Re: a ? on vaishnavism
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• June 13, 2001
But what begs my mind is the following question. Lord Krishna in Gita clearly states that worshipping other devaata is not going to get them the ultimate. However, no where does Lord Krishna say do NOT worship. Nor does He label such worshippers sinners. Who in the world are we to label them such? Or to ordain constraints that Sriman Narayana the one only Principle that matters has not chosen to do! Are we even followers to Sriman Narayana if we assume even higher role than Sriman Narayana? We are fundamentally negating Sriman Narayana if we exclude anyone. Each life is a small point on an asymptote tending to Sriman Narayana. Just because one point is slight advanced than another point towards the End Point, it does not mean we can hurt someone else in these ways. "Amanitvam, Adhambitvam, Ahimsa ..." and so goes Githa Acharyan. Ahimsa by thought is extremely important. A venerable Tamil pearl says "Theenal chutta pun arum vaieenal ..." the essence of which is that hurtful words can never be healed. In summary, Sriman Narayana that I pray everyday has not imposed any of these labels or these "later day " restrictions. Not all of us Narayana Bhaktas think that worshippers of other faiths are sinners. It is important for one to realize the significance and the ultimacy of Sriman Narayana at their own pace. Surely, everyone will reach Sriman Narayana and that is His promise. Not mine. Om Namo Narayana! The One and Only Thing That Matters. --- tvv1@sanmargroup.com wrote: > Lot of stuff deleted for net efficiency. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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