|
|
|
General Forum: Religion | | kathaavaahini | |
| Thus, because differences are the self-same properties of the entities of the universe themselves, and since the entities are real, the differences are also real.
What are the types of difference? There are five, given by:
jIveshvarabhidA chaiva jaDeshvara bhidA tathA |
jIvabhedo mithashchaiva jaDajIva bhidA tathA |
mithashcha jaDabhedo.ayaM prapaJNcho bhedapaJNchakaH ||
-- paramashrutiH
The difference between soul and the Creator, and the difference between the insentient and the Creator; the difference between any two souls, and the difference between insentient and soul; and the difference between any two insentients, these five differences constitute the universe.
But what about statements in the Vedas that apparently show the identity of jîva (soul) and Ishvara (Creator)?
na hi kashchidapi abhedAgamaH | santi cha bhede sarvAgamAH |
There is never, ever, a statement of non-difference; all scripture shows difference, only.
This aspect is clarified in quotes like the following:
sarve vedA harerbhedaM sarvasmAt.h GYApayanti hi |
bhedaH svAtantryasArvaGYyasarvaishvaryAdikashcha saH |
svarUpameva bhedo.ayaM vyAvR^ittishcha svarUpatA |
sarvavyAvR^ittaye yasmAt.h svashabdo.ayaM prayujyate |
sarvavyAvR^ittatAmeva neti netyAdikA shrutiH |
vishhNorato vedAdanyA api sarvA na saMshayaH |
-- nArAyaNashrutiH
All the Vedas speak of the difference of Hari from all else. That difference lies in His independence, omniscience, and overlordship over all, etc. His essential nature itself constitutes His difference from all. Essential nature is what distinguishes an entity from others. The word 'sva' (self) in `svarUpa'
(self-nature) meaning essential nature is used in order to distinguish an entity from all others. The Shruti (*) starting from "not thus, not thus," points to the difference of Vishnu from all else (from the sentients and the insentients, or from the destructible and the indestructible). All other Shruti texts also present the same truth. There is no doubt upon this point.
(*) -- BrhadâraNyaka Upanishad.
This point is also made in the Bhagavad Gita XV-15, where Krishna says:
vedaishcha sarvaiH ahameva vedyo |
All the Vedas and other scriptures tell of Me (Krishna) only.
Thus, they do no speak of an impersonal God, or of identity between jîva and Ishvara; they speak only of Him who is absolutely beyond -- and therefore different.
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 30, Jan 2006 5:40:12 PM IST
Posted by: Amrapaali At: 27, Jan 2006 11:52:41 AM IST
sarvajIvulalO bhagavantuDu vunnaaDu. alaa vunnaa kooDaa dEvatalalO taaratamyamunnaTlugaanE jIvulandarilO kooDaa taaratamyamundi. aavulaanTivi vuttamamainavi SunakaadulakanTE. bhuutadaya vunDaali kaanI aabhuutamE dEmuDana raadu.
matkarma kRunmatparamO madbhakta@h sangavarjita@h
nirvaira@h sarva bhuutEshu ya@h sa maamEti paanDava. bhagavadgItaa 11-55
naaham vEdairnatapasaa na daanEna chEjyayaa
Sakyam Evam vidhO drashTum dRushTavaanapi maam yathaa 11-53
bhaktyaa tvananyayaa Sakya ahamEvam vidhOrjuna
jNjaatum drashTum cha tatvEna pravEshTum cha parantapa 11-54
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 28, Jan 2006 2:13:08 PM IST
Very enlightening story.,Amrapaali garu.This story too gives us the message that true devotion is that which enables one to experience God every where and every time- constant rememberance too leads us to that stage
Posted by: Mr. jogarao pilla At: 27, Jan 2006 5:50:57 PM IST
nEvinnadi intaku munupu pOshTuchEsinadi
'sarvadEva namaskaaram kESavam pratigachchati' ani. daanni 'sarvajIva namaskaaram kESavam pratigachchati' ani vraasaaru. daanikEmainaa pramaaNam vundaa?
