[Advaita-l] Ekadashi

[Kaushik Chevendra]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 16:48 Aravind M, <aravindeie13 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can u tell some of grihasta jeevan muktha gnanis   from kali yugam...
>
Why? What does that prove. Hasn't acharya already stated the fact. What is
the necessity that I should know of an example?

>
> On Wed 21 Jul, 2021, 2:41 PM Kaushik Chevendra, <
> chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is an expert from discourse of mahasanidham.
>>
>> D: Does Your Holiness opine that householders cannot get jñāna and
>> attain mokṣa?
>> HH: No. They too can attain jñāna and mokṣa. However, their path is
>> tougher. An unmarried mumukṣu (one keen on mokṣa), especially
>> one who is a saṁnyāsin, can remain away from causes of mental
>> distraction and lead a life directed wholly to the attainment of mokṣa.
>> Householders, however, have to live with familial responsibilities
>> and deal with situations that are unfavourable. Nevertheless, it is
>> incorrect to contend that they cannot secure jñāna. Janaka and
>> such other householders were jñānins.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 14:11 Aravind M, <aravindeie13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Why aadi shankara took avatar as a Sannyasi..
>>>
>>
>>
>>> On Wed 21 Jul, 2021, 2:06 PM Kaushik Chevendra, <
>>> chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>