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Re: ARTICLE : God and the Shastras (was Re: ARTICLE : Advice on...)
Michael Tandy wrote:
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> In article <ghenDyxLJr.Ert@netcom.com>, jaldhar@braincells.com says...
> >
> This is why a thorough knowledge of history and
> >tradition is as important scriptuaral knowledge to truly understand our
> >religion.
> >
> The medieval Bengali saint Narottama dasa Thakura wrote:
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> "guru-sadhu-sastra-vakya, cittete koriya aikya"
>
> One's natural, heartfelt desires should be indistinguishable
> from the statements of guru, the community (and tradition) of
> saints, and the tenets of sastra. For those whose acquaintence
> with the adhyatmika practices of the great sages of yore is meager
> (and who in modern society can claim otherwise, considering
> the immense decay Vedic culture has undergone), the guidance
> of thousands of years of the experiences of the previous acaryas as
> well as the traditions they upheld are of inestimable value.
> This becomes increasingly evident to those who seriously endeavor
> to apply the principles of sastra in the modern day and age.
>
> -m
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Permit me a elementary question. What are the Shastras anyway? I've read something
about them somewhere but memory fails.
Fred Glaysher
