "I am Lakshminarayanan" -- for I really don't know what

that "am" means there!).

 

My birth made me an Iyengar. And that blessed my teens with

immense faith in Lord Narayana which inturn blessed me with

many material things (for example, some good educational

degrees), and made me say "Kurai ondrum ellai Govinda!"

 

Very soon, I hit upon the question "What is the purpose of

life?" and this shaked the very foundations of me, namely,

faith in Lord Narayana! I am still searching for an answer

to this question. I am joining this list with a hope to

understand the basic principles behind Sri Vaishanavism and

to find answers to

 

1. What does Sri Vaishnavism defines as "the goal of life"?

(Does it define one at all?)

 

2. What does Sri Vaishnavism say on "Why should there be a

goal for life?"

 

I am really an illiterate with respect to the literature of

Sri Vaishnavism. All that I learnt in my childhood was a few

shlokas, with out their meanings. So, please enlighten me.

Further, I am not sure, how the aforementioned questions of

mine sound. If they sound harsh or impolite, please execuse

me for it.

 

Thanks and Regards,

Ln

 

 

 

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