Balagi Ramanuja Dasan

What does it really means to be an Iyer? Is it all about being Vegetarian and communicating in a
particular slang? Are Iyers using their born intellectual thinking to progress spiritually or just using it
for materialistic purpose? What is the spiritual/philosophical path Iyers are following today? And how
many of them practice it? And where does it lead to? Or are Iyers just wasting their rare birth by
deviating and diluting into too many things rather than justifying their births? What happens to Iyers
after their death, who does not follow any particular spiritual path? What is the difference between an
Iyer and a non-brahmin who is also devotional and goes to 'any temple what so ever', and does not
follow any prescribed path or philosophy? These questions are in specific for 'Iyers' and hope to learn
from this thread, from Iyer-Iyengars of this group.
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan But according to Advaita, when everything is unreal, why do you need to
have a deity worship (Dakshinamoorthy in this case)? And can verify again your point about Sanyasi?
Your point speaks completely against the core Advaits principles!
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Brat Iyengar Radha N. Iyer, are you really having a conversation with these nut cases? when they do
not respect your belief systems, imagine how much they respect anyone who have a different point of
view....... Idhu yellam vethu vetu.....better off ignored
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Anand Rocky Iyer Balagi Ramanuja Dasan. I just woke up your consciousness or fuel your ego to
pacify my arrogance.Now that I have done it,I will deviate from this thread.You can blabber what you
want
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan Anand Rocky Iyer I know thats what people do when they don't know the
answers, thanks for your blabbering so far!
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Radha N. Iyer I know I was just begging them not to insult our faith. They can do that in the privacy
of their homes, not here.
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Radha N. Iyer Just asking for common sense....adhu than illaiye, LOL
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Anand Rocky Iyer First show me the core 'Advait' principles with genuine links.Also ensure to show
me where Sivan is called 'anniyan' blah blah .I am sure some 'Iyanpettai kaliyaperumal should be
foulmouthing that too '
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan Whats 'common' for you may not be 'common' for others, so there is nothing
called as 'common sense' when it comes to spiritual matters!
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Radha N. Iyer This is the first time I am coming face to face with it. I have yet to learn to ignore. I
can not believe there are such people among Hindus !!!!!!!!!
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Brat Iyengar Some people are peverse. They take immense pleasure on hurting other belief
systems..... dumasses I say. This attitude will never give them moksa, and they will be cursed to be born
again and again...
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan Anand Rocky Iyer Its high time you set your basics right, by understanding
the hierarchy
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Anand Rocky Iyer Balagi Ramanuja Dasan: I have quite some 'Dvaitin' friends who know what
tolerance is.If one has a prejudiced view,nothing can be done about it.I like to see people wallow in
their 'anxiety and fuel their superiority by false claims.When someone stops 'self-inquiry' and insists on
'dick measuring',I give up.
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan I am not degrading anyone or anyone's believes here! But at the same time,
you can't argue based on own's desire or imagination!
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Anand Rocky Iyer Dont forget that Lord Sri Rama had to bow before the 'supreme' Shiva before
waging a war with Ravana.Haha,that proves that Shiva is supreme to Vishnu
6 hours ago Like
Anand Rocky Iyer When in doubt,I just shut mouth's with this video.Velukkudi Krishnan is a
gem....He explains the glory of Krishna and all 'philosophies' so
neatly.........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnFkBdGOpk
Velukkudi Krishna Swami-Sadhana Sapthaham-Vidhura Neethi
www.youtube.com
Bhagavatham and Maha Bharatham are the knowledge Treasure for our Kaliyuga life....See more
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Balagi Ramanuja Dasan The whole incident of Rama worshiping at Rameswaram itself is a falsified
story. There is no evidence in Valmiki Ramaya for that and that has been proved very many times in
this same forum. Just show a single sloka or quote from valmiki ramayana to prove that Rama was in
Rameswaram installing Shiva lingam! You cant do that. Its a made made incident/story added in the
recent years!
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Anand Rocky Iyer Just like Shiva is an anniyan god.Anyone can make stories in that fashion.How do
I believe that 'x y z ' is supreme,just because someone said so???
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Radha N. Iyer I am listening to the video....its awesome....Thanks Anand Rocky Iyer.
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Anand Rocky Iyer Radha N. Iyer.That is a gem of a video.he just rips apart praising 'krishna'.With
men like these,people wont feel deviated.
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Radha N. Iyer After all the arguments...this is so soothing and healing.
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Radha N. Iyer OMG, Unbelievable..... even a radical Muslim may not call my God "Anniyan" to my
face...How can a "Hindu" do that ? I am shocked beyond belief. What can I say ? So much hate ??
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Ganesh Ram He is awesome in describing things Radha N. Iyer isn't he that vellukudi?
Radika Kesavan thanks. romba vekkama irukku. nA oru shy type appadeenu theriyAdhA?
Hema Suresh enna pathi theriyAdhA? AnAlum sweet sonnathukku your are very welcome.
Balagi Ramanuja Dasan, I liked your post. I think you are on the dot to ask these questions. But
when you did I think you forgot to add space in between each question. That formatting was some
eyesore for many.

