--- In ramanuja@xxxx, Varadarajan Sourirajan <varadarajan_tcs@xxxx> wrote <snipped> -- 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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