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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Dear Sri Soundararajan

svadoolan wrote:

But from the endless number of discussions 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?

I do accept that there are many endless discussions going on in the egroups. 
When we try to learn something always we come across some which are necessary 
and some which are not. So it will be wise to select the necessary ones and 
leave the rest as asaram. In the present stage it is not possible for each one 
of us to learn all the sampradayic vishayams directly from our acharyas so we 
have to try to learn with the guidance of our acharyas(acharya kataksham is 
enough). Just the kataksham of our acharyas will lead us in the right path and 
help us to differentiate between sAram and asAram.


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?

Surely we have to prepare to reach the emperuman. We are all so lucky to 
possess such great collections of our azhvars and acharyas. Even one janma is 
not enough to enjoy each work and their vyakhyanams. We all should join hands 
to enjoy and make others enjoy all the works of our acharyas.

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.

I truly accept with you in this regard. Hope emperuman Sri Parthasarathi will 
make this true.

Azhwar emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE saraNam

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai
Sumithra Varadarajan

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