[Advaita-l] Quarrel between Two 'Kalai' followers of Srivaishnavism

[S Venkatraman]

Namaste Ryan,

Your bhava towards the Veda, Vedanta and Sanskrit is both gratifying and
humbling. Not many in India have it. What country you are from Ryan?

I bow to you. Regards,

Venkat

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 11:24 AM, Ryan Armstrong via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Dear sreenivasa ji
> From direct experience it can be said that this is in evidence.
> I have neither the birth lineage nor the access due to current circumstance
> of देश  and काल to practice the religion.
> And yet the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy is readily accepted and studied.
>
> However, the importance of the practice of the dharmas cannot be ignored,
> since it is essential in preservation of the Veda.
> And the preservation of the Veda is the essential service to mankind and
> the world.
> For just as an oyster is structured so that a pearl may arise in it, and
> the Mahaabhatrata is as an oyster shell to the Bhagavat Gita,
> So too The Veda contain the Vedanta that most precious of all gems, by
> which the mind can know of its identity with the Supreme and return to its
> natural state of utter quiescence.
>
> Sadly, when the advaita-bhava is lost, these scenes occur.
> Kind Regards
> Ryan
>
> On 9 June 2018 at 07:16, sreenivasa murthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> >  Dear Sri Subramanian,You write :""A question arises as to the
> > philosophy-religion dichotomy. Whetherphilosophy could be kept completely
> > out of religion or can the two coexist."A very interesting question
> > indeed!Mantra 2-1-14 of Kathopanishad gives the answer ver clearly.It
> reads
> > thus :      anyatra dharmAdanyatrAdharmAt ||dharma and adharma fall
> within
> > the parameters of religion,
> > whereas the Absolute Reality or paramArthatattva is
> > the subject matter of Philosophy.
> > You can draw the right conclusion in the light
> > of the above quoted mantra.
> > Unfortunately Advaita also has been brought under the
> > Hindu Religion due to mistaken notions and there is a notionthat it is
> the
> > jahagiri or property of some religious mathas.
> > No doubt for advaitajnana a Religious mind is absolutely essential.It may
> > please be noted a reigious mind is entirely differennt from a mindwhich
> > owes allegiance to religions.
> > This is my understanding.
> > With respectful namaskars,Sreenivasa Murthy
> >
> >
> >     On Saturday, 9 June, 2018, 8:33:09 AM IST, V Subrahmanian via
> > Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> >  When the Ramanuja followers celebrated the 1000 years of his advent just
> > last year, there are two main groups of his following continuing their
> > bickering to this day.
> >
> >
> > Sri Kanchi varadaraja swami temple Nammazhwar saatrumurai quarrels
> between
> > thenkalai and vadakalai vaishnavas May 29, 2018
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9IQT7Acb2o
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyVkn1y4w0
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cokd8zfjZTU
> >
> > There were fist-fights, pushing, wordy duels, cursing, etc.
> >
> > A friend said that this is an annual feature during the Nammazhwar
> festival
> > in the Kanchi Varadarajaswamy temple, the other several  unsettled
> burning
> > issues between the two sects notwithstanding.
> >
> > A question arises as to the philosophy-religion dichotomy. Whether
> > philosophy could be kept completely out of religion or can the two
> coexist.
> >
> > regards
> > subrahmanian.v
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