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RE: Fwd: [SriRangaSri] Clarification

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M.K. Krishnaswamy • March 17, 2003 


Dear Members,

In this discussion regarding equality of all persons, 
it may be relevant to quote our own Shri Ramanujacharya, 
from his commentary on Bhagawad Gita, Slokam VI-30 :
The sloka is the famous "yo maam pashyati sarvatra sarvam cha mayi pashyati".
The translation of the Sanskrit commentary has been reproduced below from the web-site: 
http://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/ 

"He who, having reached the highest stage of maturity, 
views similarity of nature with Me, i.e., sees similarity of all selves to Myself 
when they are freed from good and evil and when they remain in Their own essence, 
as declared in the Sruti, 'Stainless he attains supreme degree of equality' (Mun. U., 3.1.3); 
and 'sees Me in all selves and sees all selves in Me.' 
That is, on viewing one of Them (selves), 
one views another also to be the same, 
because of their similarity to one another. 
To him who perceives the nature of his own self, I am not lost on account of My similarity to him 
i.e., I do not become invisible to him. He (the Yogin) viewing his own self as similar to Me, 
always remains within My sight when I am viewing Myself, because of similarity of his self with Me."

The qualification for this ability of universal perception involving equality is, as stated in the first line of the commentary,
"having reached the highest stage of maturity". Our scriptures have their origin in such evolved persons
and they could not have prescribed inequality as a way of life for spiritual aspirants.

Dasan,
Krishnaswamy M.K.



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