[Advaita-l] Fwd: Rama and Krishna are Jiva-s - Mahabharata

[murali hr]

vidya path of vidya is hard
so we need vidya + sankara..
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On 24-May-2017 4:13 PM, "Vidyasankar Sundaresan via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> The criticism of these other schools centers around the fact that none of
> them are independent means to moksha. The same Sankara also accepts
> whatever is right and good in these other schools, subject to agreement
> with the aupanishada teachings.
>
> SrutyanusAra-ananusAra vishaya-vivecanena sanmArge prajnA sangrahaNIyA, and
> paramatam apratishiddham anumataM bhavati, he says.
>
> In contrast, bhakti towards a particular form of ISvara is a key step in
> the jnAnamArga of advaita vedAnta, provided people don't get caught up in
> the ridiculous my God is better than your God attitude. Unfortunately, this
> is a trap that many vaishNavas and Saivas find very difficult to avoid.
>
> Once again, rather than get caught up in superficialities, please pay
> attention to the details. There is a huge amount of material in our own
> list archives as a starting point. That is, if one can put resentment aside
> and read with an open mind.
>
> Vidyasankar
>
> On May 24, 2017 4:49 AM, "Kalyan via Advaita-l" <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > //Here lies the greatness of we advaitins that we never criticise any
> path
> > and take everyone in our own stride and move on....//
> >
> > Sri Venkata Sriram, Shankara has criticized mimamsa, nyaya, samkhya,
> yoga,
> > vaiseshika, bauddha, jaina, pashupata, pancaratra, carvaka philosophers
> in
> > his commentaries. To say that advaitins do not criticize anybody is far
> > removed from reality.
> > RegardsKalyan
> >
> >
> >     On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:28 PM, Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >  Namaste,
> >
> > ////
> >
> > Appayya Dikshitha probably has not studied the entire Mahabharata.
> > In Shanti parvan, when Vishnu shows his Vishwaroopa to Narada
> >
> > ///
> >
> > Those who are making furore over the मन्दत्व of अप्पय दीक्षितः, why don't
> > they raise
> > objections to the remark of वेदान्त देशिकः when he makes a remark against
> > दक्षिणामुर्तिः
> > vide shloka no. 7 of his हयग्रीव स्तोत्रं :
> >
> > दाक्षिण्यरम्या गिरिशस्य मूर्तिः देवी सरोजासन धर्मपत्नी ।
> > व्यासादयोऽपि व्यपदेश्यवाचः स्फुरन्ति सर्वे तव शक्तिलेशैः ॥ ७॥
> >
> > "the pretty south-faced Ishwara (dakshinamurti), Devi Saraswati and
> > Bhagavan Badarayana -
> > all three draw their power of Knowledge from Lord Hayagriva"
> >
> > Granted that these compositions show one's devotion to personal deity but
> > is it not blasphemous
> > to say that the Dakshinamurti who taught the essence of vedanta to great
> > brahmanishtaas thru
> > silence draws His knowledge thru Hayagriva.  The greatness of
> > dakshinamurti is stated in Bhagavata Purana
> > itself in 4th chapter.  Having seated in 'mahAyOga' rUpa 'vaTavrikSa',
> > demonstrates the 'chinmudra' and dispels
> > the doubts to sages.
> >
> > Now, should we advaitins conclude that Vedanta Desika didn't study any
> > shastras and was
> > ignorant of the dakshinamurti-tattva?  Certainly not.  Here lies the
> > greatness of we advaitins
> > that we never criticise any path and take everyone in our own stride and
> > move on....
> >
> > Advaitins are broad-minded and that is why it has become more popular and
> > more acceptable today by great logicians and philanthropists.
> >
> > regs,
> > sriram
> >
> >
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