Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 /\ /\ /\ -- Ramakrishna Mission's Narada Bhakti Sutras and Swami Chinmayananda's discourses on Narada Bhakti Sutra are used. The books can be purchased from the Missions. -- A critical juncture comes at a specific stage of every spiritual seeker, where (s)he realizes that - in spite of all the accumulated knowledge and diligent practices - in spite of living a perfectly ethical and moral life - in spite of living a life of peace and tranquility in spite of all, one feels the longing for full expereince of the Infinite Beatitude. Therefore, the sootra[1:1] is declared by Shree Narada. 1:1 Now, therefore, we shall expound the doctrine of devotion. --- For a quick reader: the following may be omitted for now and revisited later without loss of continuity. If the seeker on the path of devotion has equipped himself/herself adequately before taking it, so much greater is the profit. According to Ramanuja, the teacher of Visishtadvaita, there are seven qualifications necessary in a seeker who plans to pursue Devotion. They are: (1) Discrimination in food (Viveka) (2) Freedom from desire (Vimukha) (3) Practice (Abhyas) (4) Habit of doing good to others (Kriya) (5) Purity in thought, word and deed, non-violence, charity, and such other virtues (Kalyan) (6) Cheerfulness (Anavasada) (7) Absence of excessive hilariousness (Anuddharasa) Geeta 12 discusses Bhakti-Yoga. -- With Love, Raghava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2001 Report Share Posted April 5, 2001 >raghavakaluri >According to Ramanuja, the teacher of Visishtadvaita, there >are seven qualifications necessary in a seeker who plans to >pursue Devotion. They are: > (1) Discrimination in food (Viveka) > (2) Freedom from desire (Vimukha) > (3) Practice (Abhyas) > (4) Habit of doing good to others (Kriya) > (5) Purity in thought, word and deed, non-violence, > charity, and such other virtues (Kalyan) > (6) Cheerfulness (Anavasada) > (7) Absence of excessive hilariousness (Anuddharasa) > >With Love, >Raghava Actually Bhagavaan Ramanuja refers the above list to Shree Tanka, who is referred to by Ramanuja as Vakyakaara, who has also written a bhaashya on Brahmasuutra. Ramanuja has a high regard to Shree Tanka and quates extensively from Tanka's works in his Shree Bhaashya. I am not sure if Tanka's orginal work is available. Hari OM! Sadananda _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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