[sri ramanuja] on Sandhyavandhanam

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Dear Vishnu,

 

You are saying that you are not against sandhyavandanam. But you are

also saying it does not matter to thennacharya sampradayam. Going by

the latter statement, one can conclude that if one belongs to

thennacharya sampradayam, as the sampradayam does not care about

performance of sandhyavandanam, one may as well not do it - big deal.

This is what I don't agree to. One "cannot" say Thennacharya

sampradayam does not care about performing nithya karmas. Why do you

have to put the blame on the sampradayam:). Why can't we make a

crystal clear statement that

"if one is performing service 100% of the time through mind or body,

one need not have to bother about any other thing in the world.

Otherwise, stick to the rules"? This is what is clearly mentioned in

mumukshuppadi:

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/mmp279.html

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/mmp280.html

 

adiyEn,

dAsan

 

 

 

ramanuja, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu wrote:

>

> One clarification is, I am NEVER saying we should not do

> sandhyavandanam. What I am saying is it does not really matter in

> thennacharya sampradayam. I have seen even highly ritualistic

> scholars not being much serious abt it.

>

> A few inconsistencies do exist in our rituals against the

philosophy

> and I am not qualified and learned enough to elaborate more. There

> is no thought policing kind of thing in our sampradayam and its

> beauty lies in the variety of the practices of its followers.

>

> adiyen

> Vishnu

>

>

>

> ramanuja, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear Sriman Madhavakkannan,

> >

> > There are ritualistic and non-ritualistic people in both schools

> of

> > thought and their opinions vary.

> >

> > Why does Manavala Mamunigal say, "japahOmAdi gaLAlE

arthakAmarkku,

> > arhtatthAlE prapannarkku"? Does the Acharya's thiruvuLLam apply

> only

> > to ashtAksharI japam? Is it not an anomaly in our sampradAyam if

> we

> > perform sandhyAvandanam but dont do ashtAksharI japam?

> >

> > From the commentary you quoted of Appillai, it nowhere appeared

> > that the Acharya prescribes thrikAla sandhyAvandanam.

> >

> > adiyen ramanuja dasan

> > Vishnu

> >

>