From here on, let's take a slightly different path in our journey to understand basics of Srivaishnavism and its philosophy. The idea is to make it a tad easier and more interesting. So that we get the practical relevance of the basic concepts and their meaning clearly.
In summary, we have seen what vedas are, their unifying and timeless appeal. We also saw some myth busters about certain perceptions regarding vedas. We saw that we are souls and not our bodies. We saw the three realities - chit (soul), achit (non-living stuff) and Iiswara (God). We saw that we have a limited freedom and are bound by our own karmic balance to be born repeatedly in this world. It was also mentioned that there is a way out of this birth-death vicious cycle.
From a layman's standpoint, all this should be a little overwhelming. And there are bound to be questions. As we move on, let's try and understand these clearly, deeply, one at a time, with answers to as many layman's doubts and questions.
Watch out for the next post!
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