But your questions are valid. And Vk Vasudevan gave an apt answer of who an iyer is. The rest of
what he says are because of his affinity to what he believes in. Just like how radha N iyer has affinity to
what she believes in. They both talk about the same but their viewpoints are different.
I come from a different angle. I start by saying God is Man's creation. If something has a name in a
language and specific attributes then it is a creation of man.
Is there something that does not have specific attributes? Yes there is. But we can discuss that later.
There is no such thing as rare birth. Or to put it in other words every birth is a rare birth. To put it
biologicall, there are over a million sperms swimming around yet only a few reach the egg and only
one ( most of the time) penetrates the egg. This is true with all living things. Therefore all living things
are rare. Not just humans, not just animals. But all living things. And I say , so are the non living
things, the inanimates.
If creations is rare so is the destruction. Because unless something is created it cannot be destroyed.
I go with what radika stated about what will happen after the death. I extend it by saying, I am not
that . That is not I . Death is the time after which there is no desire or need for the dead person. All
living things have a desire and need.
I was totally against going to temple. Not any more. That transition in my view came from the way
temples gave food to those workers in Singapore. I think they do it in many temples in India as well.
That is the only reason temples should be built . If we are going to feed people let us build lot more
temples.
If temple is for praying, if you have not seen and felt god within you, you cannot see it in temple.
here is a song that says this,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aJ5cuerkpg
Since I have a name with ganesh at the start and ram at the end . I perhaps should have been a iyer. I
think I am a brahmin but I have a question. I will put that in my enakku oru sandhegam series
Deivam Irupathu - Saraswati Sabatham
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Saraswati Sabatham Tamil: is a 1966 Tamil film, written and direct...See more
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Vee CeeOne > If we are going to feed people let us build lot more temples.
I will drink to that
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Natarajan Srinivasan ooov. this thread is still on
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Natarajan Srinivasan ha ha,Vk Vasudevan. The Supreme God is formless, Nirguna Brahman. It takes
many forms. in its first change, it takes a fice facetted form performing creation, Protection,
destruction, Absorption and Anugraha,.These five Divine Gods create further Gods, Devathas to take
care of countless universes. These are equal and not equal in two senses. Not equal in the sense , they
are all created by the Supreme Divinity. Equal in the sense , they carry the life essence of God. A true

