"Da, Da, Da"

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> Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:31:39 +0300

> "Vijay-AW" <vijayalu

> Re: Re: [t'vengadam] "Da, Da, Da": What the

> Thunder Said (Part-3 CONCLUDED)

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> Dear sir

> Interesting analysis of the 3 categories .

> But I have a doubt like this. Suppose a person (

> manusha) is compassionate

> but not having sense control and like wise having

> sense control but not

> compassionate or possess both but not "dana"( does

> not

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Dear Sir,

 

I am really glad you ask this question.

 

The Upanishad story, if you have carefully followed

what you call my "interesting analysis" (thank you) ,

is all about the theme of Evolution of Man, as I

sought to explain in my posting. The story is not

about "3 categories" of beings but about "3 stages of

Man's evolution". If we miss this point then we miss

the whole message of the Upanishad story as well as

its illumining illustrations echoed in the Bhagavatham

stories.

 

The perfect man -- the "manushya" -- who combines in

himself all the 3 virtues of 'dAna', "dama' and

"datta" is the epitome of perfection. He is the pride

of Evolution... he is a miracle wrought by God

Himself...

 

As long as one or more of the 3 'Da-s' is missing in

Man he continues to remain a mere 'student-child' of

Prajapati -- forever imperfect and 'uneducated'. He

might be well be like 'agni' without 'dama' or like

an 'asura' (like Hiranyakasiou) without a trace of

'dayA' -- i.e. both superhumans in all respects and

yet far from being Evolved beings..

 

But a 'manushya' who is both self-controlled like the

fire in the 'agni-hOtra' and who is full of compassion

and, again, who also gives generous 'datta' like

Sudama --- such a 'manushya' is a miracle of God

indeed! He is the same sort of miracle that visited

Sudama in the Bhagavatam!

 

Trust this clarifies your question which is a very

good and thoughtful one indeed.

 

Thank you for your interest in the subject.

 

Regards,

dAsan,

Sudarshan

 

 

 

 

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