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date:sat, 08 dec 2007 12:00:01 -0600
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1. re: importance of ashram (anuj)

2. re: trees have life- bhashya (pranav peshwe)
3. regarding conduct of swamijis (kashyap m)

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date: fri, 7 dec 2007 10:34:38 -0800
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thank you praveen, i appreciate your support. yes, i know it is very

difficult to take a step as this, there are many reasons why one
cannot commit to that lifestyle...but only one reason why one would
and that's all that matters now :)

thanks again.
anuj

on 12/7/07, praveen <bhatpraveen@gmail.com> wrote:

> pranam all,
>
> anuj-ji wrote:
> > having spent 10 years here in the us. i am 28 and have decided to
> > follow my spiritual calling and join an ashram to further my
> > understanding of vedanta over the next 3-4 years.
>
> congratulations on your decision, or the call as i prefer to think of
> it as. if it helps, may i mention that one of the swamijis at
> rishikesh sivananda ashram suggested the same 3 yr course to me?
>
> although i didn't take it due to my being choosy and biased, or
> incapability, or whatever, i do think that any practical step towards
> vedanta is good enough. i also believe that the path chalks itself
out
> for the right student. in that light, and on reading your attitude, i
> feel that you're about to have a blissful experience ahead, be it
> anywhere. best wishes.
>
> may god and guru be your guide!
>
> pranams again,
> --praveen
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on dec 7, 2007 8:57 pm, s.n. sastri <sn.sastri@gmail.com> wrote:

> dr. j.c. bose (1858 ?1937) is said to have discovered that trees and
> plants
> have life and react to stimuli. i do not know whether this was known
to
> science earlier. scientist members of this group must be able to say.
>
> but it is interesting that this has been stated by sri sankara
himself in
> his bhashya on chandogya upanishad, vi. 11. 2:--
>
> "that a tree is possessed of a soul is indicated by such signs as
> exudation
> and drying up of sap. from the illustration in the sruti that the
> non-moving
> living things are possessed of consciousness, the view of the
buddhists
> and
> the vaiseshikas, who hold that the non-moving things have no
> consciousness,
> is seen to be without substance".
>

namaskar,
the upanishad talks about the tree having
'consciousness', while science discovered that trees have 'life'. is
'consciousness' in the bhashya equivalent to what science calls 'life'
?
of course, who knows, trees may also possess consciousness, maybe in a
cruder form as compared to us humans. only some light has been thrown
on the
softer problems about consciousness, but answer to the hard one still
evades
science.
kindly correct me wherever wrong. would be glad to hear comments on the
topic.

best regards,
pranav

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date: sat, 8 dec 2007 13:46:51 +0000 (gmt)
from: kashyap m <swatmarama@yahoo.co.in>
subject: [advaita-l] regarding conduct of swamijis
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dear people,
my pranams to all of you.

some mails are being circulated which is telling about the conduct of
swamijis etc.

i would like to say that we should be clear about what we want from
swamijis. whether he moves only with the priests or brahmins or some
other people is totally irrelevant.our only goal should be that of unity
with our true self.

in that context all the things mentioned are totally irrelevant. we

should try to be honest seekers of knowledge. we are not here to observe
his duties or the way he conducts himself.after all he also has the
responsibility of running a
huge institution like the matha etc,so he has to mix with specialised
people and we need not be irked by that.

moreover his responsibilities and way of conduct would have

been advised by his guru.

i have read a few books on sri sri sri chandrasekhara bharathi

swamiji and he always used give instructions either in the form of verbal
communication or just a glace to any seeker who was honest,irrespective of
any race or caste or any such thing. we even see instructions given to
people belonging to muslim and christian faith.

after all what we want from swamijis is the grace and blessing hence
we need not break our head thinking about their daily conduct towards
outside world.

i offer the words in this mail to the lotus feet of the divine mother

i apologise if there is any mistake in the above.

hari om

kashyap

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