Swaarttham and Paraarttham!

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

Dear Shri Swamis,

 

I wanted to share this thought with everyone and request them to

correct/validate the same. I've heard from quite a few that we should

not indulge in swaartha kainkaryam(self help, is this swaarttham or

swayaarttham?) while the paraarttha kainkaryam(helping others) is the

best of the kainkaryams. Even if I suffer, I should help others it

seems. But, I somehow felt that once a person attains the state of

prapannan or atleast is in the path of attaining that state, how

could he/she feel that it is his/her body and/or mind. Once I know

that I belong to him and this body that is associated with the

faculty "I" also belongs to him, don't I and this body deserve the

same attention and respect as that of others. In otherwords, should

not I take care of this body associated with "I" very well - Why

would this be perceived as being selfish?. How could I help others

while compromising my health or my body state (when the concept

of "my" doesn't exist anymore and is now perceived as "his") ?

Doesn't the concept of "Swaartham" disappears? Is this correct? Am I

missing something. Please feel free to correct me/clarify and kindly

help me out.

 

Yatheendra Pravanam Vandhe RAMYA Jaamaatharam Munim

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

Lakshmi Narasimhan

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