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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

The book review- that appeared in the Hindu is
reproduced below. Sri Madhusudhanan gave me a copy to
read this book a month agao. It is brillaintly written
book in very simple, practical terms and answers many
of our queries on Karma, Jeevathma's freewill vs
dependence on Lord, our choice- How free are we? Are
we to decide? Is our future detined or can it be
changed? Why shoud evil attract us? The list goes on
and anseres are pointive and lucidly narrated fully in
accordance with saasthras. SRi Neudntheru KaNNan Swami
is the author of the book and this is his first book.
he writes [at the back cover of the book] that the
readers are to decide if this is going to be author's
last book also. :-)

This book is also a must for addition in our library. 
Regards
Namo Narayana
dasan
************
Guide to spirituality 

DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND OUR FREEDOM: Neduntheru S.
Kannan; Srinivasa Educational and Social Trust, D-2,
Adyar Apartments, 4th Main Road, Kottur Gardens,
Chennai-600085. Rs. 100. 

PHILOSOPHY IS speculation of the whole Reality by a
critical examination of facts and prevalent doctrines.
Western philosophy is an intellectual avocation. But
Indian philosophy, especially Vedanta, is God-centered
and encompasses ethics, do's and don'ts and faith. 

The ontology of Brahman (or God) is also very
important. Vyasa's Brahmasutra (II.3.4), asserts that
human effort is dependent on the Para (God). An
interesting question arises; "Has man got a free will
to act or is he merely dependent on the sovereign
influence of God? What decides human action?" 

Ramanuja's school has devised a self-consistent model
in this area of thought. The soul is eternal; it has
rebirth; its action is influenced by past Karmas. As
such, God is said to have a three-phase role. First He
is indifferent, then He permits and finally He
induces. 

Practical illustrations are cited; quite a few are
included in the book under review. Thus an individual
is prompted by the impact of his own previous actions,
which are similar to the waves in a sea. As you sow,
so you reap. 

Conscience is God's presence in man. Man knows ? and
ought to know ? what is right. If he persists in
wrong-doing, God then lets him do and go down in sin
and suffer. Not that God is unkindly; nor can He be
partial. If one is good and does good, he will go up
and God helps. 

In this manner, man has free will, but he will rise or
fall, as he deserves. He cannot merely put the blame
on God. The author has marshalled facts and
philosophical concepts to serve as a moral guidebook. 

His vast equipment in religious literature has helped
him produce a nice guide that is instructive,
informative and elevating. Spiritual seekers will
stand to benefit from this excellent paperback. 


V. N. VEDANTA DESIKAN 




                
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