[Fwd: [bm_usa] Become Thermostats]
Ravi Kant
Vandemaatram!
I am forwarding one of the post by our senior member of BM USA. He has done some good work in understanding Vedas in light og modern science and technologies. hope! we shall be benefited by his writings. jai hind
with truth...
Ravi
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Subject: [bm_usa] Become Thermostats
From: "ymoharir" <ymoh...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, June 25, 2006 12:18 pm
To: bm_...@yahoogroups.com
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Dear List:
Looking at the current situation on BM_USA's inability to
participate directly toward the objectives of BM in India, I would
like to suggest the Members of BM_USA to become thermostats.
We often fail to get the real knowledge from our vedic ancestor's.
Often they gave analogies that may be useful within the perimeters
of our every day lives. It is up to us to understand what they were
trying to say rather than limiting us to embracing and attaching
ourselves to ancient texts, so much so that we forget to recognize
the knowledge they were trying to impart to us. At the same token
neither should we discard the ancient texts as being obsolete.
That is probably why our Nirukta sys:
naiSha sthaNoraparaadho yadenamandho na pashyati | puruShaaparaadhaH
sa bhavati || nirukta 1.16 ||
Meaning - If a blind man does not see the pillar in his path then it
is not the fault of the pillar but the fault lies with the blind
person.
Now looking at the current situation of BM I would like to recommend
to us to become thermostats. You may ask what does thermostats may
to do with Veda or BM objectives?
We all know that our ancestors stressed the importance of not go do
anything in excess "sarvatra ati varjayeta".
If we look at this statement objectively the we can immediately see
it's profound application to the current situation as well. I think
that following the example of thermostat which tells the heating
furnace or the air conditioner unit (via feed back signal) that we
are excessively tipping over within the permitted confinements of
the operations.
These way members who share the objectives of BM can still
contribute by becoming the driving force that can bring about the
changes in India. Thus I interpret "sarvtra ati varjayeta" as
giving us the directive of becoming a "Theromostat".
Vedic ancestors did not know what "Thermostat" was !, however, they
surely understood the principles involved because it is the
individual thermostat that is takes the lead to bring about the
changes.
Unfortunately we even limit the scope of Veda by confining "The
Knowledge" into R^igveda, yajurveda, saamaveda and atheyvaveda. We
all know that the word veda is derived from the root verb "vid"
means "to Know", therefore the word veda means a compilation of
knowledge and it is up to us to acknowledge it, recognize it and
practice it in our lives to the best of our ability. This has been
elegantly expressed in our manushR^iti.
aj~nebhyo granthinaH shreShThaa\, granthibhyo dhaariNo varaaH |
dhaaribhyo j~naaninaH shreShThaa\, j~naanibhyo vyavasaayinaH ||
manusmR^iti 12-103||
Meaning: Someone who has studied a little is better than totally
ignorant. Someone who has memorized them are better than someone
who knows a little. One who knows the meaning is superior to those
who memories. However, one who practices it definitely the most
superior.
Just my $0.02
Dr. Yadu
PS: If group thinks that this type of posting may be helpful then I
will try to write significance (time permitting) as documented by
our vedic seers and how those principles are still applicable to us
in our personal, professional as well as civic confinements
regardless whether someone is in India or not because the knowledge
expressed therein is beyond the confinements of time and is often
call as "tri-kaala-abaadhita satya"