A look back and a spring forward

[Guest guest]

Namaste all

 

While the discussions on 'Samadhi' and 'advaita' initiated

by Bhaskar Prabhuji are certainly interesting,, we think

now the stage has come to give a break to the discussion as

the heat of the discussion is crossing a threshold

temperature, as is evident by the occurrences of

uncomplimentary references to individual persons,

particularly Gurus and Swamis who are held in respect by

their devotees and disciples. I suggest that as the new

topic for April is about to be started we close this topic

right where it is, since already enough has been said. So

no more mails on this thread, for some time. Thank you all,

Bhaskar, Sunder Rajan, Kathiresan and others who

contributed to the discussion.

 

Closely following these discussions on the usage of the

concept as well as of the word 'samAdhi' in Shankara's

exposition of advaita, we shall look forward to the April

discussion on 'Gita in Daily Life' to be led Shri Raghava

Kaluri.

 

May I take this opportunity of inviting further volunteers

to carry on the torch of useful discussions on our list,

in the succeeding months of May and onwards? The system of

monthly topics has turned out to be very effective on our

list and I would earnestly appeal to all members to help

carry on this tradition.

 

'Gita in Daily Life' as the April topic, will naturally

interest a larger audience and involve a wider

participation. Let more members participate. Particularly

beginner-members need to overcome a natural habit of

shyness and come out from their silence, with their

questions, doubts and their own explanations -- of course,

disciplining themselves not to stray too far from the topic

of the month. 'Gita in daily life', because of the very

nature of the topic, would give them an opportunity to open

up.

 

I wish all of us an active purposeful month of activity in

April, as ever before.

 

PraNAms to all advaitins

profvk

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. V. Krishnamurthy

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