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Re: ARTICLE : Becoming Hindu
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Becoming Hindu
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From: "janahan (j.) skandaraniyam" <skandar@nortel.ca>
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Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 12:28:00 -0500
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Michael Tandy wrote:
> "Sanatana-dharma" indicates the eternal nature of dharma.
> The sastra states that the jivas are eternal, and that their
> activities vis-a-vis the Supreme Lord are also eternal. This
> is called sanatana-dharma, and is popularly known as Krsna
> conciousness, the param dharma.
It is popularly known as Krsna conciousness to ISKCON. The Saivites also
practice the Sanatana-Dharma, but to them the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is Lord Siva.
> You've stated that dharma
> is not absolute, which is only partially true. Relative
> dharma may be discarded when its purpose has been served,
It was this "Relative dharma" that I was addressing since it has common
grounds in all schools of Vedantic thought. The concept of eternal service
belongs to the Vishishtadvaita, and Dvaita schools, but not
to the Advaita school.
> but that is not to say that the ultimate and most essential
> principle of dharma isn't absolute--"dharmam tu saksad bhagavat
> pranitam." Whatever Bhagavan orders, that is dharma, and all
> livings must obey it. Every jiva is thus like a cow led by a rope
> bound to a ring through her nose. For a conditionewd jiva, this
> essential principle of service to the Lord is the active principle
> (which is absolute) within any given sva-dharma (which is relative).
> For the liberated jiva, it is the highest pleasure.
> Ignoring this,
> one exercises one's limited freedom and in effect simply chooses
> to suffer.
Michael, I thought we were clear about our stances from our previous
discussions. Service is only possible if there are "Two", not "One",
other the word "Service" itself becomes meaningless.
J.
