The status of prayers

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Namaste !

Thank you very much for accepting my query for discussion . "How much is JnAna

(knowledge about self ) ie the prajnA of Aham BramAsmi ( awareness of Iam the

Brahman ) necessary for everyone to get into the Fold of the Lord ? How far

praising the Lord will help to obtain the knowledge ?" Sri Vaishnava

samprathAya (the belief of Vishnu Bhakthi ) or Shaiva siththantham ( the belief

of Shiva Bhakthi ) prescribe surrender ; with out asking who I am , whether I

can become eligible for the Lord's grace , people can become His devotee . Our

Guru Sri ShankarAchArya have authored many sthOthrams , simple prayers binding

the chanters and the Lord . How much these will help to bring any one to the

jnAna path . How far will they help to build up vairAkya (steadfastness )?

When you chant sthothrams your mind wonders about the Lord's grace , it enjoys

immensely . It tries to take refuge in Him , How much the other element bhuddhi

be influenced by this type of mind ?

Srimathy Narayanan

Singapore

--- Ram Chandran <rchandran wrote: > Namaste Srimathi Narayanan:

>

> Bhagwan Sri Krishna in Chapter 12, verse #12 summarizes the essence of

> the verses 9 to 11 beautifully:

>

> s'reyo hi jnaanam abhyaasaaj jnaanaad dhyaanam vis'isyate

> dhyaanaat karmaphalatyaagas tyaagaac chaantir anantaram

>

> Better indeed is knowledge than the practice (of concentration);

> better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the

> renunciation of the fruit of action; on renunciation follows

> immediately peace. (Dr. Radhakrishnan's translation)

>

> This sequence is a good illustration of the excellent tactics employed

> by the great teacher, Lord Krishna to educate Arjuna (the seeker -

> saadhakaa) the importance of action with the renuciation of its

> fruits. The renunciation of the fruit of action does not imply that

> there will be no results for any action; it emphasizes that the Kartha

> (actor) is the agent of the Lord and he/she accepts the results with

> equanimity. The entire Gita was addressed to the saadhakaa's point of

> view only and when the saadhaka practices literally by the words of

> the Lord, he/she becomes the Yogi. Lord Krishna calls such a yogi as

> the Stithaprajna (person with the steady mind). The entire Gita

> emphasizes the importance of Sadhanaa (practice) instead of mere

> intellectual understanding. This is the subtle message!

>

> warmest regards,

>

> Ram Chandran

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