RE: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

[Guest guest]

Hari Bolo Prabhus!

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga.

Why are you using your World-Vedic Email distribution system to promote a

hard core impersonality? According to the traditional Brahma-Madhva, Gaudia

Sampradaya, this Sri Sri Ravi Shankara is not wise at all. He can therefore not

share any wisdom with anyone because he is not promoting the highest truth as

revealed by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and specifically taught in the

Bhagavad Gita.

In fact Krishnadas Kaviraga confirms that teaching variations of the

philosophy of Sankaracara.. is the worst thing someone can do and it is

completely counterproductive to advancement in real spiritual life.

"Sripada Sankaracaray has describes all the Vedic Literatures in terms of

indirect meanings. One who hears such explanations is ruined." - Adi 7.109

"Sankaracarya, who is an incarnation of Lord Siva, is faultless because he

is a servant carrying out the orders of the Lord. But those who follow his

Mayavaid philosophy are doomed. They will lose all their advancement in

spiritual knowledge." - Adi 7.114

"Srila Vyasadeva presented the Vedanta philosophy for the deliverance of

conditioned souls, but if one hears the commentary of Sankaracaray everything

is spoiled." - Madhya 6.169

Please be more discretionary in what you post and who you are promoting.

Hoping this meets you in good spirits and enthusiastically engaged in the

service of Lord Krishna.

Your Servant,

mayesvara dasa

American Vedic Association Home Of Jagannatha 687

Villanova Road Clock, Umbrella, & Jewelry Ojai California,

93023 (805) 640-0405 md @ jagannatha.com

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[vediculture]On Behalf Of Vrndavan ParkerMonday,

August 29, 2005 12:18vedicultureSubject: [world-vedic]

Experience the Shared Wisdom and Knowledge of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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[Guest guest]

Dandavat Pranams Mayesvara Prabhuji

First let me say all glories to the Sincere Vaishnavas of all

denominations.

I understand your points but Ravi Shankar and all the Shankarites are

part of Vedic culture. There are many many many Vaishnava sites etc out

there. This egroup is a vedic culture group and while I personally

accept the Gaudiya Vaishnava conclusion as the Uttama-Siddhanta, a

majority of the Vedic community currently does not. We need to

encourage them to open their hearts to the Sankirtana Movement by

sharing and debating in a friendly and vedic manner.As a Vedic group,

it would be wrong for me to deny any vedic group a voice or ignore them.

Also I have personally met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, I admit it was only

once, yet I never heard any mayavadism from him. In fact he led us in a

15 min kirtan singing 'Radha Ramana Haribol.' From my experiance he is

a Brahmavadi. there is a big difference between Mayavad and Brahmavad.

Also thank you for yr encouargaing message regarding my atheism post.

My hope is that I can spread good news and truth in accordance with

Srila Prabhupada as much as possible and thus please the devotees and

the entire vedic community.

YS Vrndavan