[Advaita-l] Fw: Re: waking, dreaming, sleeping, as mutually supportive

[Anbu sivam2]

Since I had got into the conversation that was meant to be between
Vidyasankarji and Baskarji, I would like to beg pardon of them both and let
Baskarji respond before I say anthing.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Vidyasankar Sundaresan <
svidyasankar at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> >
> > Quote: "...Whether a non-brAhmaNa can become a saMnyAsin..."
> >
> > My answer is, there is no scriptural sanction for non-brahmin to don
> ochre
> > robe for such permission would have then given a valid reason as to their
>
> Sorry, that is where you are dead wrong. That there is scriptural sanction
> for
> all dvija-s to enter the traditional saMnyAsASrama is affirmed by sureSvara
> in
> his vArttika on the bRhadAraNyaka. As you know, dvija includes all those
> who
> have the upanayana saMskAra.
>
> > purushartha.  However non-Brahmins set up Mutts and become inmates most
> of
> > them aagama based rarely Vedantic.  They are as good as buddhist sanghams
>
> There are only four purushArthas for all human beings. Of these, moksha is
> no
> exclusive property of any varNa. What do you mean by vedAntic purushArthas
> in the plural? Or are you redefining the word purushArtha?
>
>
> > Vedaantic purushaarthas are clearly valid only for the Brahmins and who
> can
> > deny that it has scriptural sanction.  Others have other purusharthas and
> > that is how their guna-karmas are divined.
> >
> > Aren't we going back in circle again and again?
>
> No, we are each staying exactly where we are.
>
> Vidyasankar
>
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