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At 10:39 PM 8/27/2002 +0000, sridevi krishnan wrote:

What I have learnt is that, God always says Do your duty and leave the rest to me. Am I wrong if I say god does not assume responsibility for all our actions?

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I have just shared my views here. Please correct me if I am wrong.


Swami Sri Desikan narrates the story of two
individuals in Srimad Rahasya Traiya Saram.

One is called Kshatrabhandu, an evil king
prone to commit unspeakable sins. But he
was able to overcome his sins and ultimately
ascend to Sri Vaikuntam through association
with a sadAcharya.

The second is called Pundareekan, a brahmin
leading a devout life of worship and other
good deeds. However, only after he came
into contact with a sadAcharya he was able
to get released from this samsara and reach
paramapadam.

The upshot of this is your sins will not be an
impediment for reaching the ultimate goal once
you get the protection of a sadAcharya. Further,
no amount of good deeds, i.e. puNyam, will bring
you the ultimate without the grace of sadAcharya.
With this the importance of seeking a sadAcharya
is emphasized.

When it comes to material matters, from simple
things like riding a bicycle or cooking rice, we
seek a qualified teacher. But when it comes to
spiritual matters, somehow we feel we can figure
things out on our own. Such thinking is flawed
and will only bring misery to us.

Our first step in our spiritual journey must be
approaching a qualified Acharya and falling at
his feet.

Who is a qualified Acharya? There are many who
proclaim that they are great Acharyas, maharishees,
etc. Then, there are those who claim absolute
divinity for themselves. These are also creations
of Lord Sriman Narayana to mislead and punish the
wicked. But be careful, do not fall into such traps.
SadAcharya is one who belongs to a tradition, i.e.
sampradaya, that accepts all of the Vedas without
violating any part of the Vedas. Some traditions
reject the Vedas outright. Others accept the supremacy
of the vedas, but advocate that some parts of the vedas
supercedes others; i.e. some parts are not valid, the
parts that they do not like.

There is only one tradition that accepts the vedAs
in its entirety and gives a completely consistent
interpretation for all the seemingly contradictory
verses. This is the ultimate test for authenticity
of tradition. Such a tradition is the only true
parama vaideeka sampradayam. That sampradayam is
Sri Vaishnava samparadayam of Swami Bhashyakarar and
Swami Sri Desikan.

Seek out an Acharya in this sampradaya and start
your spiritual journey. Do not speculate what
God will do or say on your own.

-- dileepan
srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadi





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