[Advaita-l] The safe way

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,

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If you look at Sankara Parampara the followers are mostly Smartas. They are
mostly good people only even though there may be some bad people in them

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The शीक्षा वल्ली has a typical advice for students.

मातृदेवो भव । पितृदेवो भव । आचार्यदेवो भव । अतिथिदेवो भव ।
यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि । नो इतराणि ।
यान्यस्माकँ सुचरितानि तानि त्वयोपास्यानि । नो इतराणि ॥

Let the bad habits of sampradaya teachers be ignored by student and one
should recognise, accept and emulate the good in them.  

Also, in स्वाध्याय ब्राह्मण (द्वितीय प्रपाठकं) of तै०आरण्यक​ vide 15th anuvAka, there is a rik that says:

"तस्मात् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो वेदविद्भ्यो दिवे दिवे नमस्कुर्यान्नाश्लीलं कीर्तयेत्"

The words 'न अश्लीलं कीर्तयेत्' implies that one should not point out & discuss the 
bad deeds of vedic scholars & acharyas.

The आचार्य​-शिष्य परम्परा of vedic age was a wonderful relation in those days !

regs,
sriram