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Re: Caitanya Maha-Prabhu on Bhakti (Siksastaka verse 4)
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Caitanya Maha-Prabhu on Bhakti (Siksastaka verse 4)
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From: "Bon_Giovanni EarthSpirit.org" <bongiovanni@delphi.com>
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Date: Thu, 1 Jun 95 23:37:20 -0500
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From news@news2.delphi.com Thu Jun 1 23: 40:38 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice)
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References: <3qgf44$770@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Replying to the article by: susarla@rice.edu (H. Krishna Susarla)
Newsgroups: alt.hindu
Subject: Caitanya Maha-Prabhu on Bhakti (Siksastaka verse 4)
Appearance Date: 31 May 1995
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Loud speech consisting of a shower of words, the skill in
expounding the scriptures, and likewise erudition- these
merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar,
but are no good for liberation.
-Shankara, Vivekacudamani 57
It is always a great surprise when alt.hindu opens its doors.
Unfortunately it sometimes takes weeks for a post to show up in this
forum, so many may by now have forgotten the subject to which I reply.
HK Susarla posts many wonderful quotes from the Vaishnavite treasure
trove, but sometimes he adds stuff of his own, and often he denigrates
some unnamed group, as he did in this subject heading. Back on June
1st, Sri Susarla said: "These days there are many gurus who claim to be
avatars, often preaching a message of `I am God, and so are all of you.
But you will only realize this by worshipping me, etc.'"
I have no idea who he is talking about.
Does he really know such men, or does Susarla address a strawman he
employs for his thesis? If the latter, I suggest the use of hyberbole
and innuendo to denigrate opposing views is not helpful to his
presentation. I urge him to clarify that remark, or retract it.
All best wishes.
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