Enlightened Soul, including iyer or Iyengar or any Soul will never fight for the lesser truths below the
nirvisesha nirguna brahmam and call for their equality. Even if they call for Equality, it will be in the
sense that everything is a manifestation of God. On the Flip Side, only a less Evolved Iyengar or any
Human will think that MahaVishnu is the Only Supreme God and even desist from going to other
Temples. That is height of Stupidity and Maya
MahaVishnu is the Protection Face of The Supreme Divinity, Kindness and Benevolence
Personified. He has four More Faces and Traits. Together, these five Coalesces into the Supreme
Divinity. A True Hindu Knows and Realizes that.
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Veeraswami Venkataraman Hey what is this ? Whole night discussing Sivasailem and Vishnu?
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Natarajan Srinivasan you have to wait for some more births, ramanujha dasan. now only, U R an
Iyengar. after some births, U will evolve spirually and will be born as Iyer.
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Veeraswami Venkataraman NS why we segragate among iyer and iyengar? We both like both ii
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Natarajan Srinivasan oh, VV. I am talking about iyengars like Ramanujha Balagi Ramanuja Dasan
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Hema Suresh Someone please stop this thread......
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Veeraswami Venkataraman Ns they are great men with lot of knowledge. I feel iyers and iyers are
complementary to each other. Now most of the families have iyer or iyengar in laws .
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Natarajan Srinivasan Balagi Ramanuja Dasan says----Complete surrender can happen to only one
and when someone surrender's to many, then the very word 'complete' loses its meaning. Its like a lady
surrendering to many men, when her husband is there to protect her.
According to him ----Worshipping many gods is like having one husband and having many more
partners. Never heard such a thing !!
He also uses the word "Anniyan Devta" for Shiva.
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Lakshmi Shivkumar Its useless to argue with these nut cases who have absolutely no respect for
other's beleifs and religious sentiments, these inconsiderate people are better left ignored Radha N.
Iyer....why pay importance to what they are saying
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Natarajan Srinivasan man- You are beyond repair. don't you surrender to the love of your father and
mother and brothers and sisters and your wife. does that mean your wife sleeps with your Brother? And
with your father? Worshiping different Gods is not like a Woman sleeping with Many Men. it is
knowing which Doctor will cure your particular Ailment. If you think Lord Shiva is Aniyan, I think
You are an Aniyan to the Hindu Religion itself. I suggest you and your similar minded Iyengars and
Ramanujha Dasans start your own religion
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Radha N. Iyer Yes Lakshmi Shivkumar, I will take your advice and ignore these people.
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Venkat S Iyer This guy does not exist. Some person is playing mischief.
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Chitra Shankar Some one who does not have the guts to reveal his original id
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Venkat S Iyer Chitra: We must all ignore his/it's posting.

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Radha N. Iyer Atleast now we are united and people will think twice before starting such nonsense.
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Radha N. Iyer Here is a beautiful video explaining the glory of Krishna. It's a
gem.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnFkBdGOpk.
Velukkudi Krishna Swami-Sadhana Sapthaham-Vidhura Neethi
www.youtube.com
Bhagavatham and Maha Bharatham are the knowledge Treasure for our Kaliyuga life. Kindly listen
to Great Acharyals Pravachans and attain Peace by following th...
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Radha N. Iyer I found this very soothing after the confrontation.
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Venkat S Iyer Velukudi is a so clear and simple to understand.Awesome! Thanks Radha. Listening..
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Chitra Shankar Balagi u seriously need to examine ur head for uttering nonsense,and calling Shiva
anniyan and the other cheap remarks abt worshipping various gods what a dirty mind.
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Venkat S Iyer Radha: I have saved this well explained discourse. Thanks once again.
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Meena Narasimhan schlecht. Mr. fanatic
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Veeraswami Venkataraman

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Ganesh Ram sir you are talking about krishna here Veeraswami Venkataraman
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Ganesh Ram so is it really wrong to ask who an iyer is? Actually who is an iyer? we can clearly
define iyengAr. But who is an iyer?
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Ravikumar Parthasarathy ok ok...please promoe bangalore INN f2f ...need more confirmations
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Veeraswami Venkataraman Ganesh ram I am not an expert in these things and I don't want to go deep
into it creating misunderstanding in this friendly group.
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