[Advaita-l] Ekadashi

[Kaushik Chevendra]

Namaste.
Grihasthi ashrama isn't something that restricts gnana. As long as the
householder has a vairagi bhava and lives in accordance to dharma he is
eligible for moksha.
And unflinching devotion is what I meant when I said "surrender to isvara".
So when a person has unflinching devotion to the Lord and is engaged in
isvara nama smarana he is saved.
On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 14:00 Aravind M, <aravindeie13 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In that march 2021 issue,maha sannidanam mentioned "nama leads to
> attaining paramatma"..But he never mentioned that we will attain that in
> this birth itself staying in grihasta ashrama,doing all lowkkeega stuffs
> and also chant name in the name of pseudo-bhakthi as many nama sankirtan
> vidwans are doing...only a Sannyasi who got the maha vakya upadesam is the
> authority for gnana
>
> On Wed 21 Jul, 2021, 12:40 PM Kaushik Chevendra, <
> chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> And this is the statement of bagavtpada in the last stanza of "bhaja
>> govindam"-
>>
>> *bhajagovindaM bhajagovindaM govindaM bhajamuuDhamate .
>> naamasmaraNaadanyamupaayaM nahi pashyaamo bhavataraNe .. (33) *
>>
>> *Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, Oh fool ! Other than
>> chanting the Lord's names, there is no other way to cross the life's ocean.*
>>
>>
>> And the works of "narayaneeyam" and "gudartha dipika" by advaita acharyas
>> specify the importance of bhakthi. It's not a mere form of "chitta sudhi".
>>
>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 11:52 Kaushik Chevendra, <chevendrakaushik at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Namaste sir.
>>> Its true that the attainment of gnana alone leads to liberation. But the
>>> aspect of devotion is nowhere given less importance. This has been stated
>>> many times by shri abhinava tirtha swamin in his discourses. In now way can
>>> knowledge be attained without the grace and of guru and isvara.
>>> And for people who completely surrender to isvara, the aspect of "krama
>>> mukthi" is accepted. So, there is no rule that it has to come after many
>>> births.
>>> Regarding the power of nama smarana, here is a link to the discourses of
>>> jagadguru - "http://www.tattvaloka.com/jagadguru-speaks". The discourse
>>> in March 2021 under " Chant the names of Lord and attain highest good" the
>>> power of nama smarana is given. There is also a discourse in telugu given
>>> by him in 2013 regarding the greatness of smarana- "
>>> https://youtu.be/LqLkkwWm1cY".
>>> From jagadgurus discourses it's evident the power of nama smarana and
>>> bakthi shouldn't be compared to other rituals. Bakthi indeed is superior to
>>> them.
>>>
>>> And I have no way indicated inferiority of other gods. It was ekadashi,
>>> a special day to narayana and vaishnavas. And hence I had a few thoughts
>>> about the immeasurable daya and splendor of narayana and shared it in the
>>> group. And other than a praise of him and a rememberance of him, it had no
>>> other intention.
>>>
>>> Om namo narayana.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 10:24 Venkatesh Murthy, <vmurthy36 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Namaste
>>>>
>>>> Our Sampradaya has laid down Panchayatana Puja to worship Ganesha,
>>>> Shiva. Vishnu, Shakti and Surya. There is a reason for this. We should not
>>>> become fanatics of one God and quarrel with devotees of other Gods. It will
>>>> be a big obstacle for us if we become fanatics. Every God is a form of
>>>> Saguna Brahma. No God is inferior and nobody is superior.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 5:44 AM Kaushik Chevendra via Advaita-l <
>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Namaste subbu sir.
>>>>> Thank you for your kind words.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 20 Jul 2021, 23:18 V Subrahmanian, <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Dear Kaushik,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > You have beautifully articulated the position of the Shastra and our
>>>>> > sampradaya.  Your post, though short, is full of wisdom.  Thanks for
>>>>> > sharing your thoughts.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > warm regards
>>>>> > subbu
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 9:14 PM Kaushik Chevendra via Advaita-l <
>>>>> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> The differences between the school of advaita and dvaita are many.
>>>>> But the
>>>>> >> CHATNTING of harinama and sublime devotion to vishnu is the common
>>>>> and
>>>>> >> most
>>>>> >> important aspect in both the school. In the age of kali, it is said
>>>>> that
>>>>> >> no
>>>>> >> penance, austerity, charity etc has the same fruit as the
>>>>> rememberance of
>>>>> >> hari nama. The last verse in "bhaja govindam"says "There is no other
>>>>> >> measure to escape samsara other than rememberance of hari nama".
>>>>> It's said
>>>>> >> that narayana finds some excuse to lift people from samsara. Such
>>>>> is his
>>>>> >> daya ,he is the uplifter of sinners,he is "patita pavana". He always
>>>>> >> protects his devotees. People who hated hari, such as kamsa,
>>>>> sisupala etc,
>>>>> >> too were given mukti because they constantly thought about him. He
>>>>> is an
>>>>> >> ocean of daya and forgiveness. Being sarvasaktha isvara he underwent
>>>>> >> samsara as rama, to show us how to live a life according to dharma.
>>>>> He
>>>>> >> gave
>>>>> >> the essence of Upanishads in the form of krishna to save the people
>>>>> of
>>>>> >> kali.  Today being ekadashi, this day belongs to narayana.
>>>>> >> Just a few thoughts I had on this auspicious day.
>>>>> >> Om namo narayanaya.
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>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> -Venkatesh
>>>>
>>>