Fwd: About being a true Vaishnava...Sri Swamiji answers...

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Some thought-provoking questions to basic questions regarding Sri

Vaishnava. The fourth one in particular caught my attention.

 

adiyen

 

 

 

 

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chinnajeeyar <acharya27

Aug 26, 2007 5:34 AM

RE: About being a true Vaishnava...

Acharya Web Team <acharyawebteam, ramakrishna.soogoori

 

 

 

 

Jai Srimannarayana Ramakrishnaji!

 

we are happy with your doubts. we are writing something at those

questions. you may look at them.

 

 

 

 

I would like to know who is true vaishnavite?

1. stamping samasrenalu

 

ANS: " STAMPING " WORD IS NOT GOOD. SAMASRAYANAM IS TAKEN, OUT OF FAITH

IN SASTHRAS AND ACHARYAS. IT BURNS THE SINS AND MAKES THE SOUL PURE.

LATER HOW DO WE KEEP IT, DEPENDS UPON OUR OWN ACTS.

 

 

2. Following strict diet restrictions

 

ANS: FOLLOWING STRICT DIET RESTRICTIONS, BASED UPON THE LOVE AND

CONCERN WE HAVE ON GOD. AS THE QUALITY OF THE SOIL DEPENDS UPON THE

FOOD PROVIDED IN IT, THUS THE ABILITY OF THE BODY GROWS WITH THE FOOD

GIVEN TO IT. TO GROW SATWIC QUALITIES, SATWIC FOOD IS VERY ESSENTIAL.

IF ONE DOES NOT FOLLOW THAT, IT MEANS HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN SATWIC

QUALITIES AND THEN HE IS NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A DEVOTEE AT ALL.

OUR ACTIONS SPEAK ACCURATE ABOUT OUR THOUGHTS, THAN OUR WORDS AND

FEELINGS. HENCE DIET ALSO PROVES ABOUT A REAL VAISHNAVA.

 

 

3. Doing pooja daily

 

ANS; DOING PUJA MAY NOT PROVE VAISHNAVISM, BUT IT IS AN ACT COMES OUT

AUTOMATIC, WHICH MAKES EVERY ACTIVITY AS PUJA OF LORD ONLY. NOT REALLY

FEELING IN THE HEART AND DOING PUJA DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.

 

 

 

Please let me know what is the most important characteristics other

than mentioned above for being a true vaishnavite ?

 

ANS: FINALLY A TRUE VAISHNAVITE IS HE WHOSE HEART BLEEDS FOR OTHERS

AND FEELS THE RELATION WITH GOD IN ALL RESPECTS.

 

 

=chinnajeeyar=

Regards,

 

SRKRAO