12-17-2004, 03:37 PM
Kaushal and friends,
Too bad for the kanchi resident monks. They sacrificed their lives for the ultimate lifestyle and are now the real victims. When the father goes, the whole family suffers.
Everyone asks, 'where is the evidence against JS'? Its true we know of none, except police briefings, leakings and investigative journalism. But the point is, evidence will be provided in court when the trial opens. So we wait and remain neutral till then.
Regarding vedanta, I said 'the advaita vedanta philosophy will be challenged in the coming decade'. Vedanta itself, meaning vedic truths, upanishadic truths encapsulated in the Brahma Sutras itself will survive, still be relevant, nay, florish. Never said anything about its demise. But between what was meant in the vedanta and what was later constructed as philosophical models - advaita, dvaita, etc - this is what will be challenged.
But this is too large a topic and we could take it up separately at a much later date. I just mentioned this in passing simply to let you know of my thinking of the larger implications and more impending changes that may take place. Events are never singular and isolated, its always a sequence of them. I mentioned this also because advaita vedanta (mayavada) is connected with the smartha sampradaya and not many others.
Regarding Sayana, I am aware that it is standard reference book on vedic learning, and also aware that many disagree with his interpretation. Some schools have completely done away with his commentaries. Be that as it may, he enriched our culture. I asked about the successors of Adi Shankara is because one judges a tree by its fruits.
Ashok, agamic and vedic is the same thinking, universal, and not parochial. Except for the Arya Samaj almost all of Hinduism is agamic. With my initial posts on the oneness of mankind which resonates with the egalitarian vedic values, I thought I was the only universalist here. Ashok, I think you are misreading me often. Anything discussed is not a put down. But you can already see that there are wider views and nothing is sacrosanct.
Thanks again for pointing to the links Sridhar. You are right. It is vedanta. It is siddhanta.
Regards.
Pathma
Too bad for the kanchi resident monks. They sacrificed their lives for the ultimate lifestyle and are now the real victims. When the father goes, the whole family suffers.
Everyone asks, 'where is the evidence against JS'? Its true we know of none, except police briefings, leakings and investigative journalism. But the point is, evidence will be provided in court when the trial opens. So we wait and remain neutral till then.
Regarding vedanta, I said 'the advaita vedanta philosophy will be challenged in the coming decade'. Vedanta itself, meaning vedic truths, upanishadic truths encapsulated in the Brahma Sutras itself will survive, still be relevant, nay, florish. Never said anything about its demise. But between what was meant in the vedanta and what was later constructed as philosophical models - advaita, dvaita, etc - this is what will be challenged.
But this is too large a topic and we could take it up separately at a much later date. I just mentioned this in passing simply to let you know of my thinking of the larger implications and more impending changes that may take place. Events are never singular and isolated, its always a sequence of them. I mentioned this also because advaita vedanta (mayavada) is connected with the smartha sampradaya and not many others.
Regarding Sayana, I am aware that it is standard reference book on vedic learning, and also aware that many disagree with his interpretation. Some schools have completely done away with his commentaries. Be that as it may, he enriched our culture. I asked about the successors of Adi Shankara is because one judges a tree by its fruits.
Ashok, agamic and vedic is the same thinking, universal, and not parochial. Except for the Arya Samaj almost all of Hinduism is agamic. With my initial posts on the oneness of mankind which resonates with the egalitarian vedic values, I thought I was the only universalist here. Ashok, I think you are misreading me often. Anything discussed is not a put down. But you can already see that there are wider views and nothing is sacrosanct.
Thanks again for pointing to the links Sridhar. You are right. It is vedanta. It is siddhanta.
Regards.
Pathma