Dear Sriman Hari, I am neither an elder nor trying to enlighten, but would like to share you the simplciity and universality of Srivaishnavism. In Ramanuja sampradayam, mukti/liberation is cheaper than it is protrayed/interpreted in the texts you refer to as "Shastras". The only prerequsite is Lord's will to grant it. One may say this sounds illogical, but those who are blessed are blessed without logic, says Nammazhwar (verdihE aruL seivar - translated by Vedanthacharya as atarkita anugrahatvam). Devotion, accepting a great Bhagavata as one's guru and following his words are His sweet blessings and true to our nature, not any means to reach Him. Not consuming liquor, meat etc. is for our good health. There were even "Svapachas" or dog-eaters who were mahA vasihNavOttamas, but that is not the general practice! adiyen ramanuja dasan Vishnu --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Deepak Vinod <deepak.vinod@...> wrote: > > Shri Hari > > Respected elders! > > Please enlighten me on an issue that has been lingering on my mind for a > while.. > > Is Mukti/Liberation as cheap as it is "portrayed/interpreted" as in our > Shastras??? > > In my very little reading recently I have come across many places/references > that I am sure everyone has themselves come across where the Shastra says > > If one .................................. he/she will be given liberation. > > The gap can be filled with many references from our shastras....for eg > > a) does Tirth darshan of xxxxxxxx or yyyyyyyyyyy > b) has a bathe in the river xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (like Ganga, Jamuna, Radha Kund) > c) drinks the charnamrita of Lord in his Deity or Salagram form, as per.. > Akaal mrityu harnam, Sarva vyadhi vinashanam, Vishno(Salagram) padodakam > pitva, punar janma na vidyate > d) Offers one tulasi to the Lord (in the month of Kartika) > e) does dIpa dAnam to the Lord in kArtika > Similarly in various stotras or prayers written for the Lord...I am sure the > respected elders have come across stotras etc where in it there lies mention > of one who reads this nn number of times or on a certain day like pUrnimA or > ekAdasi etc are given Liberation..... > > So as a young person I believe and see that > a) in this world that good things come with hard work > b) People sacrifice their whole life to get the love of the Lord > c) people in the past (ages and yugas) have gone through enormous pain to > enter the Lord's divya Dhaams > > So for me...it seems that Mukti or Liberation is percieved as so cheap that > one can go to a local travel agent, book a ticket to a certain Teerth sthaan > and visit and take darshan and as a result attain a GUARANTEED ticket to the > LORDS DHAAM when they leave their body....and irrespective of what the > person does in their daily lives....including > a) not taking shelter of Acharyen > b) be involved in consuming Liquor and meat > c) not practising devotion in their daily lives > > > I am not contesting our shastras...I have great faith in them... I believe > that I am not interpreting them correctly as per the "desired" meaning. > So please I beg the respected and Wise elders to enlighten me to what > "seems" as a great inconsistency, unfairness, anomaly in our shastras. > Please pardon my offences...I am genuinely seeking enlightenment. > > Your servant. > Deepak > > Shri Hari > Narayana Narayana Narayana > Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:ramanuja-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:ramanuja-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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