Here is one point of view: It is well-known that spirits (good or evil) can enter one's body and "possess" that person for short/long durations of time, thus taking control of the person's mental (and hence physical) faculties. Observance of Nithyakarma AnushtAnams will lessen or eliminate the "possession" by evil spirits. (By extension, a person's Sookshma Shareeram or "subtle" body, can, after death, enter/take another body as its abode in the next birth). Hence the "AVesham" that you refer to, if genuine, is, in the writer's opinion, perfectly acceptable and real. Ashok Krishnamurthy --- Sampath G <sampath_govindachari@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha > Srimathe Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Namaha > > Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadukasevaka Srivan > Satakopa Sri NarayanaYatindra Mahadesikaya namaha > > Dear Bhagavathas, > > Recently I had come across some instances where , > people by virtue of their faith in deity , claim > that at certain instances , the deity itself come on > them and they start behaving as if they are Almighty > and the priests start worshipping them , showing > 'arti' etc. Some times persons become very > ferocious and others looking at or near by start > trembling. > > We have read in books that Alwars due to their > immense involvement and dedication in Lord , forgot > themselves and went in to a state of 'trans' . I do > not know whether we could equate the present > behaviour to that state of Alwars . > > While I am not questioning the validity or sincerity > of the faith in Almighty by these kinds of persons, > people even call them as blessed persons , I feel > that such state in present day circumstances could > be due to combining effect of the person's > involvement and faith in respective demigods / God > coupled with his poor state of health . > > Will some one clarify , whether such states are > accepted in our srivaishnava culture or if so , the > reason for such behaviour of those persons. > > This question is not to HURT any one's faith or > deminish the level of faith in God or to question > the validity .It is only to get clarified on a query > , which I have been having for quite some time. > > Regards > > Adiyen , Ramanuja Dasan , > > G.Sampath > > > > > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life > partneronline. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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