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Dear all,
 
I also agree with Mr. Mukundan you that no discrimination should be made 
between devotees be it smarthas or vaishnavas, be it thenkalai or vadakalai, be 
it even brahmanas or not. we all know there were azhwars who were not 
brahmanas. Most nayanmars were not brahmanas. Didn't the Lord grant them 
moksha? We should all be ashamed that such things happen right inside temples. 
I myself have witnessed such discriminating acts in tiruvellikkeni temple. I 
have also witnessed this in smartha temples. Here I wish to remind you all that 
I am a smartha myself. I am very interested in the Upanishads and Vedas and do 
a lot of study on them. All of them say, everything emanates from the Brahman. 
There are verses in the Vedas that say a man does not become a brahmana simply 
because he's born in a brahmin family.
 
I wish to quote Adi Shankara here. He says in his subhashitas - Nethrasya 
Bhooshanam Sama dhrustitha. This means equanimity is beauty for the eyes.
 
I only hope people understand these things. People must understand Bhakthi 
without Jnana and/or Sharanagathi merely nurtures an ignorant ego. If Bhakthi 
and Jnana exist together, it can take a devotee to great heights through 
meditation. If Bhakthi and Sharanagathi exist together, then the Lord protects 
you as though you were an innocent child. Bhakthi alone cannot get you anywhere.
 
This is my humble opinion. I am open to criticism too.
 
Thanks,
Jayaram Thiagarajan
 


elangadu santanam mukundan <mukundan_es@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SRI HARI
DEAR SRINATH,
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.  WE HAVE "LEARNED"SO MANY
UPANISHADS AND PRABHANDHAMS THAT EVEN IF AAZHWAARS OR
"RAMANUJA " HIMSELF COMES DOWN WE WILL PROHIBIT THEM
BASED ON THEIR TIRUMAN.  IT IS THE HEIGHT OF
STUPIDITY.  A FELLOW WHO DISCRIMINATES BETWEEN THE TWO
EYES OF SRI RAMANUJA CAN BE NOTHING BUT AN IDIOT.  I
DECLARE THIS BOLDLY.  NOBODY HAS RIGHT TO STOP A
PERSON,BE IT SRIVAISHNAVA OR SMARTHA, FROM RECITING
TIRUVOIMOZHI .  IN FACT, SUCH PEOPLE WILL BE PUNISHED
SEVERELY BY THE LORD.  THE DVESHAM AT TIRUVALLIKKENI
AND TIRUVALLUR IS WELL KNOWN .  SO ALSO, AT
KANCHIPURAM.  
THE VAISHNAVITES SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS AFFAIRS.  I
REALLY WONDER WHY SENIOR VAISHNAVITES ARE NOT MAKING
ANY EFFORTS TO BRING BOTH THE KALAIS TOGETHER.  I
THINK THE UPANYASAKAS ADD A LITTLE OF THEIR VENOM TO
THE AUDIENCE WHICH PERMEATES THROUGH THE SOCIETY.  MAY
BE THE UPANYASAKAS SHOULD STOP THIS DISRIMINATION
IMMEDIATELY.  ELSE, ALL VAISHNAVITE TEMPLES WILL END
UP WITH SMAARTHA OR SOME 'OTHER" ARCHAKAS.  WHO WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE IN THAT CASE?  WE ALONE.  NONE ELSE.

I SINCERELY THINK THAT PRAYING LORD SRIMAN NARAYANA
AND RAMANUJA IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.  
I REQUEST ALL THE BHAGAVATHAS TO SINCERELY PRAY TO
SRI RAMANUJA TO ENLIGHTEN US IN THIS REGARD
DAASAN
E.S.MUKUNDAN
(SUGGESTIONS,CRITICISMS ARE WELCOME)

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