Guest guest Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 In this regard Mukunda Datta Prabhu wrote: Proper character as an essential prerequisite to theological debate. Ignoring it's role may only obscure things. Vaisnava acaryas posit generic dharma as the defacto basis of eligibility for Vedanta study; Srila Prabhupada similarly argued fairly often--especially with the so-called Christians--that there is little point in discussing higher theological matters (or here, perhaps, the details of its application) unless one also practices the basics, the subreligious and regulative principles. This is first and foremost, practical--and it is consequential. Requisite adherence to the disiplines of sadacara separates our isthagosthi from a forum of mere armchair speculators. To ignore this in practice brings us--in effect--not very far from the secular intellectual position that one's personal actions have no bearing on the validity of one's voice or reason (I mentioned Isopanisad 10 previously in this regard). It's subtle relativism, and as I hinted above, it may even be what some people wish to effect. And that's nescience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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