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--- bindinganavale suresh <suresh_b_n@xxxx> wrote:
> To: tiruvengadam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: bindinganavale suresh <suresh_b_n@xxxx>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:07:04 -0800 (PST)
> Reply-to: tiruvengadam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [tiruvengadam] "adhIhi bhagavO brahmEti" - The value
> of scriptural studies
> 
> Dear Sudarshan,
> That was a really interesting
> mail.After
> i finished reading it and was thinking about the
> same,various thoughts relating to the article arose in
> my mind which i would like to share with you and the
> members.
> 
> 1. The Brahma sutra extols the value of the scriptures
> especially the vedanta portion of the upanishads as
> the
> only source of the knowledge of Brahman leading to the
> 
> highest good of man.
> 
> 2. Sri Krishna in his Bhagavad geetha has stressed the
> Importance of the veda and vedanta and has called man
> to adhere to it for his own good both in this world
> and
> spiritual.Infact the Geetha itself is the essence of
> all the upanishads and is an answer to Arjuna's
> question of What is "Good" for him.Sri Krishna in
> explaining to arjuna the meaning of "Good" does not
> stop at the science of living in the material world
> which knowledge is contained in the vedas but also 
> explains the science of spiritual fullfilment which is
> the supreme good for an individual as it confirms with
> 
> his true nature inherent in him.
> 
> 3. Sri Adi sankaracharya in his Bhaja govindam in the
> very first verse drives home the point about the
> limitations of secular knowledge when he says that at
> the time of death no amount of secular knowledge can
> save a man from the noose of death except the divine
> name of Govinda.To make it more clear,he goes on to
> say that daily study of scriptures or Bhagavad geetha
> or vishnu sahasranamam will enable a person to have 
> the proper state of mind to think and adore the
> supreme lord Govinda during his life time and also at
> the time of death which alone can save him from the
> terrible cycle of birth and death called samsara.
> 
> Hope the above mail has added more taste to the
> article.
> 
> Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu
> Suresh B.N.


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