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Re: REQUEST : RISHIS
On Thursday, Sep 12, 1996, Maitreya@worldnet.att.net wrote:
On Wed, 11 Sep 1996 21:25:24 GMT, Narender Reddy
> <npreddy@brain.biomed.uakron.edu> wrote:
>
> >Rishis meditate and gain control of the senses. However, false ego is
> >hard to conquer. Only through devotional surrender (through Sharanagathi
> >or prapathi) one is able to overcome the false ego.
> Surrendering to Whom/What?
All the Satvik Puranas declare that Sharanagathi or devotional surrender
to Vishnu (Lord Sriman Narayana or Krishna) can releive us from the cycle
of birth and death.
> >The essense of
> >Vaishnavism lies in the Sharangathi or devotional surrender. The purnas
> >teach that meditation or gaining control of the senses without surrender
> >to the supreme personality (Sriman Narayana or Krishna) is useless.
>
> Can one Surrender to Vishnu, Shiva, etc. instead of Krishna? What is the
> difference?
Yes! There is a big difference. Surrendering to Shiva will get you
significant material benefits but can not releive you from the cycle of
birth and death.
>
> >the knowledge can be
> >granted only by the Supreme Being Lord Sriman Narayana (Krishna) and the
> >best way is through devotional surrender.
>
> Sounds like a Haree Krishna devote!!???
No! I am not a Hare Krishna devotee. Why do you brand me as a Hare
Krishna devotee when I revealed the truth propogated by all the satvik
puranas including Srimad Bhagavatham, Padma Puranam, etc. Also, there is
nothing wrong for one to be a Hare Krishna devotee. You sound like we
have to discard the opinion of these devotees. I am sure there are
significantly more realized than us.
>
> -Joseph (maitreya@worldnet.att.net)
> One God, One World, One Humanity
> Unity Of All Under One God
Yes! There is only one god and several demigods. "Vasudava Sarvamithi
(Vasudava is everything)" as
declared in Bhagavadgitha, Srimad Bhagavatham, Padma Puranam etc,
"Narayana Prabrhama Sarvakarana Karanam" Narayana is the cause of all
causes. The question I was attempting to address was "why the rishis get
angry." People who desire material benefits or have some ulterior motive
seek other demigods, and Sriman Narayana alone can releive us from the
cycle of birth and death. If you analyze the names you will find the
truth. For instance Vishnu means all pervading. Should that One God be
not called as all pervading (Vishnu) ? Similarly, try to analyze the
other names of Vishnu (eg. Sriman Narayana, Krishna), and also analyze
the names of demigods like Shiva, Indra, etc.; Then you will find the
difference.
With all glories to Lord Sriman Narayan, I remain,
Sincerely
Narender Reddy
npreddy@brain.biomed.uakron.edu
