Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Our Sanãthana Dharma

I couldn't help admiring at the vastness of our Dharma. Very long before it got its name from the river Indus, this dharma had come down to earth. It seems that the date of its origin still remains to be indeterminate and hence has called 'Sanathana'. Guruji often says that the reason that it still holds sway over masses is because of its benevolence and flexibility.
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Sri Ãdi Sankara propounded the Advaita Philosophy, Sri Madhvãchãrya was a harbinger of Dwaita school and Sri Rãmãnujãchãrya established the Visishtãdwaita school of thought. Does it mean that the whole religion is a puddle of confusion? No it just means that all of them, and much more is contained in it.
A fisherman takes to the sea and exclaims that the sea is full of fishes. A diver ventures and comes out claiming that the ocean is filled with corals. The fact is that the ocean contains all of these and much more."

How true are His words!! My sister often remarks that your thoughts don't reflect on anybody else, but yourself.
If you contend that a person is wise, then that is your perception of wisdom. If you think someone is stupid, that reflects on your comprehension of stupidity.
It is the limitation of the subject and not of the object of comprehension.

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