Shankaracharya and Shakti & Ramayana

[Guest guest]

I have been reading the discussions on the above subject.

 

The Sankaracharya, the founder of Advaita Vedanta and Sankaracharya

the author of Soundharya Lahari are different persons. They lived

during different periods.

 

Adi Sankaracharya established the four Maths and persumably wrote Baja

Gibindam.

 

The Sanskrit of Soundarya Lahari is different from Adi Sankara's Bhashya.

 

Similarly Ramayana was the story of an ideal King. In Valmiki Ramayana

( which is the original) Rama is never called a God.

 

In Valmiki Ramayana, while describing the qualities of Rama, it is

said he is like Vishnu.

[Guest guest]

Actually sir, they are the same person. Even now, the Shri Chakra,

the most Holy and powerful Yantra of Shakti is worshipped in the Maths

established by Shankar. Why would they do that- the Shri Chakra is

clearly a Shaktic/Tantric object, and can only be worshipped as such.

 

The whole point of the story is that even an enlightened soul refused

to accept the Divine Mother, and hence had to be taught a lesson. This

is not insulting to Shankar, as many have interpreted. In fact it

shows his greatness, as for how many people would Shiv and Shakti

personally come down- will they come down for the millions of sinners

who never take name of God?

 

But they came down for Shankar, as he refused to accept the Divine in

all its qualities, and for this reason alone his Moksha had stalled.

 

In the classic book "Autobiography of a Yogi",the authors Guru Sri

Yukteswar says "Even in Astral World(Heaven) people arent perfectly

happy. It pains them when someone misrepresents the Truth. They always

try to keep their conduct in acordance with the Truth".

 

The Truth isnt what is written in Shastras, but one that Gyanis feel

for themself in Samadhi. If your local paanwala says there is no God,

no one cares. But when a higher soul like Shankar says there is no

Shakti, all is Maya, then that shakes the heavens, as it is against

the Truth.

 

To show this is not my personal theory, I will end with a quote by Sri

Aurobindo(in the Hour of God), who also felt remorse at the way

Vedantis slur Shakti:

 

"Does she stand between you and your Lord? She is Sita. Pray to her,

and she will stand aside and show you his face. But presume not to

separate Ram and Sita, to cast her into a distant Lanka so you can

have Ram for youself.....rather go thru her, she will lead you in the

surest way to Bliss. Nature is Power of God himself".

[Guest guest]

I agree with shanracer, I too feel It was the same Shankracharya...not

two of them