Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-15 Thread Share Long
emptybill, thank you. I googled on Maharishi shruti smriti, in case you might enjoy: ‘And this invincible order—you want one more word to comprehend the invincible order? I give you one word more. And that is Smriti. “Smriti” is a word from the Vedic Literature. Smriti—we can hardly translate it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-15 Thread Ann Woelfle Bater
A couple of letters. On Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:54:11 AM, Share Long wrote:   Ok, emptybill, it's been a long time since I heard about smriti and shruti and it looks like no one else is gonna ask so: what is the difference between them? On Sunday, October 13, 2013 10:41 AM, "emptyb

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-15 Thread emptybill
Within the context of the discussion, shruti contains the realizations (seen/heard) of the rishi-s while smriti encompasses the recollections and ideas of the teachers of the traditions. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Thanks Card. So at the end of the Gita when Arjuna says: I

Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-15 Thread Share Long
Thanks Card. So at the end of the Gita when Arjuna says: I have regained memory, does he say shruti or smriti labdha? Not to make a pun, but I don't remember LOL. On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:56 AM, "cardemais...@yahoo.com" wrote:   smRti (memory) is "mundane knowledge", shruti (hear

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-14 Thread cardemaister
smRti (memory) is "mundane knowledge", shruti (hearing) is Divine Knowledge?? ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Ok, emptybill, it's been a long time since I heard about smriti and shruti and it looks like no one else is gonna ask so: what is the difference between them? On

Re: [FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-13 Thread Share Long
Ok, emptybill, it's been a long time since I heard about smriti and shruti and it looks like no one else is gonna ask so: what is the difference between them? On Sunday, October 13, 2013 10:41 AM, "emptyb...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Questioner:   So you’re talking about Yoga and Vedanta to gi

[FairfieldLife] Ramana, Yoga and Vedanta

2013-10-13 Thread emptybill
Questioner: So you’re talking about Yoga and Vedanta to give some sort of context to his enlightement? Ram: Yes. Now that Ramana is getting fame it is rather sad to see all these Western people coming to Tiruvannamalai with absolutely no notion of the context of his enlightenment and his