--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@...> wrote: > > SrI: > SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: > > Dearest all, > > Why do we exist? What is the purpose of life: what is > the essence of saasthrAs? > Essence of All SAstra-s, as nicely mentioned by > SrImath Azhagiya Singar... > > 1. Only SrIman-nArAyaNa & none other than > SrIman-nArAyaNa, is the Supreme Reality. > 2. Only SrIman-nArAyaNa & none other than > SrIman-nArAyaNa, is the only Means to reaching the > only Supreme Reality, SrIman-nArAyaNa. > 3. Serving SrIman nArAyaNa is the only Supreme Goal. > sir iam b.srinivas ucan tell that u gave my id or call to me 09346654315waiting for u reply what purpose for that > That's all there is to know! > > The Supreme Goal is to serve Sriya: Pathi Sriman > Narayana at all times, in any condition, wherever the > Divine Couple is. It does not matter whether it is in > Sri Vaikuntham or not. As Swami Sri Vedanta Desika' > says in Sri Varadaraja Panchasat: vaikuNTha-vAse'pi na > me'bhilAsa: > I have no desire to even stay in Vaikuntha. The goal > is then nitya-kainkaryam alone. It just so happens > that while embodied, there are continuous obstacles to > performing divine service. Since there are no such > obstacles in Parama-Padam, the state of liberation, we > ask for moksha. But this is only to sub-serve the true > goal of nitya-kainkaryam. > > Sri Mani Varadarajan few years ago wrote as to why and > what this service.. [I like reading it again and > again? would like to share with you..] > > Quote > Why would an all merciful Lord would create a bunch of > beings only to serve Him? > > This is a good question, but the premise on which it > is based is > a mistaken one. First of all, we have not been > *created* by the Lord. We are ever existent, just as > he is. There was no creation of the individual, nor > can there be any destruction. So there is no question > of God creating us to simply serve him. It is > realizing our inherent nature that dictates what our > purpose in life is. What is this nature, and what is > this purpose? > > Suresvara, one of the chief disciples of > Sankaracharya, writes that all creatures naturally > seek to avoid pain and increase their own happiness. > These are the incontrovertible facts of existence. > Unfortunately, most worldly happiness is fleeting, > because we try to seek it from subsidiary things > instead of going to the source of all happiness > itself. The Upanishads teach us that the source and > essence of all happiness is Brahman, i.e., God. > Nothing in and of itself causes happiness or sadness > apart from Brahman; He, on the other hand, is the very > embodiment of Bliss. > > Since by nature we all desire happiness, why look any > further than Brahman? This is what our sampradaaya > teaches. Serving the Lord fits in as we realize our > essential nature as Jeevathmas- as seshaas [servants] > of Brahman, mere instruments in his hands. The > service (bhavagat-kainkarya) results from a feeling of > overwhelming love and a recognition of God's presence > in all things everywhere, including the individual's > very self. Our acharyas have said that we regain our > lost knowledge and bliss, potentially infinite but > forgotten due to ignorance from time immemorial. > > This issue can be summarized as, ``Do we love and > serve the Lord because he asks us to, or because we > want something in return?'' NO -- we do it because it > is our inherent nature to do so. Recognition of this > nature leads to the highest bliss. > Unquote.. > > Serving anyone whom we love is a pleasure? We see this > in every day today life of ours. The great so called > Mahakavi kaalidaasa was carrying huge pots of water > for a daasi [prostitute] with whom he was in deep love > and when someone asked him as to why he was serving > her when he was a great poet? he responded that it was > his pleasure to serve her as he was in deep love with > her. Serving someone whom we adore, love is a great > pleasure and it gives us immense happiness. > > As Jeevathmas, our inherent nature is to serve the > Lord? Remember Sareera Athma bhAvam of our > VisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava sampradaya.. we [as > Jeevathmas] and the matter are His sareera and He ? > the Lord is our Sareeri? or AthmA? that means- we are > His properties. Hence the body limbs have to serve the > AthmA? and when it gives us pleasure also, is there > any doubt as to why we should NOT? > > There are three illusions? that we must avoid.. > > 1. dhEhAthma bhramam.. [considering that this body of > ours is the AthmA]- that would bind us and let us go > and run after carnal desires; sensual pursuits, > worldly pleasure, materialistic pursuits, etc? etc.. > so, the soul is different from body and hence the > inherent