tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219274124561913070.post923668745208672529..comments2007-06-13T20:01:17.651-07:00Comments on Gita: Purushottama Yoga: 15th Chapter of Gita-- 6th slokavedantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191673519513060022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219274124561913070.post-73950241850438349192007-06-05T20:25:00.001-07:002007-06-05T20:25:00.001-07:00Hare Krishna,My apologies for using the wrong word...Hare Krishna,<BR/><BR/>My apologies for using the wrong word for “brahman”. I shall take care of it going forward.<BR/><BR/>The example I had given as u mentioned in point 3 is also my own. I apologize for creating ambiguity in the explanation.<BR/><BR/>Hare Krishna<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Aparnavedantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191673519513060022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219274124561913070.post-67780098502557398782007-06-05T20:25:00.000-07:002007-06-05T20:25:00.000-07:00HARI AUM Prostrations to all. :)Aparna is doing qu...HARI AUM<BR/> <BR/>Prostrations to all.<BR/> <BR/>:)Aparna is doing quite a good job but three comments to be precise.<BR/> <BR/>1. Please dont call the ultimate reality as "brahmam" but as "Brahman". <BR/>Yes, in local languages like malayalam, tamil etc. we call it Brahmam <BR/>as an object but the word which defines the reality is BRAHMAN and <BR/>moreover this is normal norm used in English. There is nothing wrong in <BR/>brahmam word but just that since we dont want ourselves to be confused (of <BR/>course I am the first one getting irritated - really irritated:) - of <BR/>the word), we will use the word BRAHMAN. Please do respond back if there <BR/>need be more inputs or explanations on this.<BR/> <BR/>2. Please include people in either TO or CC -- Dont include people in <BR/>BCC. We dont need to hide the receivers from one another. Yes, if you <BR/>are sending the mail to somebody else - then that person can be included <BR/>in the forum like each one of us. There need be no hiding amongst the <BR/>same family members. Including in TO or CC also helps in replying to the <BR/>particular thread by clicking REPLY TO ALL. Here in this mail's case, I <BR/>have to manually add others in the CC.<BR/> <BR/>Hope both the above comments are taken positively and not personally:).<BR/> <BR/>3. You had said "after tasting something delicious one would want to <BR/>have it all the time, as one would want to enjoy it all the time and ever <BR/>be happy, so also after attaining the state of eternal bliss ,one would <BR/>never return , to the impermanent world filled with sorrow".<BR/> <BR/>Is the above your words or can you show the source??? As this isn't the <BR/>meaning the Lord gives in the sloka. The Lord just says that reaching <BR/>where there is no return, that is the goal. If such a goal after <BR/>reaching, its possible to come back (which is what your explanation seems to <BR/>show as you have said that he wouldn't return because he knows the world <BR/>to be impermanent and sorrowful) but the person will not come back. <BR/>This is contrary to the Lord's direct simple meaning that "there is no <BR/>return". Moreover your explanation will cause more issues and questions to <BR/>be answered like "after realization, a person can come back? if so, <BR/>realization becomes temporary?? If he is able to see the world after <BR/>realization, this would mean that he is still in the world or experiencing <BR/>sorrow" etc. etc. Such numerous questions/doubts can be raised which <BR/>will lead to tough and complex explanations.<BR/> <BR/>Can you please clarify the source from which this has been taken? There <BR/>need be no panic or worry if it's our own words -- but just that then <BR/>you may have to exercise extra caution while putting your own <BR/>explanations so that it doesn't affect Vedantic concepts.<BR/> <BR/>Prostrations to all.<BR/> <BR/>HARI AUM<BR/> <BR/>Thanks<BR/>Hariram<BR/>Let a moment not pass by without remembering Godvedantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191673519513060022noreply@blogger.com