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From: Parthasarati Dileepan (Dileepan_at_utc.edu)
Date: Tue May 06 1997 - 06:00:49 PDT
Sri Mohan Sagar: I am afraid your explanation is seriously flawed. Please read the RTS excerpt I had attached to my previous post and address the phrase "stream of karma". Why is Swami Sri Desikan stating doubt after doubt about the need for our effort and then destroying these doubts with logic and pramana, if he considers karma to be irrelevant for prapatti? In RTS Swami Sri Desikan clearly states that karma has a role in moving individuals to the state of mind eager to perform prapatti. Swami Sri Desikan considers karma as an undeniable element of the process that leads up to prapatti. Please do not overlook the difference between karma playing a role and karma being the sole cause of moksham. To properly understand Swami Sri Desikan you have to first understand this basic distinction. Thus your task of showing that Sri Krishna's statement was a misunderstanding of Swami Sri Desikan still remains in tact. Thanks. -- Dileepan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Parthasarati Dileepan Phone: 423-755-4675 School of Business Administration Fax: 423-755-5255 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403