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Re: A Philosophical Sketch of Hinduism
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To: alt-hindu@cis.ohio-state.edu
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Subject: Re: A Philosophical Sketch of Hinduism
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From: susarla@rice.edu (H. Krishna Susarla)
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Date: 22 May 1995 22:20:51 GMT
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From news@larry.rice.edu Mon May 22 18: 09:11 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
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References: <3pjdd2$rq5@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Ram Chandran (CHANDRA2%ERS.BITNET@VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU) wrote:
: A Philosophical Sketch of Hinduism
: Vedas are the roots for Vedantic Philosophy known as Vedanta. The three
: most important sources for Vedanta are Upanishads, Brahma Sutra and
: Geeta. Sankara, Ramanuja and Madhva have written elaborate commentaries
: on these with their own translations. Three major forms of Vedanta were
: developed respectively by Sankara, Ramanuja, and Madhva on the basis of
: their interpretations of what totality is. Any intellectual debate to
: prove which of them is right would be useless. Conclusions drawn from
: such intellectual analysis require corroborations from actual personal
: experience!. We have to be a Sankara, Madhvachar, Ramanuja, Buddha,
I just wanted to add one more point to this thread. Although our senses
are flawed, and are thus incapable of perceiving the Supreme Absolute
Truth, they can be purified by the process of bhakti yoga. The great
acharyas like Ramanuja, Madhva, Nimbarka, Vishnuswami, and Sri Krishna
Caitanya Maha-Prabhu were all pure devotees whose senses were completely
cleansed of the material contamination. Therefore, if you want to depend
on someone's personal experience, you should depend on their experiences,
as these great personalities could truly see God everywhere.
-- HKS
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