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Re: outburst of a angry vaishnavite

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Pradeep Janakiraman • February 17, 2003 


everyone, 

my views on this point is that this is a bhakti-list and intends to 
discuss bhakti as the foremost. 

we hear about several paths (mAargams) to reach the lord. but for 
each there is some effort required from our side. 

For one who follows the Vaidheega-Margam, Anushtaanams are highly 
important. 

For one who follows Vedanta Vicharam, a very high amount 
of "vairaagyam" is quintessential. 

For Saranagathi(surrender), one needs to have complete faith, trust 
(druda viswaasam). 

We are supposed to be discussing devotion and surrender, in this 
list. 

In Gita when Krishna says, "dharma samstaapanaarthaya", what Dharmam 
is he talking about re-instating at the end of Dwapara yuga and for 
the Kali Yuga ??

Will any of these Vaidheega dharmams, even be accepted or be 
followed ? 

He really talks about devotees (such as our Vaishnava achaaryas) who 
will set Bhakti Margam and "Naama Sankirthanam" as the only way out 
for this age. Nothing else, will work if preached or imposed. That is 
the problem of this age. Its not our fault. But we have an easy way 
out luckily.

For, naama sankirthanam, even druda vishwaasam or faith is not 
required, as we note in the case of Ajamila. Even a casual calling of 
Hari's names is going to do so much good. 

So why bother about Vaidheega Anushtanams, in an age when even our 
great Acharyas did not give it 1st precedence ?

Radhe Krishna





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