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Re: Dvaita and Advaita: A Reconciliation
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Dvaita and Advaita: A Reconciliation
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From: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 10 Jun 1995 03:45:35 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Fri Jun 9 23: 34:05 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: <3qveds$sl5@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
In article <3qveds$sl5@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, anand hudli <ahudli@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> says:
> 7) amalA bhaktih tatsAdhanam | The means of achieving Moksha is
> uncontaminated Bhakti.
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I think you are mistaken, sir. The Gita (18.54) clearly describes
once one is liberated (brahma-bhuta), he then attains BHAKTI.
> Even seemingly lofty ideals like love for one's community, religion,
> and nation, are nothing but extensions of the ego and when carried
> too far, become stumbling blocks in the path of spiritual development.
The furthest extension of this propensity is the last snare of
maya, the desire to realize one's SELF as God.
> When a person is situated in pure Bhakti, that person becomes fit to
> acquire the knowledge of Para Brahman, Hari.
You will need to deal with the above sloka to substantiate this.
In fact, the supreme
> Purana, Bhagavata brings out this message beautifully:
> the skandhas 1-10 develop the practice of Bhakti gradually and the
> 11th skandha deals with the finest form of advaita.
Excuse me?
The Bhagavata, thus, establishes that the
> practice of Bhakti leads to BrahmajnAna.
That was a bit fast, wasn't it?
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> The Gopis who are the personification of Bhakti are, in fact, the
> best Jnanis, according to the Bhagavata. The Narada Bhakti Sutras
> say (1.21-22) that the Gopis were fully aware of the greatness of
> Krishna as Brahman. The Bhagavata verses 10.29.31, 32, 36, 41 and
> 10.31.4 prove this point.
They had already finished with Vedanta speculations in their
previous lives (as sages), when they prayed for a conjugal
relationship with the Lord. This was granted and they were
born as uneducated village in Gokula. This is the zenith and
fruition of all philosophical attainment.
