From v.subrahmanian at gmail.com Tue Mar 3 11:40:11 2026 From: v.subrahmanian at gmail.com (V Subrahmanian) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 22:10:11 +0530 Subject: [Advaita-l] Vidwan Bangaraiah on the personality/tattva of Shankara - Telugu (10 minutes) Message-ID: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woBBEpWyqN22TQfSuS8dwitG8iLIpi4S/view?usp=sharing From sjayana at yahoo.com Tue Mar 3 14:46:33 2026 From: sjayana at yahoo.com (S Jayanarayanan) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 19:46:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Advaita-l] Jagadquru Speaks: Your Happiness and Suffering Follow Your Actions Alone References: <1800392382.3111373.1772567193818.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1800392382.3111373.1772567193818@mail.yahoo.com> (Around the beginning of the month, a nugget of Wisdom from the Jagadguru may be posted on the Chaturamnaya list : http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/chaturamnaya ) ? ? Great sages have profounded several Sastras with the sole aim that? man must progress along the right course in life. They have outlined? in detail the kind of actions that will beget welfare and those that? will give unpleasant experiences. If one does not have time to study? the Sastras, one must at least attempt to learn them from elders in? the family.? ? Man's current stock of happiness and suffering is a consequence of his? past punya (meritorious deeds) and papa (wrong deeds). Similarly, the? punya and papa performed by man in the present times will be the? cause for his happiness and suffering in the future. In essence, it is? indeed certain that the results of all his actions will have to be borne, at? the appropriate time, only by him.? ? Therefore, even if nothing can be done to change our past actions, our? current karmas must be performed after careful deliberation and under? the advice of our wise elders. This will ensure our welfare and? happiness.? ? Be it punya or papa, one cannot experience the result of karma? performed by another. Man is born alone. He dies alone, and then? attains his next birth. He alone experiences his share of joy and? sorrow. This is what our ancestors have said:? ? ??? ???????? ???????? ?? ???????? ? ?????????????? ???????? ?? ? ?????????? ?? ? Therefore, our blessings for everyone to understand from elders the? means for happiness, and perform the prescribed sat karma (noble? deeds) with faith and diligence.