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V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "srini vasan" <gsreeni_vasan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vaishnavan@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc:  <vchithan@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: A couple of questions on visishtAdvatha philosophy


> Swamin,
>  Please find the reply from Sri. U. Ve.Vishnuchithan Swami, 
> Melathirumaligai, Thiruvellarai.
>
>  Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
>  Srinivasan.
>
>
> "Vishnuchithan .S" <vchithan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>    I'm afraid both the answers are wrong. On the surface, it would appear 
> that a jivatma cannot occupy more than one body, so also he cannot have 
> access to others' minds. While this is true in general, exceptions present 
> themselves almost immediately.
>
> 1) Sage Sowbari married the 50 daughters of a king. He took 50 different 
> bodies and lived in 50 separate houses with them and enjoyed all the 
> pleasures. He was a single jivatma. He was able to bear all the bodies 
> because of his knowledge and power.
>
> 2) Great sages can know what others think. In fact they know things that 
> happened, those that are happening and those that will happen in the 
> future. So also they know what others think.
>
>
>
> Of course, all this is in relation only to those jivas living in this 
> world. All Muktatmas and nityatmas can take several bodies at the same 
> time. Also they are all sarvajgnas. They know what is in the minds of 
> others.
>
> I don't see why this should contradict vishistadvaita. There would be a 
> contradiction only if every jivatma knows the mind of every other jivatma. 
> In that case it would suffice it there existed only one jivatma.
>
> Ramanujadasan
>
> S.Vishnuchithan.

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ramasamy <vaishnavan@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,

> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:43:54 -0700
> Subject: A couple of questions on visishtAdvatha philosophy
>          Sri:
> SrimatE rAmAnujAya nama:
>
> Dear bhAgavathAs,
>
> A bhAgavathA wanted to clarify a couple of question on
> Sri VisishtAdvaitha philosophy. Please help him clarify.
>
> One of this friends asked these questions and he responded
> as follows but wanted to get scholarly opinion. I posting these
> questions on behalf of him.
>
> -----
>
> 1. Can jivatma occupy several bodies at the same time?
>
> My reply to him was clearly not, because only Brahman can have the
> power to occupy many bodies at the same time. Otherwise, it would
> contradict Visitadvaita vedanta. Am I correct? I would appreciate if
> you or other scholars in this field can answer this question.
>
> 2. Can a jivatma have access to other jivatma's mind?
> That is, can one jivatma know what the other jivatma is thinking?
>
> My reply is no. If it were so, the plurality of jivatmas will lose all
> indviduality and end up as one atman, which will again contradict
> Visitadvaia vedanta. Am I correct in this reponse? Again, I would
> like to have scholarly opinion on this subject.
>
> -----
>
> adiyEn
> rAmasAmy rAmAnuja dAsan




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