nature of souls needs to be recognized and > learnt. We have already learnt. > > 2. swathathra bhramam- [considering that this athma of > ours- though is different from the body, is > independent.. and we can take our own efforts and we > ourselves are Brahman.. we can take control of our > actions.. etc? ] this would let us assume that we are > swathanthran? [remember Bhattar's tvam mE.. aham mE.. > ? given below for those who do not know] > > 3. dEvathAnthara bhramam- [after knowing that the > jeevathma is different from body, and after realizing > that the jeevathma is NOT independent, but is a sesha > [servant] and belongs to other Supreme Brahman and > ParamAthmA? the question is: who is that? That > illusion that someone else ? some demi god is the > ParamAthmA; some other one is the one that can remove > all our paapams and can grant salvation; get rid of > our suffering ? is the bhramam ?illusion ? that we, as > Srivaishnavas, should avoid > > Let us discuss the third one in subsequent post as it > is VERY IMPORTANT. We need to be fully convinced of > this; then only we can develop the Complete, > unflinching faith on the ParamAthmA. If you know that > the doctor would cure your diseases or not, you would > not try and gamble on the unknown doctor. If the > Medical Council, the nurses, Other patients have > declared that here is the ONLY Doctor who can remove > your diseases and cure you; would give you medicine > [as He only has the medicine and He only knows the > dosage] to get your all sufferings removed, would you > not believe? Would you still run after the unknown > doctor as claimed by tabloids and bit notices and not > believe in Medical Council declarations? > > Tomorrow- let us see who this Doctor is. > asmadhAchAra paryanthAm vandhE Guru paramparaam. > AchAryan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam > Regards > Namo narayana > Dasan > ****** > tvam mE aham mE- meanings: [from Sri Sadagopan Swami's > translation] > > tvam mE aham mE kuthastath tadhapi kutha > idham vEdamUla pramANAth > yEthaccha aNAdhisiddhAth anubhava vibhavAth > tarhi sAkrOsa yEva I > kvAkrOsa: kasya GithAdheeshu mama vidhitha: > kOathra sAkshee sudhee syAth > hantha tvath pakshapAthee sa ithi nrukalahE > mrugyamadhyasThavath tvam II > > (This passage is from the Thirumanjanak Kattiyam of > ParAsara Bhattar for Sri RanganAthA . This is the > first of the stray verses of his Kattiyam sung in > front of Sri RangarAjA during His hirumanjanam even > today . This is in the form of a captivating di alog > between a stubborn chethanam and its Master, the Lord > Himself .) > > The Lord of Srirangam notices the "impunity and > stubbornness " of the Jeevan , which considers itself > to be a svathanthra purushan . The Lord in wet clothes > from His just begun Thirumanjanam reminds the > argumentative Jeevan that it is not independent and it > is His property as attested by VedAs , GitA and men of > wisdom . The Jeevan disagrees with the Lord wearing a > TuLasi garland on His wet body . > > ParAsara Bhattar reminds us that the situation of the > Lord proving His claim over His Lordship over the > protesting and deluded Jeevan is like practice of > DivyA [kind of taking a vow or oath] referred to in > smr*ithi texts . Divya practice relates to taking an > oath to give testimony . To prove the ancient > sesha-Seshi relationship between the Jeevan and the > Lord , Parasara Bhattar constructed this wonderful, > imaginary dialogue : > > Lord : tvam mE ( You are Mine ; I own You ). > Jeevan : aham mE ( No, I belong to myself; I am > independent) > Lord : Kuthas tath? (No, How could that be possible ?) > Jeeavn :Tadhapi kutha: ? ( How about Your own claim ? > ) > Lord: idham vEda moola pramANAth ( My claim is based > on the authority of the VedAs ) > Jeevan : yEthacchAnaAdhi siddhAth anubhava vibhavAth > ( My position however is based on my own experience , > which is " beginning-less in nature"). > Lord : Tarhi SaakrOsa yEva( But that position of yours > has already been repudiated ) > Jeevan : KaakrOsa: kasya ? ( where and by whom was > this repudiated ? ) > Lord: GitAdheeshu mama vidhitha: ( By Me , of course ! > I repudiated it clearly in GitA ) > Jeevan: kOathra Saakshi: ? ( Pray , who is the witness > for Your repudiation in GitA ? ) > Lord: Sudhee: syAth ( A man of wisdom and clear mind) > Jeevan :Hantha, tvath pakshapaadheesa ( Well , well! > Then Your wise man is partial to You ). > The Lord's above conversation with the deluded soul > reminding of its eternal sesha relationship > (servitude) to the Lord is to be remembered by us > during the Thirumanjanam . He is attesting to that > sacred truth with wet cloth and Tulasi garland . > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! 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