SAME TEXT-BOOKS - DIFFERENT LESSONS
The Prasthaana Traya - the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras
and the Bhagavad-Gita are same text books of spirituality, but they gave
different lessons to Aadisankaraachaarya, Ramaanuja and Madhwa.
How, it happened and has been an interesting happening.
Sankaraachaarya getting lessons of Advaita,
Ramaanujaacharya getting lessons of Visistaadvaita and Madhwaachaarya of Dvaita
from same compositions is marvel of Indian spirituality.
And it thus informs us that the view, perception,
intuition, experience of and stand taken by the commentator are primary; and
the actual texts come secondary in importance and adhering.
Very strange and mysterious study and interpretations
dawned then. Smart people will make a comparative study, observation and
develop an individual insight. Individuals of lesser competence will faithfully
but blindly follow their Guru and related interpretations.
Spirituality so is full of liberty and freedom and no
Guru must insist on one's own interested interpretation and deny the seeker
room for individual and independent observations and conclusions.
And there is not merely one view, insight, experience and
understanding in relation to spiritual matters and still scope is there for fresh
understanding and commentary of Prasthaana Traya. Even now there are
possibilities for independent interpretations adding to spirituality with the
same Prasthaana Traya as source.
Indian spirituality stands for individual freedom in
living and getting spiritually enlightened. This must be noted by gurus of
various cults of today (and coming generations), which claim ancestry of
authority on the Prasthaana Traya; before making seekers and devotees their
lifetime followers.
Indian spirituality is individual-focussed and not a
mobocracy.
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