[Advaita-l] Sringeri Jagatguru announces His Successor

[jagannathan mahadevan]

Very happy news indeed.

In one of the chaturmasya lectures HH Bharathi Teertha swamiji points out
that certain aspects such as truth speaking are eternal and cannot be and
need not be "modernized." Similarly the essential contents of the vedas and
the upanishads are timeless. So the call by someone on this list to address
modern youth is really uncalled for if the purpose and intent of the matha
and its mathadipathi, in upholding the knowledge of timeless vedas, is
correctly understood. Even so HH Bharathi teertha swamiji has reached out
to so many of us, young and old, with his love and compassion combined with
scholarship of the highest order.

I think I have correctly interpreted swamijis chaturmasya lecture quote but
if someone one the list has a more in depth description that will be good.

Regards,
Jagan.
On Jan 6, 2015 10:23 AM, "RAMESH RAMANAN via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaskarams,
> Do you mean to say that the in-coming Shankaracharya must sit at the
> computer/laptop and click the mouse and send emails to all his followers?
> The Maths established by Sri Shankara are very orthodox and I definitely do
> not see this happening even after another 300 years, forget about right
> now. I think Bharathi Theertha Mahaswami has guided many of his devotees
> silently in his own way in spiritual life and I expect the same approach
> from the new Shankaracharya also. I do not think that he will make a marked
> departure from the established traditions and practices. So, if you are
> expecting any such change, just forget it right now. I am not being rude (i
> have no intention of hurting anyone), but being practical. May be, they
> could ask the manager or administrator to dash off emails to devotees, but
> only that much can be expected. Ramesh Ramanan.
>
>      On Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 17:58, Sujal Upadhyay via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>
>  Namaste,
>
> I do not understand that instead of getting happy on hearing this news,
> some are always questioning.
>
> Sanyasins are taught to remain silent. It is the duty of householders to
> approach them, but instead we want everything at the click of mouse. It is
> like a river changing her course to quench thirsty.
>
> Sanyasins are often tagged as 'corporate gurus' as they keep expanding
> their foundation. After a certain level of expansion, the founder looses
> his grip over foundation and then the corruption begins.
>
> I personally believe that if you take initiative yourself, then this karma
> is bound to be a sakAma karma though you keep saying it is nishkam karma.
> AS one progresses spiritually, desires are uprooted, even the sAttvika
> ones, and one becomes absolutely neutral. It is staying in this state of
> neutrality that produces powerful aura, which in-turn is responsible of our
> feeling of 'peace' in their presence. It is this 'neutral' state of mind
> that helps us transcend 3 guNa-s
>
> Sanyasins are the once who are an inspiration to us, but it is always us
> who keep questioning them, the way they have to look, behave, sit, etc.
>
> Now please do not justify this as 'freedom of expression' These phrase has
> done much damage to Hindus than most others.
>
> OM
>
> 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 Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Namaste
> > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:52 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.
> > >
> >
> > I agree with this. The need of the hour is Swamijis must know how to
> speak
> > and attract young people and children. The Youth are not interested in
> some
> > old stories from Puranas. They want to see why Brahmin Culture and
> Vedanta
> > is relevant in Modern Society. They are already attracted by Western
> ideas.
> > Why not attract them to our ideas? In a way Ramakrishna Mission is more
> > successful than our traditional Maths. But even there the reach is not
> > much.
> >
> > There are two important things. One is Reach. Another is Impact. There
> has
> > to be a wide reach for Swamijis message. They must use different media
> like
> > TV, newspaper, Facebook, Twitter and others. What about Impact? If the
> > message is delivered to right people at the right time in the right place
> > that will have Impact.
> >
> > Swamijis must know how to use modern technology to do this.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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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