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Narasimhan Vijayaraghavan • January 30, 2002 


You try to say that they (non-indians) actually dont know their root which 
is Lord Narayana.Please clarify.


>From: Rohit Iyer 
>To: Narasimhan Vijayaraghavan ,  
>bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Please clarify.
>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:48:56 -0800 (PST)
>
>Dear Narasimhan,
>
>Here is my opinion. Feel free to disagree.
>
>The material body evolves from from a combination of
>the three gunas - Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.
>
>The individual soul or jiva takes different bodies as
>result of its karma. The jiva acquires karma because
>of desires.
>
>Therefore depending on its karmas, jivas can embody as
>plants, animals, humans, Pitrs, Bhutas, Devas,
>Gandharvas, Apsaras etc. in any part of this universe
>or other parallel universes.
>
>Depending on the particular body that a jiva has
>taken, it may or may not have access to the Vedic
>literature that points to Lord Narayana as the supreme
>being. Just because the jiva is ignorant of this
>knowledge it does not change the supreme truth or the
>supreme being. For example just because a person is
>ignorant of the law of gravity, it does not imply he
>is exempt from the effects of gravity. Similarly the
>eternal law namely VEDIC DHARMA applies to all beings.
>
>- rohit
>
>
>
>--- Narasimhan Vijayaraghavan 
>wrote:
> > Dear bhakthas,
> >                        I got some questions.The
> > world is created and each
> > and every soul came to existence due to the Lord
> > Narayana.In this
> > context, how we can map this to a person who doesnt
> > follow our religion,
> > for ex - an american.He doesnt know anything about
> > moksha.Human being's
> > life is defined and how is it defined for
> > animals?.Please clarify.
> >
> >
> >                                          Your's
> >
> >
> > N.Vijayaraghavan.
> >
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