[Advaita-l] The True Nature of Advaita

[Shantanu Panigrahi]

Mr Ramakrishna
 
Since you have clarified that you are a student (in the United States it would appear) I should forgive you for attempting to get me thrown out of Advaita L but you are persisting with your attacks. Let me however begin with the term Bhagavan that you use for Shri Shankaracharya. The Bhagavan is restricted to Almighty God (Brahman) in my vocabulary and Shankaracharya was a human being. As a student of Advaita philosophy you must first learn to address the person correctly.
 
In one of my previous writings I have already clarified that the essence of Sankaracharya is the identity between the Brahman and the Jiva, the so called non-dualism. One of the problems with this philosophy is that it leads a sizeable number of people to think that they are God themselves and like Mr Bhaskar they address each other as prabhuji. Satya Sai Baba for example says that he is God. Similarly, the term prabhu is also restricted to Almighty Gods Spirit in my vocabulary. I know for certain that Almighty God is distinct for the way I communicate and correspond with Him. And He is a highly Caring God with Infinite Patience and Intelligence and Wisdom - I  found that out from detailed contacts through the worst years of my life in the United Kingdom. Surely Shri Shankaracharya's philosophy does not say that we humans with our limited biology are equal to that or that we have automatic access to that Infinite Nature of God because of Advaita. We
 humans in other words know our limitations.
 
As to how I can contribute to Advaita philosophy, I have said that there is not perfect monoism as Shri Shankaracharya's preachings suggest. I have searched for the answer to this question for 8 years of daily worship and advaita practice. There is a large overlap unquestionably but between God Paramatma and humans there is a distance, and that distance is necessary to engender respect towards God. 
 
There is obviously a difference between religion and philosophy. It is highly unlikely that Shri Shankaracharya would have achieved the wondrous works he did which has left us with such a wealth of religious literature if he was not a religious person and practiced religion from what I have read.
 
I hope this clarifies the situation. I do not know what you mean by 'if it were a swamiji out of immense compassion he would leave you alone'. Does it mean that you will not leave me alone?
 
Yours sincerely
 
Dr Shantanu Panigrahi
 
 


--- On Mon, 22/12/08, Krishnamurthy Ramakrishna <puttakrishna at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Krishnamurthy Ramakrishna <puttakrishna at verizon.net>
Subject: RE: [Advaita-l] The True Nature of Advaita
To: shantanu_panigrahi at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
Date: Monday, 22 December, 2008, 10:42 PM








Dear Dr. Panigrahi,
I am an ordinary student of Advaita philosophy, like many in this group, am
Seeking to understand Bhagavan Shankara’s philosophy of non-dualism.. It is
My humble opinion that your writings are not contributing to the knowledge
That the list members are seeking and is as much a distraction for serious
Learning. May be you are an advanced advaitin that we don’t understand the
Level of your writings. Nevertheless, any writing that don’t add value or is a
Distraction in the context, don’t belong in a discussion group like this.
 
If it were a Swamiji, out of immense compassion, he would leave you alone.
 
Regards,
K.Ramakrishna.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Shantanu Panigrahi [mailto:shantanu_panigrahi at yahoo.co.uk] 
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 3:47 PM
To: puttakrishna at verizon.net
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Mr Ramakrishna

 

It seems that you have volunteered to answer the question that I posed to Mr Bhaskar on his behalf but I see no explanation let alone an thought out answer from you or any of the other sceptics. Instead you have asked the coordinators for my quarantine. Do you mean I should be banned from the Advaita-L? If so, would you care to introduce yourself to me (are you a swamiji, Professor of Theology in a Religious college in India, or somewhere, etc) and explain why you have written this?

 

Yours sincerely

 

Dr Shantanu Panigrahi

 

 

 

 



--- On Mon, 22/12/08, Krishnamurthy Ramakrishna <puttakrishna at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Krishnamurthy Ramakrishna <puttakrishna at verizon.net>
Subject: RE: [Advaita-l] The True Nature of Advaita
To: shantanu_panigrahi at yahoo.co.uk, "'A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta'" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>, "'Bhaskar YR'" <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com>
Date: Monday, 22 December, 2008, 7:37 PMI believe it is time for the coordinators to quarantine Dr. Panigrahi.RegardsK. Ramakrishna -----Original Message-----From: advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org[mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] On Behalf Of ShantanuPanigrahiSent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:00 PMTo: Bhaskar YRCc: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.orgSubject: Re: [Advaita-l] The True Nature of Advaita Pranam Shri Bhaskar Ji Do you believe that human beings Jivas have an unseen atman (soul) and thatall atmans (souls) are divine enough for Advaita Realisation? Do you evenunderstand this question? Yours sincerely  Dr Shantanu Panigrahi --- On Mon, 22/12/08, Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com> wrote: From: Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com>Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] The True Nature of AdvaitaTo: shantanu_panigrahi at yahoo.co.uk, "A discussion group for AdvaitaVedanta"<advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>Date: Monday, 22
 December, 2008, 10:32 AM   praNAms Sri Shantanu Panigrahi prabhujiHare Krishna Kindly ask your *terrific time piece/voice of god* when the people of thisworld get the realization!!...I am eager to know about the answer that youare going to get from the *clock god*... Coming back to my private mails to you, I was just trying to say you that wecannot build an edifice of philosophy based upon some *personal mysticexperiences* and there should be a common premise to discuss theseissues...If someone else, tomorrow, comes out with *miracle computer god* asagainst your *clock god* and say you are wrong in your *time reading*..whatare you going to do? If you dont think otherwise, my suggestion is to have aprofessional counceling... Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!bhaskar        _______________________________________________Archives: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.religion.advaita To unsubscribe or
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