sarva dharmaan parityajya maamekam sharanam vrajaa....

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On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Hari Krishna Susarla wrote:

> > as it appears at first glance. Some would even go as far as to say

> Sri

> > Chaitanya's appearance was to harmonize the apparent differing

> > conceptions of the sampradayas.

It seems to me that Srila Prabhupada and his guru were among

them, if I've understood you correctly. Bhaktisiddhanta founded a temple

for all four vaishnava sampradayas at Mayapura. Bhaktivinoda Thakura was

definitely like this too, if not even moreso.

 

 

 

> Were it the case that the views of other sampradaayas were open-ended

> (i.e. - allowing for different interpretations) and not closed to

> potentially contradictory viewpoints, then I think we might have a

> case. But in many instances, and I know Madhva is a perfect example,

> a lot of trouble has been taken to refute all other contradictory

> points of view.

In fact, that's what he sent most of his energy on, such that

Jayatirtha really developed Tattvavada more positively.

 

 

 

> The "achintya"

> in achintya bedha abedha really refers to the inconceivable,

> simultaneous oneness and difference between the Lord and His

> potencies.

And those potencies encompass everything else.

 

MDd