[Advaita-l] Sringeri Jagatguru announces His Successor

[RAMESH RAMANAN]

Namaskarams,
Do you mean to say that the in-coming Shankaracharya must sit at the computer/laptop and click the mouse and send emails to all his followers? The Maths established by Sri Shankara are very orthodox and I definitely do not see this happening even after another 300 years, forget about right now. I think Bharathi Theertha Mahaswami has guided many of his devotees silently in his own way in spiritual life and I expect the same approach from the new Shankaracharya also. I do not think that he will make a marked departure from the established traditions and practices. So, if you are expecting any such change, just forget it right now. I am not being rude (i have no intention of hurting anyone), but being practical. May be, they could ask the manager or administrator to dash off emails to devotees, but only that much can be expected. Ramesh Ramanan. 

     On Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 17:58, Sujal Upadhyay via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
   

 Namaste,

I do not understand that instead of getting happy on hearing this news,
some are always questioning.

Sanyasins are taught to remain silent. It is the duty of householders to
approach them, but instead we want everything at the click of mouse. It is
like a river changing her course to quench thirsty.

Sanyasins are often tagged as 'corporate gurus' as they keep expanding
their foundation. After a certain level of expansion, the founder looses
his grip over foundation and then the corruption begins.

I personally believe that if you take initiative yourself, then this karma
is bound to be a sakAma karma though you keep saying it is nishkam karma.
AS one progresses spiritually, desires are uprooted, even the sAttvika
ones, and one becomes absolutely neutral. It is staying in this state of
neutrality that produces powerful aura, which in-turn is responsible of our
feeling of 'peace' in their presence. It is this 'neutral' state of mind
that helps us transcend 3 guNa-s

Sanyasins are the once who are an inspiration to us, but it is always us
who keep questioning them, the way they have to look, behave, sit, etc.

Now please do not justify this as 'freedom of expression' These phrase has
done much damage to Hindus than most others.

OM

OM

Sujal Upadhyay

"To disconnect from the self and to become Aware of anything else is
nothing but unhappiness" - Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi

He who has faith has all
He who lacks faith, lacks all
It is the faith int he name of lord that works wonders
FAITH IS LIFE, DOUBT IS DEATH - Sri Ramakrishna

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:52 AM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > In order that the peethadhipathis may understand, relate  and communicate
> > with the modern society, I think they should have some grounding in
> modern
> > science and technology. If not, they will be more and more alienated from
> > the society and loose their relevance. Already their impact on the
> society
> > at large is infinitesimal. The only people who look to them is a very
> small
> > fraction of the society (the priestly class) whose self interest is
> served
> > by exhortations made by the pontiffs to uphold sanatana dharma. It is
> > paraspara bhavana. You scratch my back, I will scratch yours. It is high
> > time for the pontiffs to get out of this rut and take a fresh look at
> their
> > relevance to the  society.
> >
>
> I agree with this. The need of the hour is Swamijis must know how to speak
> and attract young people and children. The Youth are not interested in some
> old stories from Puranas. They want to see why Brahmin Culture and Vedanta
> is relevant in Modern Society. They are already attracted by Western ideas.
> Why not attract them to our ideas? In a way Ramakrishna Mission is more
> successful than our traditional Maths. But even there the reach is not
> much.
>
> There are two important things. One is Reach. Another is Impact. There has
> to be a wide reach for Swamijis message. They must use different media like
> TV, newspaper, Facebook, Twitter and others. What about Impact? If the
> message is delivered to right people at the right time in the right place
> that will have Impact.
>
> Swamijis must know how to use modern technology to do this.
>
>
>
> >
> > regards,
> > Sarma.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Srikrishna Ghadiyaram via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Om!
> > > "rituals of pITArOhaNa would start from 22nd Jan'15 which is followed
> by
> > > mahAvAkya anugraha on 23d Jan'15."
> > > Would someone clarify, what kind of prior education or training is
> > > expected for such selections, here at Singeri or elsewhere, not as a
> rule
> > > but as a general guideline. From the other posts I learn that, for
> > Srinegi
> > > acayra / peetha adhikara, Yajurveda Adhyayana is the minimum expected.
> My
> > > further question is, is prior education in other Darshanas supposed to
> > have
> > > been completed; or is the new initiate expected to start such studies
> > after
> > > the initiation.
> > > Related questions are:
> > > 1. If, for example, Vedanta studies have been accomplished, how
> mahAvAkya
> > > anugraha will be significant.2. If Vedanta studies have not been
> > completed,
> > > how mahAvAkya anugraha will make 'complete' sense. Is it traditionally
> > > accepted that after mahAvAkya anugraha, the sanyasi will start studies,
> > > meaning indirectly that mahAvAkya anugraha does not do the job?
> > > Further, in general what mental felicitation the new acarya select is
> > > supposed, or we can assume, to have accomplished in the earlier
> ashrama,
> > > and how can we, compare such overall mental felicity in children with
> > other
> > > secular education, if not in Veda or Tarka etc. This is primarily to
> > > compare and contrast what one can accomplish in life, not necessarily
> to
> > > become a pithaadhipati, but to start as an ordinary individual at a
> > similar
> > > age, but achieve atma jnana, starting at the age of say 21, but
> > undergoing
> > > studies with similar commitment as the acarya towards dharma.
> > > Om !
> > > Srikrishna
> > >      From: Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l <
> > > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> > >  To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> > >  Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 10:42 PM
> > >  Subject: [Advaita-l] Sringeri Jagatguru announces His Successor
> > >
> > > Namaste,
> > >
> > > One of the joyous moments for us.
> > >
> > > Shri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji has announced His uttarAdhikAri in
> sringeri.
> > > All the rituals of pITArOhaNa would start from 22nd Jan'15 which is
> > > followed by mahAvAkya anugraha on 23d Jan'15.
> > >
> > > One of the brilliant brahmachArIs of sringeri veda pATashAla shri Kuppa
> > > Venkateshwara Prasad has been selected as the uttarAdhikAri who is the
> > son
> > > of a great vedic & tarka scholar shrI kuppa siva subramanya avadhani
> > garu,
> > > who served as veda pATashAla principal in Keesaragutta, near Hyderabad,
> > and
> > > is the veda principal of TTD currently.
> > >
> > > Let us all pray our due respects to the jagatguru-dwayam of sringeri
> now.
> > >
> > > regs,
> > > sriram
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