The case of the fabulous foorprint

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Dear all,

Probably a message from Lord Oppiliappan that those who have read and put

them into practice, their past karmas have been wiped out!

 

Srimate Ramanujaya Namah

 

Vijayaraghavan V K

 

 

 

 

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Monday, June 09, 2003 7:21 AM

Re: Re: The case of the fabulous

foorprint

 

 

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> It is the humble opinion of this ignorant writer whose hand is guided by

> the Divya Dampathis that fear or hesitation of the mind should not come

in

> the way of wearing the Lords symbols.

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> Be it a movie or office or a meat-eating-liquor party. it does not

matter.

> Your personal (inner- of fhe heart and not the mind) decision is

important.

> These activities i.e. movies, TV, meat-eating party etc. are all created

by

> humans while the Lord is above all these. These are not ever likely to

> impact HIS glory in any way. HE is What HE IS.

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> So first banish worry and undue concern in this matter.

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> However, having said this, if there is a slightest danger or problem

likely

> to happen to you, your family and to your basic circumstances (food,

> clothing,housing, career, job, education etc.) then appropriate

compromises

> may be considered.

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> For example, the writer was with a French bank of repute years back when

> the head who was an European had a colonial mentality. He openly asked the

> writer not to wear the Vibhuti or Chandanam on his forehead and clearly

> told that this could cause a damage to the reputation and image of the

Bank

> !!!. Utter stupidity but then he was the man who was signing the paycheck.

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> Being out of job is not a nice situation to be in. An evil boss is better

> than being on dole. The writer had to compromise.

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> Such dharma-sankatam may come often. It is not scorn, but at times the

> weight of power which can throttle our divine desires.

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> Or take the case of certain social circumstances in remote villages, even

> now in India. The very sporting of the Tirumanam or Vibhuti is

> misunderstandinglyh percieved as a proclamation of ' exclusivness' of the

> upper caste and in places where there predominence of a less illitrate,

> poor class they openly show animosity. Others before us might have

> exploited these people but their combined anger will be on any

> 'educated-symbol-wearing' Brahmin and so on.

> This also the writer has experienced in some south Indian remote towns.

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> such cases, it is prudent NOT to wear the marks.

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> Lastly, whether you wear or do not wear or are prevented to wear etc. the

> best and highest form of absolving factor has already been taken into

> account thousands of years back by the Vedas. The Vedas have given us the

> Sandhyavandanam which includes in the initial part a

'confession-cum-pardon

> seeking' routine to the Sun to burn out the misdeeds and errors of

> body,mind, heart and speech. This is done thrice. If you stick to this

> IRRESPECTIVE then in the privacy of your rooms, you would have achieved

the

> same effect you achieve by wearing the Tirumanam/Vibhuti or Kumkum.

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> Om Tat Sat

> Tat tvam asi

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