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Re: A few questions
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: A few questions
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From: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 18 Jul 1995 03:02:01 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Mon Jul 17 22: 50:23 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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References: <3uf4rp$k05@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
In article <3uf4rp$k05@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, dwaite@aladdin.co.uk (Dennis Waite) says:
That does not seem a reasonable suggestion and is unlikely to
>be received with credibility by anyone unfamiliar with the faith.
Thanks for the valuable advice.
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>The only thing we can do is to search diligently to discover the truth
>through constant observation in the present, shunning all opinions,
>beliefs, criticisms, and endeavouring to bring the mind to a permanent
>stillness wherein we can rest always in that awareness.
Would you be able to supply some authoritative reference that
upholds this idea? All due respect, but it sounds to me like
you are yourself espousing a 'belief' or 'opinion.'
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>Sounds good in theory doesn't it!
But I think we are all experienced enough to recognize that
it doesn't work. On the other hand, bhakti, which you have
minimized is extremely practical, and very pleasing as well.
Further, the authoritative sastras confirm that although there
are other paths, they are not at all equal to bhakti in terms
of their respective results. Narada Muni, the sage of even the
devatas, confirms that the essential 'active ingredient' of
other paths is in fact bhakti. The effect of a given path, and
hence its status, is determined by the degree to which bhakti is
manifest in it, either purely or alloyed to some degree.
I would be interested to hear your response to this.
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>(Incidentally, *all* karma will lead to rebirth. Karma through 'good'
>actions may buy you a 'vacation', but eventually, you must return
>until you get rid of all the sanskara. God + Desires = Man i.e
>rebirth.)
This points to another advantage of bhakti. By developing
a transcendental attachment to Sri Hari and His loving service,
one automatically uproots the tendency for fruitive action
(karma) in this world. Liberation is a concommittent and natural
result of pure bhakti.
-m
