Chitta, please Do not leave out 'ISHWARA' !!

[Guest guest]

Namaskhar Chittaranjan-ji!

 

First, let me thank you from the Bottom of my heart in the wonderful

and organized way in which you prsented this topic...

 

This topic -'real and unreal' is indeed Multi-dimensional - there are

many ways to approach it- from a philosophical point of view , from a

scientfic angle and lastly the spiritual dimension... And i must

confess, you tried your best to do justice to all the three aspects

without compromising *your* position. Well, it is not for me to

comment on how well you kept 'shankara's philosophy alive in this

debate ... but one thing is for sure! you did kindle in me a desire

to go and read the philosophy of western scholars and that is saying

a lot ... Anytime, any discussion motivates the members to read books

and expand their vision about topics, the discussant has succeeded !

That is precisely what Beloved Kenji accomplished a month ago - he

created an 'interest' and 'an 'awraeness;' in his audience ... and

Chitta, you kept the 'flow' and the 'pitch' in your presentation ...

this is not to say, it was 'smooth' sailing all the way ... there

were times, when i felt 'inundated' with much too much

information , some of which completely went over my Head ! But that

is not your fault, chitta! That is my own limitation- it called the

power of 'assimilation' ( grahan shakti) ! so guess what? in order to

understand YOU, i have to understand SHANKARA'S ORIGINAL PREMISE !

and tell me , which is more difficult to understand ? your

interpreation or shankara's doctrine? you know the answer.

 

A swamiji ( a self realized one) whom i met in Sri Ramanashram told

me thast it took him 3 and half years to understand 'the rope-snake'

analogy? and if it took a self relized man 3 and half years to

understantand this , how much longer it will take me , an UN-REALIZED

SOUL?may be a lifetime? smiles!!!

 

But as a person who is interested in Tantrik adwaitha , i would not

like you to leave 'ishwara' out of the discussion. That would be the

climax and i certainly don't want you to leave it out, please! SO,

PLEASE POST THIS ONE!!

 

well, whenever , i had doubts or questions about your presentation, i

took the initiative of always contacting you by email and you always

were gracious enough to clarify the issues... never once, i felt

silly or stupid! i also know how you were stuck with a computer which

was acting up all the time . But your enthusiasm never waned and you

stayed up late nights just to respond to questions from Bhaskarji ,

Sadaji, Michaelji, VK-JI and Ranjeet-ji and others. and the best

part is you never lost your 'cool' , while maintaining your

own 'position' !( however UNshankara like IT MAY SOUND TO OTHERS)

That is the hallmark of a good discussant.

 

i know you are busy taking up your next job assignment in Chennai and

you will be commuting between Chennai and Bombay trying to keep the

balance and harmony between a demanding career and spending quality

time with your family.

 

Please , post the concluding installment on *Ishwara* for without

*THAT*, Real will still be Unreal only !!!! smiles!!

 

well, i need not tell you about 'upayas' -

 

1)Shakta Upaya

 

2)Anava Upaya

 

3)Anupaya

 

I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL QUOTATION FROM SRI RAMANA MAHARISHI

 

There is no greater mystery than this, that being the Reality

ourselves, we seek to gain Reality. (Sri Ramana Maharishi 1879 - 1950)

 

REALLY I AM!

 

Blessings and Aashirwadams to a keen and earnest student of Adwaitha!

( tantrik? )