Who am I? Part - 1 இராமானுசனென்று சொல்லுமினே! रामानुजो विजयते यतिराज राज:! Hail Ramanuja! The present Srivaishnava community is mixed up with people who follow various other sampradayams under the illusion that it is Srivaishnava sampradayam. One of the factors being, many Srivaishnavas have changed their track. They have taken up lowkeeka pravrutthi (pursuit of materials) due to various reasons such as poverty, quota systems, disrespect for Srivaishnavas by other communities beyond their threshold of tolerance and many more. Today, a typical Srivaishnava craves to be recognized as part of the so called society. So, he/she has started accommodating others not merely in terms of their thoughts, but even in terms of their traditions and faith. Here I am just throwing out the brain dump of a typical Srivaishnava: If I am a Srivaishnava and I go to office with Thiruman I am afraid what others would say about me. I have this fear that I may not be respected in the office environment and that I would be a subject of ridicule/mockery. If I say I dont eat anything outside, I might be an odd man out. So, I will have to eat all the nonsense that is sold in the canteen along with others. If I dont celebrate the so called Hindu(a broad and vague term that for sure does not denote the Vedic system) festivals, I may be left out. So, I will also celebrate those festivals that I dont even know are real or not. If I So, I dress like others and either wear a light thiruman that would go away by the afternoon, or a light srichooranam alone, or sometimes kunkumam, or still better nothing at all and feel I look like some hero in the movies. I eat with others all the things that I am not supposed to. I go to movies, park, beach, outing, lunch/dine out and eat, see and hear all the nonsense because it is called as socializing. I celebrate all festivals along with my peers to ensure I am in their good books. Eventually, I become one of them losing my real identity. Well that is the whole idea! Lose your identity. Lose the wisdom that was donated to you free of cost that was earned by your ancestors through their sincerity, commitment, dedication, penance and above all through the unconditional grace of the Lord Almighty. Why so? Because, if you could retain your identity, you will do good for the society. So, is doing good for the society wrong? Ofcourse yes, Why? Because good and bad are subjective. What the shastras say as good may not be felt as good by the common mass. We live for the society. We live and die thinking what others would think. We dont care about the real betterment of our own selves.We want to align ourselves with the common mass that is in a pursuit of things that are diagonally opposite to what we seek, instead of trying to bring them to our track. What sad state it is! We, the Srivaishnavas, the truth tellers, who are the only known community that has followed all the greatest principles of mankind such as nonviolence, compassion, charity to the best possible, today are at the mercy of others. We take what others throw at us. We serve others and derive happiness through that instead of serving the supreme Lord and bringing happiness to the entire world. Whats next lined up for me then? To be continued.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:55:01 +0000
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