[Advaita-l] sarva-bhUta-abhaya-pradhAna

[Venkateswaran N E]

Thank you Subbuji.

On 18-Jan-2017 10:54 PM, "V Subrahmanian" <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Venkateswaran N E via Advaita-l <
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>> Namaste.
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>> At the time of sanyAsa diikSha, the incumbent is said to take a sankalpa
>> of sarva-bhUta-abhaya-pradhAna.
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>> 1. What is the scope of this sankalpa? Does it include all life forms?
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>> 2. As the very act of living involves himsa to other prANis, directly or
>> indirectly, how is this sankalpa put in practice by a sanyAsi ?
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>> 3. Is its scope only deliberate manasa-vaaca-karmaNa acts leading to
>> himsa, and not accidental ones ? If so, how do we explain chaturmAsya
>> vrata, one of the objectives of which is to avoid accidental prANi himsa
>> during rainy season.
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> 1. Yes. It includes all life forms. 2. He deliberately does not indulge in
> himsa. The ones that happen by default are taken care of by his
> anushthanam. 3. True. Accidental ones are not deliberate. In the rainy
> season there is a very great chance of such himsa which can be avoided.
> Hence the sanyasi chooses to stay in one place engaging in study, teaching,
> contemplation, etc. tapas.
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> regards
> subbu
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>> Thanks in advance.
>> Venkateswaran N E
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