[Advaita-l] The 'Snake-and-ladder' game - The Spiritual path

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ]

On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 1:18 PM Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Aug 2018, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ via Advaita-l wrote:
>
> >
> > शब्दजालं महारण्यं चित्तभ्रमणकारणम्
>
> Where did that come from.  Is it your original composition or did you
> perhaps learn it from tradition.
>

This is well known sayings that is current in specially advaitic circles. I
never said tradition is absolutely useless.



> > Using language in order to express something which is not subject of
> > language and beyond language leads to problems.
>
> Do you think you are first to consider that?  That's why we have shastra
> to deal with those problems.
>
> Did I say that I am the first to consider that. Even somebody has said it
I can repeat.


> > As far as I am concerned  advaita is a matter of experience and not of
> > discussion.
>
> Anubhava has its own problems.  Once you spoke disparagingly of the kind
> of Godmen that plague India these days.  What do you think will be the
> result if "I feel that..." is the only standard.
>
> And if you really believe that, why on earth are you on "Advaita-l -- A
> DISCUSSION GROUP for Advaita Vedanta"?


I have benn considering that for sometime. I think enough is enough.

>


> > Tradition is huge bundle of trash which may contain a few truths.
>
> The only reason you are able to distinguish the truth from the trash is
> because of tradition.  Had your ancestors shared your sentiments D.V.N.
> Khan would be pontificating on Sufi-L right now.
>
>
> > It is not economical to process this trash for those few
> > truths. If they are truths we will come across them anyway.
>
> What a selfish and short-sighted way of thinking!  To come across
> something first you have to understand what it is that you are looking
> for.  You have to pick the right direction to look for it.  And as far as
> we Advaitins go, we also have a profound debt of gratitude for the sadguru
> parampara that made it possible for us seek truth.  And we feel a profound
> obligation to make these truths available to future generations.
>
>
> > I do not think any useful purpose is served by discussions about the
> > utility of tradition.
>
> Of course not.  The criminal rarely appreciates the policeman.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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