[Advaita-l] Mantras for daily chanting

[sreenivasa murthy]

Dear Sri Vidyasankar Sundaresan,
 You write :"Those who inquire into the questions you asked keep silent, as they should!"I have not been able to understand the meaning of that sentence. I request you kindly to explain it in a way which a lay man like me can understand. Your kind response would be gratefully acknowledged.
With respectful namaskars,Sreenivasa Murthy


      From: Vidyasankar Sundaresan <svidyasankar at gmail.com>
 To: sreenivasa murthy <narayana145 at yahoo.co.in>; A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> 
Cc: Kripa Shankar <kripa.shankar.0294 at gmail.com>; Venkatesh Murthy <vmurthy36 at gmail.com>; Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com>
 Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2017 3:57 AM
 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Mantras for daily chanting
   
Dear Sir,
Those who inquire into the questions you asked keep silent, as they should!
Namaskaras,Vidyasankar
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 8:55 AM, sreenivasa murthy via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

Dear Sri Kripa Shankar,
     Your reply does not address my questions. The questions are simple and direct.
    
With respectful namaskarams,Sreenivasa Murthy


      From: Kripa Shankar <kripa.shankar.0294 at gmail.com>
 To: sreenivasa murthy via Advaita-l <narayana145 at yahoo.co.in>; Venkatesh Murthy <vmurthy36 at gmail.com>; Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com>
Cc: Advaita discussion group for Advaita Vedanta <advaita-l at lists.advaita- vedanta.org>
 Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 6:30 PM
 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Mantras for daily chanting

Namaste, 

There are two aspects to this. One is that mantra recitation is not only for realization of self, but also to accomplish desires. The Brahmanas (not the caste) are solely for this purpose, isn't it? Then again some in the West are exploring mantra therapy. ‎The body is gross, prANa is subtle, manas is even more subtle. So I feel mantras are really good for our own well being if not to get Moksha. 

Secondly, I can keep asking myself 'who am I ' for the rest of my life but the answer doesn't change over time. If one has to realize the Self, then the only real path is renouncement ‎of desires. Indriya Nigraha. All other superficial methods are mere words anyone can speak. Na karmana na prajaya dhanena tyagenaika amritatvam......‎

Regards 
Kripa ‎

yo vedAdau svaraH prokto  vedAnte cha pratiShThitaH |
tasya prakRRiti-lInasya yaH  parassa maheshvaraH || 
  Original Message  
From: sreenivasa murthy via Advaita-l
Sent: Tuesday 24 January 2017 5:19 PM
To: Venkatesh Murthy; A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta; Bhaskar YR; A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta
Reply To: sreenivasa murthy
Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Mantras for daily chanting

Dear Friends,
         Who exists prior to the recitation of the mantra which is nothing but a group of varnas? Who is the knower of the recitation itself? Who is the chanter? Has anyone of you made an inquiry / enquiry into this question?

With respectful namaskarams,Sreenivasa Murthy