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Re: avatar "proof"
In article <3g42pi$kg0@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, vijaypai@kachori.rice.edu (Vijay Sadananda Pai) says:
>the Vedas. Not just any Tom, Dick, & Harry can claim to be an avatar
>of God. There are precise Vedic statements about avatar:
In which scriptures can you find these (I am sincerely interrested)
>... and so forth. Please provide such evidences.
>Every evidence finally relies on perception and cognition. You have to trust
>your senses, your own existence etc, etc. In the end (IMHO) only Your
>Self, your hearth, that can decide if a person walking this earth is an Avatar. This >is
>the challenge - dragging your ego to a level of trust where you can surrender to
>Brahman/Atman/Guru/Avatar, still keeping your critical judgment. One should not I >think
>surrender to mere words and scriptural "authorities".
In my view the description of the Sthitha Prgna Lakshana's given at the end
of chapter II of the Bhagvad geeta Slokas I think 55 to 72 should constitue
a valid characteristic of an avatar purusha.
Sambu
