1. The world, The individual soul and Isvara, all the three are real. 2. The world and the individual soul, in other words thw world consisting of the insentient(jada) and sentient(chethana) stands in relation of sarira to its sariri(body and soul) with Isvara. 3. Isvara, that is Narayana is transcendent(all pervading) and imminent(antharyaami) and hence everything is in Him and He is in everything. 4.Brahman of visishtadvaita is Narayana who is not nirguna(wiyhout attributes ) but possesses infinite auspicious qualities. 5. Satyam,truth, jnanam,knowledge and anantham,eternality are His attributes which are inseparable from Him, being His inherent nature,svabhaava. 6.Being the Antharyaami He is the inner self of everything. 7.So He is the Controller,Niyantha, Master, Seshi and support, Adhaara. 8. Bhakthi is the sole means of Liberation. 9. Nithya, Naimiththika Karma, the obligatory and occasional actions namely the actions according to varnasrama and rituals for special occasions like sraadhdha etc. are tobe done and cannoyt be renounced , but should be done as offering to Narayana, without attachment and desire. 10.'Thathvamasi' and other scriptural texts that claim unity with Brahman do not imply identity.The merging with Brahman is like when the gross body and subtle body are given up and the individual is identified with the soul. 11. There are ample texts substantiating this. 12.Avidya/Maya is not beginningless and independent but the power of Narayana. This is visishtadvaita in a nutshell.How advaita differs from this and about Dvaita will be followed up in the susequent posts. I am Dr. SAROJA RAMANUJAM, M.A.,Ph.D., SIROMANI IN SANSKRIT. My subject for my thesis was avirodhaadhikarana from Sribhashya of Ramanuja. Ihave started web pages on Bhagavatgita, Vishnusahasranama, yadhavaabhyudhaya of Desika ,Desika stothrasetc. I am 69 tears of age, doing my doctorate after retirement I also take freeclasses at home on these topics. I have ventured on these projects as a Bhagavatkainkarya and I seek the blessings of the leader of this group and other devotees My groups are http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Narayan_darsana http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/srjrmnjm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Appliedgita. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Click here to rescue a little child from a life of poverty. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rAWabB/gYnLAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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