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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:31:39 +0300
> From: "Vijay-AW" <vijayalu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Re: [t'vengadam] "Da, Da, Da": What the
> Thunder Said (Part-3 CONCLUDED)
> 
> Dear sir
> Interesting analysis of the 3 categories .
> But I have a doubt like this. Suppose a person (
> manusha) is compassionate 
> but not having sense control and like wise having
> sense control but not 
> compassionate or possess both but not "dana"( does
> not 
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Dear Sir,

I am really glad you ask this question.

The Upanishad story, if you have carefully followed
what you call my "interesting analysis" (thank you) ,
is all about the theme of Evolution of Man, as I
sought to explain in my posting. The story is not
about "3 categories" of beings but about "3 stages of
Man's evolution". If we miss this point then we miss
the whole message of the Upanishad story as well as
its illumining illustrations echoed in the Bhagavatham
stories.

The perfect man -- the "manushya" -- who combines in
himself all the 3 virtues of 'dAna', "dama' and
"datta" is the epitome of perfection. He is the pride
of Evolution... he is a miracle wrought by God
Himself... 

As long as one or more of the 3 'Da-s' is missing in
Man he continues to remain a mere 'student-child' of
Prajapati -- forever imperfect and 'uneducated'. He
might be well be like 'agni' without 'dama' or like 
an 'asura' (like Hiranyakasiou) without a trace of
'dayA' -- i.e. both superhumans in all respects and
yet far from being Evolved beings..

But a 'manushya' who is both self-controlled like the
fire in the 'agni-hOtra' and who is full of compassion
and, again, who also gives generous 'datta' like
Sudama --- such a 'manushya' is a miracle of God
indeed! He is the same sort of miracle that visited
Sudama in the Bhagavatam!

Trust this clarifies your question which is a very
good and thoughtful one indeed.

Thank you for your interest in the subject.

Regards,
dAsan,
Sudarshan




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