Guest guest Posted November 20, 2001 Report Share Posted November 20, 2001 Priya Sriman Ram Mohanji! Jai Srimannarayana! We are sending replies to your questions, as we know, there itself. =chinnajeeyar= ram mohan <rams_hi acharya27 <acharya27 Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:44 AM Re: >1. GOD is a supernatural power and an unseen >inspiration, GURU is a guide who shows us the right >path, MOTHER gives birth and sacrifices everything for >the sake of her children. > >Who is the greatest among the above and whose guidance >should we follow? Ans: At the first phase of the life,it is only mother, who is God-present, she has to be worshiped, till the end of the life. At the growing age it is the Guru who shows us all about the world and also about God. So guru is the greater than anything else. But God, whom we are talking about, is only known through the SASTHRAS, that were taught to us by the Guru only. Hence, the guidance of Guru, who shows us the path of the 'real life', that goes along with the spiritual life, should be worshiped. >2. How many spiritual orders exist i.e. apart from >Dwaitha, Vishishtadwaita and Advaitha. Which is more >prominent and shrestam. why should one take the path- >of these orders? Cant man be his own self? Ans. There are somany schools-of-thought, came into existance, after these 3 major doctrines,as off-shoots of these three only. So, in one way or the other, we can say that all the other doctrines are included in these three major 'vedic-doctries'. WE human beings are blessed with the ability to use the free-will. No other creature has it. If we won't use it, we are lower than any other creature, for they lead truthful and justifiable life, when compared with humans. If man uses his ability to Realize & Pray to God, that is only the Way, as and how man can show his gratitude. Hence, 'living by oneself', has no meaning as such. Man has to choose, some spiritual path, whichever suits him, depending upon the maturity he has. 3. What is the importance attached to Guropadesham and >Ashtakshari Mantram? Can one practice the ordinary >lifestyle after Samashrayanam? Does any supernatural >power influences us after Samashrayanam? Ans: Even after taking a Manthra from the Guru, life-style need not be changed, for Manthra gives us ability to think well and do well, with a study mind. We do not know about any super-natural powers, attached to Samasrayanam. The greatness of Ashtakshari Manthra is very long. It is the origin of all the Ve;das. It allows the practitioner to get anything he wants to get, it meditated upon properly. There are somany ways of taking Gurupadesam. Sripanchara;tra Agamas, recommend doing Pacha- samskaras to anyone, whoever is a real seeker, without taking any mundane bondage into account, viz., caste, creed, sex, financial status etc. If you have any nearby frieds, whoever have taken samasrayanam from us, will be having a guruparampara book with them. Look into the details of what and why we need samasrayanam etc., are mentioned. .. Recently a month ago I felt that some supernatural >power was influencing me and I ran to tirupathi like a >mad dog. I was not that genuine person what i was. >There were lot of magic things which I observed there >and something which I experienced at Tirupathi. I >cannot explain it wholly but i would call it as >'MAYA'. What was this experience? Is it common in >everybody? Ans: We cannot say anything about your experiences, you see! That type of experiences or not common to us or any of our people. Probably yours is the unique experience. So long as they are not causing trouble to others, they are good..... >5. Should i get married. What is marriage? my date of >birth is 22.10.1973, Simha Rasi, Pubba Nakshatram, III >padam? If yes, when will i get married? Do we elect a >bride or is it in the destiny of oneself? Ans: Priya friend! We do not play God. We do not know the Jathakas also. You need to consult a qualified scholar and proceed. > > > > > >Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts >http://uk.my. _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 If our elders who designed or started the dress code had lived in Alaska or Detroit Michigan, would they have prescribed the dress code? We have to consciously separate essence from the non-essence. Namo Narayana is the essence. All these other things are not the essence or the definition of who or what makes Sri Vaishnava. adiyen may be corrected by learned members of the group. What works in Kanchi MaaNagar does not work in Sri Badrinath. -- rk --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 it is out of context to speak of " How god is doing", and also irrelevent to the raised question or the given answer, as the topic that needs explanation is about the relationship of 'identity' and 'difference' ie., abhe:da and bhe:da Priya Sriman Shiva ! Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha Mangalasasanams of HH Sri Swamiji Here the context is NOT how God is doing. Nothing is being discussed in that context. It is the relationship that is being explored between GOD and his Qualities (God and Jivas or soul and the body ). "How God is doing...", has nothing to do here in the present context. It is totally a separate context and subject as a whole, for which there is lot to discuss and lot many to say. ( Neither the example you have quoted has any relevance to the present context. However, it Might come under the "Achinthya" part of the answer describing about the innumerable auspicious virtues of Supreme Lord ) Refer to the line starting with "Gaudiyas feel that the metaphysic of...." is where it clearly reveals that our "feeling" has taken prominent place than apocalyptic Vedas, Universal Sounds. Unfortunately, this is the respect we (ourselves) have towards our original Vedas and Upanishaths ?? Our feelings are highly limited in nature and are influenced by all the types of blemishes, according to our Karmas. Our Karmas decide our tastes and convictions. Our feelings cannot be the deciding factors about the Utmost Truths of this Universe. If we try to decide so, it is only getting misled. So Sasthra is the only refuge in all such matters. Life is short. Let us Realise fast and Pray to be in His Service. Whether we realise or not Truth is always Truth. Our acceptance or somebody's acceptance has no role in it. Such great Truths are revealed by Vedas. Our Merciful Acharyas presented the essence of those Truths in a most exhaustive manner, just for our sake to quickly realise(after extensive and indepth study of all the subjects and relevent subjects too.) Before we speak of such things in public or via media, utmost care of the authenticity (with the Vedas) has to be verified. May we realise the blessings of our Acharya, get freed from all the imposed conceptions; and become the most-liked-servants of our beloved Lord, at the earliest. Jai Srimannarayana ! srikaryam =krishna ramanuja dasa= > Message: 3 > Sat, 31 May 2003 21:01:21 -0000 > "sssshiva2002" > Re: Is Ramanuja's visistadvaita incoplete ? > > one and different, God is reality, and God controls reality. > > God is the substance and the controller of the substance. > > God is one identity(Bhagavan),and God has many shared > identities(jivas) > > inconceivable means YOU cannot conceive fully of HOW God is doing > these things, it is beyond our experience ,only God can properly > conceive of HOW these things are going. > > you can only gain a basic understanding,like you understand that if > you plant a seed and water it it will grow and produce fruit, but How > that reality was created and how it is being maintained in the > cosmic sense is beyond your ability to understand in full. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Dear Friends, Jai Srimannarayana. I know this is all part of our human games. Everyone always want to start everything from fresh and separate. We have become so practical and mastered in separatisim, now the "so-called" orthodox people too joining the main stream. If one wants to do good, he shouldn't shy away from joining the next person who has already started doing the same. Look now. Instead of extending support to our Acharyas, we want to become leaders and do it in our own way. Our Acharyas are doing a splendid job and fighting for our traditions, culture and heritage. How many of us really shown the support? How many of us joined the protest in endorsing the petition? Lets see some of our own groups following Vaishnavisim. To raise to the occasion and protect our Lord Venkateshwara Temple, any one of us needn't wait for someone to tell us. At the minimumn, these groups should be the first ones to oppose the destructions of Tirumala and should have endorsed the petition (http://www.zeroguru.com/petition.html). But how many of them did. Talking about God, visiting SatSangs, visiting temples, breaking coconuts and etc is not enough friends. We should also join our acharyas in this noble cause. For those Viashnava Acharyas not supporting this noble cause, I request those followers of these acharayas to request their Gurus to extend their support to save our culture, traditions and heritage. We do not want everyone asking each other, "What did you do?", "If I do this, what will you do for me?", "Ok, dont tell me? What have yooou done soo far?". Just leave our egos here itself for the sake of our Lord and Acharyas and culture. Lets extend our support whole heartedly to our acharyas. No offense guys/gals. Jai Srimannarayana Narsaraj ramanuja dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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