Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya nama: Dear Lakshmi Narasimhan, Accept my pranams. I am of the opinion that Ramanuja sampradayam is not only a philosophical theory but also a practical one. But if someone says that Ramanuja sampradaya is "only" for "knowledge" purpose but when it comes to practise one strictly has to go by varNAshrama,I regret to say that I don't buy such statements. We seem to disagree along these lines. And I personally have come across iyengars(TK and AcArya puruSha family! and VK's are not excluded)who are experts in making "buttering" statements with regard to Ramanuja sampradayam on one side and varNAshrama on the other side. But I believe in AH 85. With whatever little knowledge I have,of our sampradayam, I try to practise. You seem to be an expert in reading in between the lines(in fractions and continued fractions)of my post. I do not think it is worth to continue this discussion of "mAyA" sita further or posts related to "mAyA" in the sense of ShankarAcArya and I'm closing this topic from my side. Everybody is entitled to stick to his/her own views about it and follow whatever sampradayam one/Lord wants. I am only interested in learning about our sampradayam from a person who practises what he teaches/preaches. AzhvAr EmperumAnAr JIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam NC Nappinnai
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