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Re: Re : Attribute, Mode of Brahman

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Aravind Mohanram • March 13, 2002 


 Hari bol all,
I agree with Mani's understanding. It was a very interesting analogy offered by Swarna, the one about the letters and the word and made me think about this more. I think we can also understand the analogy in this way. 
The 'word' is always present and so also the individual 'letters'. But, when the letters (jivas) come together in certain permutations depending on their inherent desires to serve the Lord as a group or e-group(!!), the word (the Supreme) becomes revealed to them. Also, just as there are some letters which are vowels and the majority consonants, there are some special representatives of the Lord, the Vaishnava acharyas who can guide the  individual jivas to their ultimate goal of eternal service. And as we know, without the vowels the other letters by themselves have no real meaning just as the bewildered jivas in whatever combination they stand together have no chance of understanding the Supreme (or Him revealing Himself) without the mercy of the vaishnava acharyas. 
I just tried to use my intellect to fit this analogy to reality and I'm sure it's not a complete one-one correlation and but I guess it offers us some help in understanding our true position as Mani stated. Please forgive for any offences. 
in your service,
Aravind.
 


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