[Advaita-l] Chanting Gayatri overseas

[कुवँर बिपिन चौहान]

Namaste !

Please desh, kaal, stithi ke pare hai paralukik yeh purntah galat hai ki
gayatri jambudwip se bahar uccahran kari jaye.

Tark sansarik mat hai anytha sab neti neti hai.

Yeh spasht hai ki gayatri ji gupt hain

https://www.facebook.com/shrimahakaleshwar/posts/843149805785998

My guru batuk shastri (Brahmnal, Varanasi) always says it's next to
impossible we go against shastr on anyway.

Simple question: Is the Jagadguru of Sringeri wrong in blessing the SVBF
initiative in Pennsylvania?

Answer: I bipin chauhan on behalf of Eternal Law declared it totally wrong.

For this my Guru ke Guru Swami Karpatri fight/ shastrath with madan mohan
malviya that Widow marriage is not possible the fool vaishya kul empire
goenka say as per shastr Swami Karpatri ji right but malviya is also not
wrong due to desh kal stithi shloka of gita ji.

I know Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji but ignorance or will of
Brahman all this happen because Bharat unable to follow

https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8
from long ago.


Anyway
Ram


On 7 October 2017 at 10:23, Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> That's an excellent bhAShya reference, Subbu ji,  on how dharma can
> definitely be reinterpreted by shiShTa-s in keeping with the present desha
> and kAla. No doubt it's not a licence to say, anything goes. We have to
> cautiously move on.
>
> But to say that all NRI brahmins are patita-s as long as they are based
> abroad seems untenable.
>
> Om
> Raghav
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> On 07-Oct-2017 8:20 AM, "V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l" <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> > On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 1:52 AM, Vēdānta Study Group via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Harih Om
> > >
> > > Dharma (and its interpretation) evolves through time.
> >
> >
> > Shankara, in his Brahma sutra bhashya ३.१.२५ has said:
> >
> > यस्मिन्देशे काले निमित्ते च यो धर्मोऽनुष्ठीयते, स एव
> > देशकालनिमित्तान्तरेष्वधर्मो भवति ; तेन न शास्त्रादृते धर्माधर्मविषयं
> > विज्ञानं कस्यचिदस्ति । - Dharma is place-time specific and hence the
> > scripture is the best source to decide what is dharma and what is not.
> >
> > And in innumerable places Shankara has stated that śiṣṭāchāra, conduct of
> > the noble, as a source of Dharma/adharma. In fact the Taittiriya
> Upanishad
> > itself says: Follow those who are wedded to Dharma, in deciding what
> course
> > of action you have to take, while in doubt, etc.
> >
> > While the śiṣṭa-s may not encourage people going abroad, yet they have
> > continued to bless those who live abroad, for whatever reasons. I have
> > heard the earlier Jagadguru would bless those who seek his blessings
> while
> > a boy is going abroad for higher studies: 'My blessings are there on this
> > condition: Study there and return to our Land and serve here.' Now, over
> > the years we have huge settlements abroad who seek to follow dharma. In
> > fact I came across at least one person, who has studied the entire Rg
> Veda
> > and is now teaching people even in India, through Skype from the US.
> There
> > are sincere seekers who have said 'the quite, serene atmosphere there is
> > very conducive to dhyāna, contemplation, etc.' This is what is sought by
> > anyone who is a seeker, ultimately.
> >
> > Above all, we have to also remember this:  Between niyama (observances)
> and
> > yama (fundamental moral conduct), the latter takes precedence over the
> > former in spiritual progress and attainment. Swami Vidyaranya in the
> > Jivanmuktiviveka has given references for this rule. He also points out
> > cases of extremity where 'a certain person looked for a pure place all
> over
> > the world to conduct his religious practice and could not find a single
> > one'. What is important above all is for a person to value ahimsā,
> satyam,
> > akrodha, brahmacharya and non-stealing. These are the five yama-s that
> are
> > crucial for spiritual evolvement. Niyama-s are there to support these in
> > the long run. They are not to be belittled either. An
> individual-specific,
> > balanced, view is what is moderate.
> >
> > regards
> > subbu
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> >
> >
> > > What is stated in the
> > > Brhadaranyaka upanishad may be contextual to the social situation then.
> > > These boundaries can be widened as contemporary sampradayavits see fit.
> > >
> > > As someone correctly points out, even the Jagadguru of Sringeri has
> > blessed
> > > the SVBF mandir to be set up in Pennsylvania. Surely these Acharyas
> have
> > a
> > > better understanding of the commentaries and how to make them
> applicable
> > in
> > > present times. Personally, I don't see ourselves fit to form a
> universal
> > > opinion for Hindus to follow, but certainly these teachers are in a
> > > position to do so, and they have. So far I have not seen any counter to
> > > this point
> > >
> > > Namaste,
> > > Prashant
> > >
> > > On 6 October 2017 at 11:14, Kalyan via Advaita-l <
> > > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am surprised that in this entire discussion no one has quoted the
> > > > Brihadaranyaka upanishad so far.
> > > >
> > > > Br.Up.1.3.10 advises against foreign travel. Shankara interprets it
> in
> > > the
> > > > same way.
> > > >
> > > > Travel should be confined to lands inhabited by people possessing
> Vedic
> > > > knowledge - this is the gist.
> > > >
> > > > Thus, there is Shruti prohibition against foreign travel.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Kalyan
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