following comment recd on 27th jan 2013.From Sri. M.Jayaram :
Dear phadke, I think you should stick to your speciality while giving examples. If the readers can give alternate or supporting explanations from other sources it will make the blog more lively and truly interesting. as is now, it is a "GURU SPEAK" blog and I enjoy it on
Dear readers you are welcome to give examples as suggested by Sri. Jayaram. My sincere thanks to Sri. Jayaram
Added clarifications for a comment received on 26th Jan 2013
Clarifications on the comment received.
Following comment was received on the 23 rd Abhanga posted on 20th January 2013.
Your effort is highly laudable. The systematic and thorough approach
has always been your hall mark. But there can be a possible objection
to your approach. You are so steeped in Samarth literature that you
see everything from that perspective. Then people will title your
blog as "Tukarams Abhangs as seen by Samarth bhakt".
The normal approach which will also do a lot of good to you personally is to interpret and explain using examples and citations from literature of Tukaram only. Then you become a real student of Tukaram's literature and your writing becomes authentic and more meaningful or gets the depth because you are really trying to put yourself in to the shoes of Tukaram to understand him better. You may then write second part as "similar thoughts from other sources" one of which may be from Samarth.
This is not meant to be criticism. You are doing a wonderful job. Please do not stop it because of this comment. But do munch over what I have said.
Khare
The normal approach which will also do a lot of good to you personally is to interpret and explain using examples and citations from literature of Tukaram only. Then you become a real student of Tukaram's literature and your writing becomes authentic and more meaningful or gets the depth because you are really trying to put yourself in to the shoes of Tukaram to understand him better. You may then write second part as "similar thoughts from other sources" one of which may be from Samarth.
This is not meant to be criticism. You are doing a wonderful job. Please do not stop it because of this comment. But do munch over what I have said.
Khare
I appreciate your comment. However my effort is to take only one Abhanga of Sant Tulkarama at a time.
Every Abhnaga has addressed one subject or thought.
Yes it is possible to write other examples i.e. from other abhangas., Upanishadas, Dynaneshwari etc.
However I being more familiar with the literature of Samartha Ramadasa , can say positively that Sri. Samartha has referred all these and of course Sri. BhagavadGeeta while writing the Dasabodha . Thus a single source is available from which it is easy to give examples.
This is the reason why you are finding the quotes mostly from Sri. Samartha's granthas.
Hope this is satisfactory.
Regards.
R.G.Phadke
posted by Ravindra G.Phadke. @ 4:41 AM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Dear phadke,
Your answer is crisp and clear. maybe the readers should contribute to the explanation by 'non samarth" literature. That will make teh blog truly interactive and absolutely interesting
Dear phadke,
I think you should stick to your speciality while giving examples. If the readers can give alternate or supporting explanations from other sources it will make the blog more lively and truly interesting.
as is now, it is a "GURU SPEAK" blog and I enjoy it
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