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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