[Advaita-l] In defense of Advaita and Vivarta-Vada

[Ravi Chandrasekhara]

Pranam,

What does it mean by allowing another jaathi /varna member to follow Braahmana dharma? 

Moksha and gyana is open to all. Socially and legally one can chant Veda , become a purohit , etc but that is proper per Shastras. Similarly with regards to marriage , diet, etc.

Also then the corollary, if a Nraahmana behaves like a Shudra, then in order to follow dharma properly, should we cut off his yagnopaveeta ?

Ravi Chandrasekhara

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On Nov 21, 2013, at 22:33, Nithin Sridhar <sridhar.nithin at gmail.com> wrote:

> True. The very fact Krishna is saying that renounce all Dharma's show that
> the person had already overcome Adharma. This is Ideal stage that every
> person must aspire for. Once, we surrender ourselves to God giving up all
> our duties etc as dedication to him, then God himself will guide us. We
> become the vehicle and he the rider. We make ourselves a fit medium for his
> work. In fact it speaks about what is called by Prahlada as "Atma-Nivedana".
> 
> -Nithin
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Sujal Upadhyay <sujal.u at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> You can refer to Gita Super Site <http://202.3.77.102/acquia/?q=node/20>
>> 
>> In BG 18.66, only our acharya has said that one has to leave both dharma
>> and adharma (which implies that one has to transcend both)
>> 
>> 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 Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Sujal Upadhyay <sujal.u at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> P.Y.S refer to Patanjali Yoga Sutra :)
>>> 
>>> कृतार्थ प्रति नष्टमऊयनष्ट तदन्यसाधारणत्वात्‌ ॥ २२ ॥
>>> 2.22 Though the object of experience becomes unreal to him who has
>> reached
>>> the state of liberation, it remains real to all otehr beings.
>>> 
>>> P.Y.S. by Swami Prabhavananda of Ramakrishna Ashram, Page 90
>>> 
>>> ​<Content Clipped>​
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