[Advaita-l] On Acharyas and Modern Technology

[Ravisankar Mayavaram]

namaskaram Sarma garu,

I have changed the subject line.  First of all, I am overjoyed by the
announcement of the successor by the Sringeri Acharya . I was eagerly
waiting for this for a while.

On the use of modern technology, I believe Acharyas are quite familiar with
this and have very knowledgeable people around them to help them utilize it
when they see a need to use it.

Two months or so ago, Kanchi Matha scheduled a live video conference with
devotees in Austin, TX.  Sri Sri Sankara Vijayendra Swamin presented his
anugraha bhashanam and then had one-to-one  brief conversation with each
family in the audience. Program went for around two hours. I think they did
this with few other cities as well. This was initiated by a technology
company giving them the equipment and the maTha wanted to see if that can
be put to use.

As far as their relevance to their society, those who are in need of their
guidance seek them for help. It is like the light from Sun, available to
all for free - all you have to do is come out the dark cell to receive it.
In TN, Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra's Saraswati's talks where published as
many volumes in Tamil and was quite well received by all (not just
brahmanas). Matha also significant respect and attendance from non-brahmana
communities.

Ravi



On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:22 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.
>
> 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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