Quotes from Shankaracharya's

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[Nagaraj]

वक्शस्-ताडन शन्कया विचलितो वैवस्वतो निर्जराः कोटीरोज्ज्वल-रत्न-दीप-कलिका-नीराजनं कुर्वते दृश्ट्वा मुक्ति-वधूस्-तनोति निभृताश्लेशं भवानी-पते यच्-चेतस्-तव पाद-पद्म-भजनं तस्येह किं दुर्-लभम् Vakshasthadana sankhaya vichalitho vaiwaswatho nirjara, Kotirojjwala rathna deepa kalika neeranjanam kurvathe. Drushtwa mukthi vadhu sthanothi nibhruthaslesham bavani pathe, Yacchedasthava  pada padma bhajanam thasyeha kim durlabham. Nothing impossible is there to attain, For him who sings about your holy feet, Oh consort of Bhavani, For the god of death runs away, Afraid of the kick from the Lord’s feet, The lights shining in those jeweled tiara, Of  all the devas shows the offering of the camphor light, And the pretty bride called liberation, Folds him in tight embrace, As soon as she sees him. (Adi Shankara, Shivananda Lahari, 65)

[Nagaraj]

As this stotra reveals the Self as clearly as the amalaka fruit placed on the palm of the hand (hasta), it received the name Hastamalaka Strotra. Moreover, the boy, eminent in jnana, came to be praised by all people of this world as Hastamalaka. The father of the boy was speechless with wonder at those words. But the Acharya said to him: `He has become your son because of his incomplete austerities. This is your good fortune. He will not be of any use to you in this world. Let him stay with me.' He bade him go back and, taking the boy with him, proceeded on his way. The disciples then asked him: `How did this boy attain the state of Brahman without hearing, etc.?' The Guru replied: `His mother left her two year old child in the care of a great and highly accomplished yogi who was practising austerities on the bank of the Yamuna while she went to bathe in the river with some women. The child toddled towards the water and was drowned. Out of his compassion for the disconsolate mother the sadhu forsook his body and entered that of the child. That is why this boy has attained this high state.' Adi Shankara on Hastamalaka

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It is foolish to say that we are ignorant because somebody else did not teach us. It is our duty to learn. – Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal

[Nagaraj]

न चाध्यात्माभिमानोऽपि विदुषोऽस्त्यासुरत्वतः ।
विदुषोऽप्यासुरश्चेत्स्यान्निष्फलं ब्रह्मदर्शनम् ॥

There cannot be pride of learning in a knower of Brahman because
such things belong to the demoniac; if even a knower of Brahman
suffers from this demoniac quality then his knowledge is futile.

(Sureshwaracharya, Naishkarmya siddhi)

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[Nagaraj]

ननु विजिगीषोरात्मबोध एव नास्ति,

Vidyaranya - Moreover, there is not even Self-knowledge in him who
is desirious of defeating others, Sureshwaracharya quoted from Naishkarmyasiddhi, thus:

रागो लिङ्गमबोधस्य चित्तव्यायामभूमिषु ।
कुतः शाद्वलता तस्य यस्याग्निः कोटरे तरोः ॥

Attachment to the grounds on which the mind exercises indicates absence of knowledge.
How can a tree remain verdant which has fire in its hollow?

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[Nagaraj]

याज्ञवल्क्यस्तु विजिगीषुदशायां न हीदृशः, चित्तविश्रान्तये विद्वत्संन्यासस्य तेन करिष्यमाणत्वात् । न केवलमस्य विजिगीषा किंतु धनतृष्णापि महती जाता, यतो, बहूनां ब्रह्माविदां पुरतः स्थापितं सालंकारं गोसहस्रमपहृत्य स्वयमेवेदमाह - नमो वयं ब्रह्मिष्ठाय कुर्मो गोकामा एव वयं स्मः ।

Yajnavalkya was verily not in this state while he was still desirous of victory in disputation, since he was yet to take the vidvatsannyaasa in order to set the mind at rest. Not only he was desirous of victory but had a great thirst for wealth as well, since he, while carrying away thousand cows decorated with gold and put before the assembly of many knowers of Brahman, himself said thus - 'we bow to the wisest of the Brahmanas, but we just wish to have the cows.'

(Vidyaranya, Jivanmukti Viveka)

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[Nagaraj]

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥ ५ ॥

vidyA dadAti vinayaM, vinayAdyAti pAtratAM |
pAtratvAddhanamApnoti, dhanAddharmaM tataH sukhaM || 5 ||

Knowledege makes one humble, which gives one qualification. Being qualified,
one attains wealth for ther performance one's true purpose, which lead to happiness.

(Adi Shankara, Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram)

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[Nagaraj]

I do not see where anybody has denied this. It all happens irrespwctive of it being called sravana persay.

[Nagaraj]

Udai

All these discussions we can have in a nice way and i am sure all members will also actively participate. You have to face it that ur attitude is dismal. What we send out we get back.

You please work out your approach.

I am surevyou know.

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[Nagaraj]

Dear Udai

The stern approach you are referring to is no where even closer to your approach. You spill venom in your expressions.

सत्यम् ब्रूयात् प्रियम् ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियम् |
प्रियम् नानृतं ब्रूयात् एष धर्मः सनातनः ||

satyam bruyat priyam bruyat na bruyat satyam apriyam
priyam ca nanrutam bruyat esha dharmah sanatanah

Speak truth in such a way that it should be pleasing to others. Never speak truth, which is unpleasant to others. Never speak untruth, which might be pleasant. This is the path of eternal morality, sanatana dharma.

There is no question of higher or lower. The Substratum is grace.

Sages words never are like yours, they are pure and unsullied and never spill venom even if they are stern. Unfortunately, you are not up to that yet. None are!

Realise and Be grounded to reality and fact.

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[Nagaraj]

Fruit is not ripe yet. If you are unable to imbibe what is conveyed.

Travel in sanmaarga, you are conversing like being in adoliscence.

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All obstacles are of your own making and it is within your competence to overcome them. - Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal

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Whatever wealth one loses in this world can be earned again. However, no amount of money can bring back lost time. Hence utilize time purposefully. – Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal