On Nirvikalpa Samadhi in Yoga and Advaita - My Concluding comments on this t

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advaitin, "Chittaranjan Naik"

<chittaranjan_naik> wrote:

> strikes a chord within me like a reminder that

> there is a spirit of Advaita that comes to us from a living tradition

> enriched by the vision and utterances of countless jnyanis rather than

> from an exclusive set of Advaita texts. At the same time, I feel

> agreement with Bhaskar Prabhuji that when it comes to a contention on

> any point regarding the doctrine then the Prasthana Traya alongwith

> Shankara's Bhashyas are the final authority on Advaita Vedanta.

 

Namaste,

 

Thank you Chittaranjan-ji for an admirable summing up.

 

As the month of April topic comes up for a new topic (Gita in

Daily Life), I would like to conclude my part on the above topic with

the following comments:

 

Sw. Bharati Tirtha wrote this subhashita:

 

aj~nebhyo granthinaH shreShThaa granthibhyo dhaariNo varaaH .

dhaaribhyo j~naaninaH shreShThaa j~naanibhyo vyavasaayinaH ..

 

Better are those who read the scriptures than those who do not.

Better than those who merely read, are those who keep in mind what

they read.

Better than those who just remember, are those who understand.

Better than those who just know, are those who practise what they have

understood.

 

Sw. Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal, Sringeri

 

To paraphrase this and extrapolate to a parable from Sri

Ramakrishna:

 

Better are those who enter the orchard than those who stay outside.

Better are those who count the leaves on the trees in the orchard.

Better still are those who taste the fruits on the trees, but debate

the taste of the fruits.

Better yet are those who go and meet the owner of the orchard, who

explains the varieties and hosts a banquet for them!

 

For those who have not read the dialogue between Kanchi

Paramacharya and Prof. Nakamura, a Buddhist scholar from Japan, the

following article on Shankara Sampradaya will open new vistas.

 

advaitin [shankara

sampradaya].

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

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advaitin, "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh>

wrote:

>

> advaitin, "Chittaranjan Naik"

> <chittaranjan_naik> wrote:

>

>

> Thank you Chittaranjan-ji for an admirable summing up.

>

> As the month of April topic comes up for a new topic (Gita

in

> Daily Life), I would like to conclude my part on the above topic

with

> the following comments:

>

> Sw. Bharati Tirtha wrote this subhashita:

>

> aj~nebhyo granthinaH shreShThaa granthibhyo dhaariNo varaaH .

> dhaaribhyo j~naaninaH shreShThaa j~naanibhyo vyavasaayinaH ..

>

> Better are those who read the scriptures than those who do not.

> Better than those who merely read, are those who keep in mind what

> they read.

> Better than those who just remember, are those who understand.

> Better than those who just know, are those who practise what they

have

> understood.

>

>

> Sunder

 

Namaste Sunder-Ji:

 

This quotation is from manusmR^iti 12.103

 

I agree with it totally. I just wish that we can try to emulate the

take home message from this "code of conduct (manusmR^iti)" rather

than the academic discussions of virtual reality as imagined in the

dreams.

 

Regards,

 

Dr. Yadu

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Namaste Dr. Yadu-ji,

 

Many thanks for the reference.

 

The complete text is available at:

 

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mooncharts/manu/

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

 

 

 

advaitin, "ymoharir" <ymoharir> wrote:

>

> This quotation is from manusmR^iti 12.103

>

> I agree with it totally. I just wish that we can try to emulate the

> take home message from this "code of conduct (manusmR^iti)" rather

> than the academic discussions of virtual reality as imagined in the

> dreams.

>