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]
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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
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