kR^iShNas tu bhagavaan svayam

[Guest guest]

Regarding the discussion over reconciling different, contradictory

points of view, I wanted to point out the following URL:

 

http://www.dvaita.org/shaastra/gita/bg1041.html

 

This is a link from the Dvaita list. Now I want to make it clear that

I do not approve of the individuals who run this site, and I think we

could spend hours attacking their character and unsuitability to

present Dvaita-vaada to the public. This, however, is not the point.

The point is that *this* particular paper contains quotes directly

from their aachaaryas (even aachaaryas within our paramparaa) which

refutes our understanding of Krishna as the original Supreme

Personality of Godhead. I do not agree with their rebuttal, nor am I

endorsing it. I provide this link here for two reasons:

 

1) to show how difficult it is to try to reconcile with seemingly

contradictory points of view -- here is an example of someone who has

given his interpretation on a particular shloka and then gone out of

his way to refute other possible interpretations, especially ours

 

2) to provide material for discussion - this is, after all, the

Achintya list, and if nothing else, we are here to reexamine our

convictions and learn how to better defend them. I would be

interested in opening up some discussion on how we might respond to

the analysis given above -- I am of the opinion that our aachaaryas

are not mere sentimentalists who are going to just roll over at the

first sign of a challenge. And while I do not entertain any hope of

converting the Dvaita followers to our point of view, I think it is

important to be able to explain these things to our colleagues so as

to prevent them from losing faith.

 

regards,

 

Krishna