Happy Thanksgiving to one and all !

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Beloveds:

 

I would like to thank one and all for their best wishes on and off

the message board regarding my proposed trip to my Motherland .

 

I particularly want to thank Sri Ramji for his kind sentiments and

for the clarification he issued regarding list policies . Running a

big list like this is by no means an easy task and he his team of

co moderators are doing an excellent job of maintiaing Harmony and

Peace.

 

It is humorously said that whenever Six economists gather to discuss

something , there will be Seven opinions ! Am i allowed to parody on

this statement and say whenver two advaitins gather to discuss

shankara bhasyas there will be five opinions !what shankara

actually said and how the two advaitins interpret it and then what

each one's paramaguru interpreted it ! ) Lol!

 

anyway , an interesting discussion is going on Prarabda and

brahmajnana !

 

Sadaji was often fond of quoting Poojya Gurudev Chinmayananda.

Swami Chinmayananda said " what you have is prarabda and what you do

with what you have is purushaartha "

 

So , folks , in order to maintain Harmony and Peace on the list ,

there is no need to respond to each and every mail whatever the

temptation may be . Sadaji said " Within vyavahaara, there are three

choices one has: kartum shakhyam, akartum shakhyam and anyathaa

kartum shakhyam, one can decide to do it, one can decide not to do

it and one can do it other way. Whatever one chooses is his

purushaartha. The future prarabda is the past prarabda modified by

the present actions that one chooses to do. Hence responding to the

mail involves both prarabda and purushaartha. What kind of response

one makes obviously depends on ones understanding plus ones

samskaara in the choice of the words and the tone. "

 

anyway , i luved the latest quote from Sunderji from talk 422 of Sri

Ramana .

 

Shastri Avargale - i am delighted to know you are a tamilian from

Kerala ! Many great saints have hailed from Kerala - our beloved

Shankara Bhagvadapada , Bhattathri , Narayana guru , Mata

Amritananamayee etc etc .... so i am proud to know you are a

tamilian and that too from the great state of Kerala - that makes

you all the more lovable !

 

Folks , thank you all once again for all your love and support via

private emails .....

 

Happy Holidays !