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--- In ramanuja@xxxx, Varadarajan Sourirajan <varadarajan_tcs@xxxx> 
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Dear Ms. Sumithra Varadarajan,

Namaskaram!

Thanks for taking the opportunity to clarify amidst your other 
kaimkaryams.

I do agree with you regarding the need for an Acharyan and 
performance of samasrayanam. 

I also agree that the Acharyan leads us (a`la lead kindly light and 
thAyinum parindhu sAla).

But from the endless number of arguments that is going on in egroups 
and elsewhere do you really think we sishyAs are going with them like 
kids? I somehow get a feeling we are breaking loose from them like a 
mad chained beast. I do agree that it is out of affection for our 
leader that we tend to stare at the oncoming stranger fearing they 
would harm our master. Should we really worry so much?

Irrespective of our allegiance a number of us have undergone 
samasrayanam. We are all a collective bunch waiting in a hall ready 
to reach HIM. Akin to sitting in the waiting goondu at Tirupati 
endlessly chanting Govinda! Govinda! Does it then make sense to argue 
at length what is the optimal way of reaching the goondu instead of 
preparing ourselves to seeing HIM? Shouldnt we take as much 
opportunity to learn as much good things about HIM irrespective of 
from whom it came. Would we have an opportunity to recite Dhivya 
Prabandham, Vairagya Panchakam, Upadesa RattinamAlai, Naka Stuti, 
NarayanIyam etc.., etc.., once we reach mOksham?

While this may sound idealistic, I have seen many accomplish this. 
I wish we spend more time listening to our Acharyans than listening 
to external distractions.

BTW This is not in direct or indirect reference to any particular 
post. This is not an attempt to pretend holier-than-thou. This is 
only a loud thinking a soul search attempt.

With regards
dAsan
R.SoundararAjan







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