RE: The why of creation.
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• May 1, 2002
Dear Ranganathan, the issues such as karma, universe in unmanifested form etc. are all eternal cycles. there was no beginning! this concept is very hard to agree. I agree that only realization is the real answer, not a logical text or speech answer which reaches our mind. we have to understand the concept of cycles: ie. souls, god, matter in a cycle of unmanifest and manifest states which alternate and proceed from beginningless time to eternity. there is no one unmanifest state from which creation proceeds. there is an infinite number of prior manifest and unmanifest states before any particular unmanifest state! you may ask why this cycle? why did god eternally will such vulnerable jivas who though intrinsically perfect, are liable to bondage due wrong use of free will? the deeper irony is that god is perfect and most merciful even though we are all stuck here!. this can be explained only as a divine lila which is still a merciful act of God who is an eternal friend to everyone. the only real answer I have felt as valid is : bhidyate hridaya granthih chiddhyante sarva samsayah tasmin driste paravare - all knots in the hearts are untied, all doubts are cleared, when that God is realized. asya mahimanam iti vita shokah - svetasvetara, all this is the glory of the lord, when one realizes this truth, that person transcends all sorrows. adiyen krishna -----Original Message----- From: govt auditor [mailto:govaudit@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:10 AM To: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com; oppiliappan@yahoogroups.com Subject: The why of creation. Dear Bhaktas, I have been a silent participant in the group and have immensely benefited from all of your postings. This is the first time I am posting a mail. I wanted to know whether there is any scriptual context in which the following questions have been answered. I will be extremely grateful and thank you all in advance for your invaluable replies: 1. Before the universe became manifested there was nothing existing and everything was unmanifested form and contained in god. The question that arises is "Why did god create universe and the living beings?" 2. Because the cycle of karma, rebirth etc started only after creation, the question of karma etc should be non-existent before bod created universe etc. Pardon me for my ignorance and if I have offended anyone by these questions, I apoligise in advance. Adiyen, Ramanuja Dasan. Ranganathan Sounderrajan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list 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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