Re: ARTICLE : God and the Shastras (was Re: ARTICLE : Advice on...)

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• To: Michael Tandy <mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu>
• Subject: Re: ARTICLE : God and the Shastras (was Re: ARTICLE : Advice on...)
• From: Pamela Glaysher <Pamela.Glaysher@moa.net>
• Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 15:23:25 -0500
• Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
• Organization: Reuther Middle School
• References: <ghenDyL5AD.Hp@netcom.com> <ghenDyotKF.44L@netcom.com> <ghenDyrFwA.624@netcom.com> <ghenDyxLJr.Ert@netcom.com> <ghenDyzxzz.DM8@netcom.com>

Michael Tandy wrote:
> 
> In article <ghenDyxLJr.Ert@netcom.com>, jaldhar@braincells.com says...
> >
>  This is why a thorough knowledge of history and
> >tradition is as important scriptuaral knowledge to truly understand our
> >religion.
> >
>         The medieval Bengali saint Narottama dasa Thakura wrote:
> 
>         "guru-sadhu-sastra-vakya, cittete koriya aikya"
> 
>         One's natural, heartfelt desires should be indistinguishable
>         from the statements of guru, the community (and tradition) of
>         saints, and the tenets of sastra. For those whose acquaintence
>         with the adhyatmika practices of the great sages of yore is meager
>         (and who in modern society can claim otherwise, considering
>         the immense decay Vedic culture has undergone), the guidance
>         of thousands of years of the experiences of the previous acaryas as
>         well as the traditions they upheld are of inestimable value.
>         This becomes increasingly evident to those who seriously endeavor
>         to apply the principles of sastra in the modern day and age.
> 
>         -m
> --
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Permit me a elementary question.  What are the Shastras anyway?  I've read something
about them somewhere but memory fails.

Fred Glaysher

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