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 27, Jan 2006 10:51:24 AM IST
Posted by: Amrapaali At: 25, Jan 2006 5:51:43 PM IST
Posted by: Amrapaali At: 26, Jan 2006 6:29:14 PM IST
chaalaa manchi po^shTing`lu amrapaaligaaru
namaste^ Saastrigaaru
Posted by: Mr. Bhaskar At: 26, Jan 2006 10:40:03 PM IST
Nothing is impossible
Impossible itself says
I m possible
Posted by: Mr. VIRABHADRA SASTRI KALANADHABHATTA At: 26, Jan 2006 10:27:02 PM IST
halO esvee baagunnaavaa :)nee kadhalu baagunnaayi. ilaanTi kadhE ekkaDO vinnaTTu gurtu
oka raaju ki raajyam pOyi vichaaramgaa unTaaDu,aa samayamlO ashTa lakshmulu andaru vachchi maaku ikkaDa chOTulEdu mEmu kooDaa veLataamani anTaaru , aa raaju andarini veLLanichchi dhairya lakshmini maTuku veLLavaddani bratimalaaDutaaDu .appuDu aame unTaanani anagaanE migataa vaaru kooDaa akkaDE unTaaru ilaa unTundi ee kadha sarigaa gurtuledu eppuDO chadivaanu evarikainaa telistE pOsTanDi
Posted by: శ్రీరాధ At: 24, Jan 2006 8:18:15 PM IST
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men . . .
. . . with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.
"No", she said. "He's out."
Then we cannot come in", they replied. In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in.
"We do not go into a House together," they replied.
"Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!" His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!" "Let us heed our daughter's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest." The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
MY WISH FOR YOU...
Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in Your Ability to work through them. Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength. Where there is fear, we wish you love and courage.
-------
Thanx Anu akka for reading :)
Posted by: Mr. SiriVennela At: 24, Jan 2006 4:21:02 PM IST
Words and Actions Should Be the Same
--------------------------------
There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He always asked for sweets from his father. His father was a poor man. He could not always afford sweets for his son. But the little boy did not understand this, and demanded sweets all the time.
The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child asking for so many sweets. There was a very holy man living nearby at that time. The boy's father had an idea. He decided to take the boy to the great man who might be able to persuade the child to stop asking for sweets all the time.
The boy and his father went along to the great man. The father said to him, "O great saint, could you ask my son to stop asking for sweets which I cannot afford?" The great man was in difficulty, because he liked sweets himself. How could he ask the boy to give up asking for sweets? The holy man told the father to bring his son back after one month.
During that month, the holy man gave up eating sweets, and when the boy and his father returned after a month, the holy man said to the boy "My dear child, will you stop asking for sweets which your father cannot afford to give you?"
From then on, the boy stopped asking for sweets.
The boy's father asked the saint, "Why did you not ask my son to give up asking for sweets when we came to you a month ago?" The saint replied, "How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself. In the last month I gave up eating sweets."
A person's example is much more powerful than just his words. When we ask someone to do something, we must do it ourselves also. We should not ask others to do what we do not do ourselves.
ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ACTIONS AND YOUR WORDS ARE THE SAME.
-----------
Thanx for reading Amrapaali garu and Murthy garu
Posted by: Mr. SiriVennela At: 23, Jan 2006 8:29:25 PM IST
Posted by: Amrapaali At: 21, Jan 2006 5:49:06 PM IST
Subham bhuuyaat. kuSalamE aapaajI. poshTu chEyaDam tappEmI kaadu anta samayam chikkaDam kashTam.
sirivennela gaari katha inkoka saari chadavanDi. modaTi mooDu sari ayinavikaavani vaaLLaguruvu gaarE cheppaaru. inka naalugO bomma okkokka saari chevilOnchi, noTilOnchi bayaTaku pOyinaa inkOsaari lOpuTE vunDipOtundi. kaabaTTi Edi vini vadili peTTaalO, Edi vini inkokaLLaku cheppavachchO, Edi vini evarikI cheppakunDaa tanalO nikshiptam chEsukOvaalO telisina vaaDE goppa vaaDu.
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 23, Jan 2006 9:28:23 AM IST
| |
|
|
|
| Advertisements |
|
|
|
|
| Advertisements |
|
