[Advaita-l] Reply to Sri Vidyamanya Tirtha's observations

[Sujal Upadhyay]

*So, the real mumukshu / jignAsu who is well-versed with the
above dharma sUkshmAs would not join yahoo forums
for satsanghs and discussions.  He would look for a gurukulam
elsewhere.

regs,
sriram

I agree.

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 28, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Venkata sriram P
<venkatasriramp at yahoo.in>wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> //////////////
>
> The point was - keep that which is necessary. Nothing extra. But ours is a
> demanding mind. What is the use offacebok a/c and email a/c and chat a/c
> for a sanyAsin, when his all doubts are or can be cleared by his Guru and a
> sanyasin is not a siddha, so he is not ordered to spread the word? Even
> BrahmachAris have accounts.
>
> /////////////
>
> If we have to decide the dharma and adharma lakshaNAs of the Ashrama,
> then, before pointing on sanyAsis who are creating shubbEccha,
> we must introspect ourselves whether we are living upto the
> expectations of dharma shAstrAs or not?
>
> The mahAbhArata udyOga parva says:
>
> AlasyaM madamOhO cha chApalaM gOSTirEva cha
> stabdhatA chAbhimAnitvaM tathA(a)tyAgitvamEva cha
> EtE vai sapta dOshAH syuH sadA vidyArthinAM matAH
>
> I believe we are all in vidyArthi dasha and the above sloka
> is applicable for us too.
>
> The above sloka lists out 7 doshAs which the students should religiously
> avoid.
>
> 1) AlasyaM
> 2) mada
> 3) mOha
> 4) chApalya
> 5) gOSTi
> 6) stabdhata
> 7) abhimAna
>
> Among the above, the 5th point is "gOSTi" which means that
> forming a group / network and engaging in discussions and
> chit-chatting.
>
> So, the real mumukshu / jignAsu who is well-versed with the
> above dharma sUkshmAs would not join yahoo forums
> for satsanghs and discussions.  He would look for a gurukulam
> elsewhere.
>
> regs,
> sriram
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