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Dear AasthikAs :
 
Both Srimans Sriram and Sadagopan IyengAr have given
outstanding responses on what a True AchAryA's invaluable
contributions are .
 
The Great AchAryAs are compassionate , Scholarly ones and they have chosen
SanyAsAsramam to help all of us , who are floundering in the forests of
SamsAram . They use their knowledge of SaasthrAs and Sath SampradhAyam
to guide us out of the miseries of day to day life and help us develop Bhagavath-
Bhaagavatha Kaimkarya Ruchi and VairAgyam . They instill in us reverence for
our ancient heritage and Vedic traditions .
 
It is not their business to run around delivering social and Medical sevices.
They are ill qualified to do this since  it is more the duty of elected officials 
with social contracts to improve the quality of life of the poor and underserved
in a material sense .
 
We know what these politicians have done after a lot of empty promises
besides enriching themselves .
 
Should the AchAryans compete with these politicians and Philanthrophists ,
who have accumulated their money by fair and unfair means ? My answer is NO .
The AchAryans will be swerving from their SanyAsa dharmams , if they get
distracted in to these show projects for the sake of putting their Matams name
in the lime light and marquees .
 
What they do is to inculcate in the minds of their sishyAs the concepts of service to
BhagavAn and all His children . The TVS Family , the Dalmias and a host of
other well to do sishyAs go implement these AchArya UpadEsams and create
 institutions like Hospitals , Clinics , GosaalAs , feeding of the poor etc .
 
The role of  an AchAryA can never ever be replaced by hundreds or thousands
of Social care givers .We can never pay back AchAryAs for the greatest UpakArams
that they perform for us : (1) The AchAryan  exceeds the Lord Himself in  His  UpakArams
(2) He destroys the nescience of the ChEtanams that approach Him thru His
UpadEsams (2) He destroys their sins thru His intervention and pleadings with
the divine couple , whom he worships every minute of His day (3) He corrects
the sishyan even if he is a MahA Paapi (4) He makes the sishyA's bhagavath
anubhavam as great as His ; this raising of the level of the anubhavam of
Sishyan extends also to the the fields of Aathma GuNams , anushtAnam
and Jn~Anam . In the above and so many other ways , the AchAryan exceeds
even the Lord in terms of showering His compassion and anugraham to the Lord .
 
With these special ordained roles to play , why should an AchAryan enter in to
the crowded market place of delivering social service thru the abandonment of
His Sva-dharmam as a SanyAsi ? The True AchAryan should therefore confine Himself
to the UpadEsams on Tatthvam , Hitham and PurushArTam and stay away
from the ephemeral aspects of being politically correct as if He is running for
office . He should leave that to the warring politiicians , who want to amass
wealth by whatever means at their disposal , legal and otherwise . This ideal
AchAryan should explain the distinctions between Bhakthi Yogam
and Prapatthi Yogam to help a Chetanan get rid of rebirth in to this
fearsome SamsAric world . He should teach the importance of MahA VisvAsam    
for the successful Prapatthi . He should teach the code of conduct after
performing Prapathi to the dhivya damapthis. He should teach the importance 
of revering one's guru paramparai. He should teach the PrapannAs about 
the importance of not transgressing the Bhagavath SaashtrAs . He should 
instruct the sishyan about  the doubts that could arise after Prapatthi and 
point out the methods ( ParihArams) for them . He  should teach the sishyan 
about the futility of approaching the haughty wealthy instead of the Lord ,
who can grant all one wishes . The Sishyan should gain purity of mind , 
speech and Body as a result of the MahOpakAram of the AchAryan .
 
With so many serious committment to the spiritual well being of their sishyAs , their
own BhagavadhArAdhanam , NithyAnushtAnam and KaalakshEpams in intrepreting
PrasTAna Thrayam and other PrakaraNa granthams , where is the time or the need 
for a true AchAryan to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the Market place and 
the other non-spiritual pursuits ?
 
The message of a True AchAryan is Universal and eternal because it is 
based on the SanAtana Dharmam , which is universal and non-ephemeral  .
Seeking Marquee recognition in the glare of the neon lights and photo
opportunity is not their line. Therefore they leave it to modern day politicans 
and poli AchAryAs and hasten to fulfill the codes of conduct prescribed for
them in Yathi Dharma samucchayam and other older dharma Saasthrams .
 
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
V.Sadagopan       
 
----- Original Message -----
From: S. Sriram
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [t'venkatam] Brahminical mutts

In response to the article:
 
It is neither geographical proximity, genetic proximity nor
cultural proximity to which a seeker of knowledge pays homage to
but rather to philosophical proximity.
 
Raising social standards is typically a construct of
geographical, genetic or cultural dispositions.
 
Where philosophical truths are held to be the highest goals,
peans to these truths are the automatic disposition of those who
belong to groups of similar philosphies.
 
Adorning a deity with jewels is such a disposition of the bhakti
school.
 
Comparing philo/theo sophical schools with socio-religious organizations
and passing judgements on groups based on cultural & genetic
proximity as the author of the article has done is meaningless.
 
According to Sri Ramanuja:-The conception of value is determined
by the conception of the self... What an individual pursues as a
desirable end depends upon what he conceives himself to be.
Vedartha-Sangraha para 245.
 
So, if one were to conceive of oneself as an inseparable
attribute of Brahman, the desirable goal is moksha and the means
are bhakti & saranagati. Adorning a deity with jewels is a display
of bhakti.
 
Setting up a school is a valid act for him whose duty as
identified by his ability leads him towards such a profession and
conforms with his philosophy since doing one's duty leads one to
dharma one of the four pursharthas that leads one to moksha.
 
Another way to view this is 'Social and charitable works' are
wealth directed towards specific causes. Wealth is derived by
performing well one's duties. So, Narayana Moorthy, Aziz Premji et al
create large sums of wealth for the community (geographical
& cultural proximity), various members of the community support
a socio-religious organization like AMMA with their wealth. AMMA
builds a school and an engineering college whose students
join Narayan Moorthy's industry and are able to do their duties
(karma yoga) and thanks to the availability of the bhakti school
gain the knowledge(jnana yoga) which leads them to
moksha  (bhakti yoga).
IthE yaanunnaik* koLvathu eNYNYaanRum,* en
maithOysOthi* maNivaNNa endhaay,*
eythaa _nin_kazal* yaaneytha,* NYaanak
kaithaa* kaalak kazivu seyyElE. 2.9.2
 
O my dark efullgent Lord
here is all I ask for all times
Grant me the hands of knowledge
that I may grasp your precious lotus feet.
 
Thanks
S. Sriram



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