RE: contention to Advaita

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Priya Sriman Sravan!

Jai Srimannarayana!

You are right. Till recent times, thie educated Indian or

West in general, was kept in dark about Visishtadwaitha.

They know only Adwaitha books in English. So whatevet

they know, that is all they speak about.! Now, recently

a lot of literature started appearing in English and

other languages also about Visishtadwaitham.

 

Even western scholars, who come here to make a research

and write books, they approach very a few people, who

are well spoken off personalities, stay with them for

some time, learn something they teach and start writing

their own books about what they learnt. They meet only

adwaitha scholars, because, many people who go to West

are belonging to that school only and thus they became

famous and approachable to the West. After observing the

Visishtadwaitha works, even those westerners are

appreciating the inner depth.

 

It is not the fault of others. It is because of our

own scholars who paid least attention towards our

scriptures, in allowing them to reach common mans'

hand. At the same time our people were so narrow minded

in confining the philosophy to only regional languages

like tamil. They hardly allowed it to reach the common

mans hand through English etc. This opinion may not be

accepted by many traditional minded people. Yet, it is

true. Even our own people do not know the difference

between Vaishnavism & Visishtadwaitham.

 

The philosophy is caged and kept behind the bars

of temples. The So-called pravarthakacharyas or protectors

of Sampradaya have satisfied and confirmed that if

"some prabandham is chanted and thirtham & prasadams are

served to acharyapurushas(even if they do not know

anything, or even if they are against to Sampradaya also)

and then to the devotees", that is all protecting the

Sampradayam.

 

If someone is really concerned about the practical

philosophy, it is Visishtadwaitham only. It does not

mean that other schools of thought are wrong. Every

school has a role to play in this society, for, the

ideas and understanding ability of people differ, from

person to person. Each school, helps in satisfying

different levels of people. Understand this and also

try to collect available books and first, start reading

by yourself. Then we can inform to others.

 

=chinnajeeyar=

 

sravanme@r... [sravanme@r...]

Sunday, February 17, 2002 12:07 AM

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[COMMITTEE] contention to Advaita

 

 

 

Respected Swamiji,

So many people,those belong to advaita used to argue that

their

concept is universally accepted where Visishtadvita is not like

that and

it is also absurd. I also observed that when ever

scholors deliver their seminars or holy speeches,

they always refer SankaraCharya, not Ramanuja Charya.What is the

cause of

the well establishment of this Advaita than Visishtadvita?

I request u to explain this briefly.

ThanQ

Yours most obediently,

Vedala.Ramanuja Shravan Kumar.

 

Sravan Kumar Vedala