Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Namaste Ranjeetji! You said, in response to my plea for open-mindedness: >Namaste Benjaminji, > >My mother asked me to buy some rice from our nearby market. >On the way to the market I saw a festival going on. I saw >many shops displaying all their flashy goods. I went inside >all the shops one by one. The things displayed in the shops >were so amusing that I didnt notice the passing time. I stayed >there in the festival roaming around until all the shops >started closing at the end of the day. At that time the rice-thought >came to my mind and I ran to the market. But by the time I reached >there, the market was closed and I had to return home empty handed... > >I knew I had to buy rice and I knew exactly where I will get it... >I wish I didnt stop to see the diversions..Oh Lord, if this prayer >shows my parochial attitude, then let it be... > >[PS: by the way, our market (Sankaraacharya's path) is open 24 hrs.. >you can check in any time :-) ] I must say, I really enjoyed the charming way you got your point across, with an entertaining anecdote. Yes, you are right, we need to focus more on Shankara's roadmap in this list and resist the temptation to jump all over the place. I've noticed that most (perhaps all) of the 'big talkers' on this list lose their civility from time to time, if only slightly. But some of the quieter souls are consistently graceful and polite and set a good example for us all. For example, I love the way Bhakskar always refers to everyone as 'Prabhujis'. I don't know what it means, but it sounds polite and charming. Also, I appreciated the little window into your life in India with your story of the market and festival. Our big supermarkets are full of fruits and vegetables without taste. I know that in your part of the world, the open-air markets are full of color and the fruits and vegetables are full of taste! I will not blame you for getting lost there. Om! Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Bhakskar always refers to everyone as 'Prabhujis'. I don't know what it means, > praNAm prabhuji > Hare Krishna > *prabhuji* is a humble gesture that ISKCON-mates use to acknowledge *indweller* in everyone. You might have seen in Chinmaya Mission members greet each other by calling *Hari Om*,in Vyakti Vikas Kendra (Sri Ravishankar's), they say *Jai Gurudev*. in ISKCON prabhus say *Hare Krishna* instead of *Hi*, *Hello* etc. > Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! > bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Namaste Bhaskar >*prabhuji* is a humble gesture that ISKCON-mates use >to acknowledge *indweller* in everyone. Thank you for the answer. Not to distract from the current topic of the list, but I would like to ask you a quick question please. You seem to be saying you are a member of ISCKON. My impression from reading ISKCON websites is that they are carrying on a vigorous debate with Advaitins, to put it mildly. So do you believe or disbelieve in Advaita? If it is the latter, and you are simply here out of interest, then you are a very good example of polite discussion between different spiritual paths! Thank you for a few words on this. Om! Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Namaste, > My impression from > reading ISKCON websites is that they are carrying on a vigorous > debate with Advaitins, to put it mildly. So do you believe or > disbelieve in Advaita? If it is the latter, and you are simply here > out of interest, then you are a very good example of polite > discussion between different spiritual paths! Thank you for a few > words on this. ISKCONites only *think* that they are carrying out a debate against advaita. If a scholar of advaita enters the debate seriously all ISKCONites will lose easily. But no advaitin takes ISKCON seriously in the first place, to enter into a debate with them and waste his/her time. Siddharth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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