Vedic Principle/ Buddha & Vishnu

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QUESTION)

Let me introduce myself as Mr. Vijay Saradhi, a student of physics . The

otherday I attended a lecture and had some questions which were NOT answered to

my satisfaction. Please read these questions and provide your insight. As I

understand, one of the basic TRUTHS accepted by Vishistadvaitins is that

JEEVATMA is NOT CREATED by PARAMATAMA. Both JEEVATMA and PARAMATMA coexist

eternally, but THE JEEVATMA IS TOTALLY CONTROLLED BY PARAMATMA. My question is,

if JEEVATMA is not created by PARAMATMA, what gives PARAMATMA the right to

control JEEVATMA. What did JEEVATMA do that made him/her to be controlled by

PARAMATMA. Why is one superior and the other inferior? Vishistadvaitins do say

that the differnece between JEEVATMA and PARAMATMA is that, PARAMATMA has the

power of creation and the power of bestowing MOKSHA to JEEVATMAs. If thats what

makes the JEEVATMA to be controlled by PARAMATMA, is't it unfair/unjust giving

one the power of creation and denying it to the other, though they both coexist

for eternity? ---Saradhi.

 

ANS.

AS YOU HAVE RIGHTLY OBSERVED THAT VISISHTADWAITHIS, FOLLOW THE VEDIC PRINCIPLE,

WHICH SAYS THAT THERE ARE 3 REALITIES, THE NATURE, GOD & SOUL. ALL THE 3 ARE

ETERNAL. GOD DID NOT CREATE ANY OF THE SOULS OR THE NATURE. SOULS AS THEY ARE SO

TINY IN SIZE AND HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR OWN, THEY ARE PRONE TO BE CAUGHT UP

BY THE THINGS AROUND. THE NATURE ATTRACTS LIKE THAT. GOD, AS HE IS VIBHU, ALL

PERVADING, KNOWS EVERYTHING AND WILL NEVER BECOME PREY TO THE ILL EFFECTS OF THE

NATURE. AND AT THE SAME TIME HE IS ALL COMPASSIONATE. AS AN ABLED PERSON HELPS

TO THE OTHERS, SO ALSO GOD TRIES TO HELP THE NEEDY. A FEW SOULS, WHOM WE CALL AS

BADDHAS, CAUGHT UP IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE NATURE, NOT ABLE TO ACT ON THEIR OWN

AND FACING THE PAINS OF THE BIRTH & DEATH. COMPASSIONATE GOD COMES TO RESCUE

THE SOULS AND TAKES MANY AVATHARAS (INCARNATONS). WHILE HELPING, AT TIMES, HE

COMES DOWN HEAVILY ALSO, AFTER ALL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SOUL ONLY. THIS IS

THE WAY HE GOT CONTROL OVER THE SOUL.

 

FOR THOSE WHO ACCEPT HIS GUIDANCE, HE SHOWS ALL GOOD AND LEADS TO A PLACE WHERE

THE NATURE CANNOT ACT UPON THE SOUL. THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN HIM, HE CANNOT

HELP THEM. THEY KEEP ON ROTATING IN THE NATURE UP & DOWN, BECOMING INCAPABLE OF

KNOWING WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE.HERE GOD'S INTERFERENCE IS NOT THERE. IT IS KARMA

ONLY, SHOWS ALL POWER AND THE NATURE CONTROLLS EVERYTHING. GOD IS ONLY AN

OBESERVER THEN. SO THERE IS NO PARTIALITY TO HIM.

 

 

QUESTION)

Buddha is considered as one of the avataras of Vishnu by some. As everyone knows

BUDDHA preached AGAINST Vedas. If Buddha is one of the avataras of Vishnu, why

did he contradict the Vedas. In one avatara (Krishna) he recognizes Vedas as the

supreme authority and in another avatara he denounces Vedas. Its quite confusing

for any simple minded person. I am sure someone might have raised these

questions before and someone might have answered too, but I did NOT come across

any so far.

 

ANS.

REGARDING BUDDHA AND VISHNU. WHEN A WALL TAKES MANY CRACKS, IT WILL BE REMOVED

IN TOTAL AND THEN A NEW ONE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. IT IS THE SAME WITH 'VEDIC

DHARMA' ALSO. PEOPLE WERE BADLY EXPLOITING VEDIC RITURALS IN THOSE DAYS, AND

USING VEDA FOR THEIR OWN BENEFITS. PEOPLE WERE RATHER CHEATED BY THE SO-CALLED

VEDIC PRACTITIONERS. WE CAN SEE THE SAME SITUATION NOW ALSO. AS PEOPLE ARE

DEVOTED, MANY PRACTITIONERS ARE ELLURING PEOPLE WITH MANY YANTRAS, MANTHRAS AND

THANTHRAS TOO. THEY EVEN STARTED CREATING NEW GODS ALSO. LORD VISHNU HIMSELF

THOUGHT OF REBUILDING THE VEDIC DHARMA, FORWHICH HE HAS TAKEN THE BUDDHA

AVATHARA AND SPREAD ETHISM. BUT THE INTERESTING THINGS WAS THAT HE MADE PEOPLE

TO FOLLOW THE ESSENCE OF VEDA. BY HIS 3 SUTHRAS HE MADE PEOPLE TO RESPECT

GURU(buddham saranam gacchami), TO PRACTICE GOOD (dharmam saranam gacchami) AND

TO OBEY THE ORDER OF THE SOCIETY (sangham saranam gacchami). LATER, ONCE THE

WRONG PRACTICES HAVE GONE, LIKE ANIMAL SACRIFICES ETC., FOR MUNDANE BENEFITS,

GOD MADE ACHARYAS LIKE KUMA:RILA BHATTU, TO REVITALIZE THE VEDIC DHARMA.

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