[Advaita-l] Fwd: Rama and Krishna are Jiva-s - Mahabharata

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

The criticism of these other schools centers around the fact that none of
them are independent means to moksha. The same Sankara also accepts
whatever is right and good in these other schools, subject to agreement
with the aupanishada teachings.

SrutyanusAra-ananusAra vishaya-vivecanena sanmArge prajnA sangrahaNIyA, and
paramatam apratishiddham anumataM bhavati, he says.

In contrast, bhakti towards a particular form of ISvara is a key step in
the jnAnamArga of advaita vedAnta, provided people don't get caught up in
the ridiculous my God is better than your God attitude. Unfortunately, this
is a trap that many vaishNavas and Saivas find very difficult to avoid.

Once again, rather than get caught up in superficialities, please pay
attention to the details. There is a huge amount of material in our own
list archives as a starting point. That is, if one can put resentment aside
and read with an open mind.

Vidyasankar

On May 24, 2017 4:49 AM, "Kalyan via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> //Here lies the greatness of we advaitins that we never criticise any path
> and take everyone in our own stride and move on....//
>
> Sri Venkata Sriram, Shankara has criticized mimamsa, nyaya, samkhya, yoga,
> vaiseshika, bauddha, jaina, pashupata, pancaratra, carvaka philosophers in
> his commentaries. To say that advaitins do not criticize anybody is far
> removed from reality.
> RegardsKalyan
>
>
>     On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:28 PM, Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>
>  Namaste,
>
> ////
>
> Appayya Dikshitha probably has not studied the entire Mahabharata.
> In Shanti parvan, when Vishnu shows his Vishwaroopa to Narada
>
> ///
>
> Those who are making furore over the मन्दत्व of अप्पय दीक्षितः, why don't
> they raise
> objections to the remark of वेदान्त देशिकः when he makes a remark against
> दक्षिणामुर्तिः
> vide shloka no. 7 of his हयग्रीव स्तोत्रं :
>
> दाक्षिण्यरम्या गिरिशस्य मूर्तिः देवी सरोजासन धर्मपत्नी ।
> व्यासादयोऽपि व्यपदेश्यवाचः स्फुरन्ति सर्वे तव शक्तिलेशैः ॥ ७॥
>
> "the pretty south-faced Ishwara (dakshinamurti), Devi Saraswati and
> Bhagavan Badarayana -
> all three draw their power of Knowledge from Lord Hayagriva"
>
> Granted that these compositions show one's devotion to personal deity but
> is it not blasphemous
> to say that the Dakshinamurti who taught the essence of vedanta to great
> brahmanishtaas thru
> silence draws His knowledge thru Hayagriva.  The greatness of
> dakshinamurti is stated in Bhagavata Purana
> itself in 4th chapter.  Having seated in 'mahAyOga' rUpa 'vaTavrikSa',
> demonstrates the 'chinmudra' and dispels
> the doubts to sages.
>
> Now, should we advaitins conclude that Vedanta Desika didn't study any
> shastras and was
> ignorant of the dakshinamurti-tattva?  Certainly not.  Here lies the
> greatness of we advaitins
> that we never criticise any path and take everyone in our own stride and
> move on....
>
> Advaitins are broad-minded and that is why it has become more popular and
> more acceptable today by great logicians and philanthropists.
>
> regs,
> sriram
>
>
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