SrI: SrImathE Ramanujaya nama: Now that we have already arrived at THE DATE of Sri Jayanthi... let us close this thread.. Wishing you VERRRRRRRRY HAPPY SRI JAYANTHI Regards Sarvam Sri KrishnarpaNamasthu dAsanu dAsan madhavakkannan [on behalf of moderator] *********** Respected bhAgavatALs, I would suggest that we are misdirecting our energies if we blame staying in "foreign" lands as the cause of the problem - it is just a fact of life that many of our community have settled elsewhere, often very good reasons (not just "materialistic desire" as so many often caricature it to be). Conversely, I would like to remind bhAgavatALs that these so called "foregin lands" are not "foreign" at all for some of us. For an emerging generation of Sri Vaishnava youngsters, these other countries are very much their home (also we didn't have a choice about being born outside of India!). For my part, while I will always hold immense love for India due to family, tradition, sampradaayam links, no-where will quite be home like the place one was brought up, went to school, university etc. I would humbly ask bhAgavatALs to please be sensitive to these issues while discussing other countries, as we risk alienating these interested youngsters, possibly giving them a guilt complex over something they have no control over. (On a lighter note: as far as following shaastras goes in other countries, funnily enough I find it easier to perform my nityakarmas here in the UK - in India I am met with overflowing good will asking me to "just have coffee, or just tiffin" before my sandhyAvandanam every morning by well meaning aunts, uncles, thaathaas and paatis! This is only my personal experience, I am guessing that's not the case in all houses!) Not to forget the special day, wishing all those of whichever sampradAyam a happy Sri Jayanti today for those celebrating it! "vasudeva sutam daivam kamsa cANUra mardanam devakii paramAnandam kRShNam vande jagad gurum" sarvAparAdhAn kShamasva with praNAmams namO nArAyaNAya Ranjan Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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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