The doubt is an illusion. Vaikuntham is here. Please recognize this fact. Here, in these very fora where distinguished savants of the Divya Dampathis, extraordinary mortals possessing extraordinary devotion by constantly talking, discussing, about the Divya Dampathis, it is here we can find the real Vaikuntham. The writer has no idea about the Mythical Vaikuntham or the Alwars (it is a matter of belief/faith but not Pratyaksha, direct perception. However, reading the various posting daily containing the chaste and lofty outpourings of devotee-members of these fora is Pratyaksha indeed. If even 0.01% of the distilled knowledge of the postings by the Great Sampathkumars, sadagopans,Ramanbils, Venkatesans, Sumithra Varadarajan and others are digested it is bliss. Imagine in our workplace, at a proximity of less than 3 feet (the distance between the computer monitor and your respective chairs), if the Lord's words are constantly seen!!! What better opportunity to serve the Lords than read the postings by members ??? Work is worship they say, and it truly proved here. Here worship and work both are enmeshed in such a way that frequent readings of these postings itself removes mental lethargy and one is able to perform better. It is because of the untiring efforts of the Alwars that today, we mortals in this world are in a position to even talk and think of the Divya Dampathis. Only because of the eternal bliss of the Divya Dampathis does good thoughts come into the minds of Shri Sadagopan,Ramanbils, Venkatesans, Sumithra Varadarajan and others and forums like Oppiliappan, Tiruvengadam, etc. are formed and people join and make it into a big movement. At least this writer has never come across/seen any of the members spread across the globe. Most have not seen each other face-to-face. Yet in the air, around the earth, invisible electronic impulses are traversing back and forth carrying the word of the Lords. Everything is invisible, except the impact on our collective minds. The only common thread is the reference to the Divya Dampathis. What more proof does one need? So please remove any doubts. When even an insignificant squirrel can get the blessings of Lord Rama, why should Vaikuntham be denied to us all ? And the irony is the squirrel was touched by the Greatest of the Greatest Mahapurusha Shri Rama on this very earth as an ordinary mortal. As regards your last query? is anyone born as human being is entitled to bliss? This is not a matter of entitlement. The Divya Dampathis with their inherent magnanimity have given us all an opportunity to make best use of our faculties, capacities and capabilities to help others who perhaps feel they are 'not blessed' or who perhaps feel less entitled. If you can serve the Lords the question of entitlement does not arise. HE alone is entitled to everything, including your service. Our entitlement is irrelevant. "M.K.Sudarshan" <sampathkumar_2000 To: Raman nnan@xxxxxxxxx> @yahoo.com> cc: tiruvengadam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [t'vengadam] Re: a doubt 10/30/02 01:55 AM Please respond to tiruvengadam --- Raman Kannan <rkannan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > vaikundham pukuvathu* maNNavar vithiyE. > swamin has translated this line > as > "The kingdom of Vaikuntam, It's Thy birthright!". > > Did Azwar mean all manidam (maNNavar) are entitled to > eternal divine service or> was the greetings addressed to Azwar and not everyone.> Question is ...is anyone born as human being is entitled to bliss > > Thank you > RK Dear Sri.RK, I think the AzhwAr certainly means to say that Vaikuntam is the birthright of everyone. How many of us actually get to exercise that birthright is an altogether different matter... How many of us can be like NammAzhwAr? Hope you are enjoying "Life of Vedanta Desika" series? I included the 'parama-pada-sOpAnam' sequence especially for a few friends like you who were eager to know what the 9 easy steps to Heaven were! Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ Namo VenkateshAya namah: To Post a message, send it to: tiruvengadam@xxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: tiruvengadam-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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