This document outlines some key differences between spiritualists or Vaisnavas and materialists or Smaritas. It discusses differences in how they view and engage in activities like deity worship, celebrating festivals, taking bath in the Ganges, establishing monasteries, and qualifications for deity worship. The document suggests that while Smaritas may outwardly perform Vaisnava practices and rituals, inwardly they are motivated by materialism and serving sense gratification, whereas Vaisnavas are sincerely dedicated to serving Krishna.
This document outlines some key differences between spiritualists or Vaisnavas and materialists or Smaritas. It discusses differences in how they view and engage in activities like deity worship, celebrating festivals, taking bath in the Ganges, establishing monasteries, and qualifications for deity worship. The document suggests that while Smaritas may outwardly perform Vaisnava practices and rituals, inwardly they are motivated by materialism and serving sense gratification, whereas Vaisnavas are sincerely dedicated to serving Krishna.
This document outlines some key differences between spiritualists or Vaisnavas and materialists or Smaritas. It discusses differences in how they view and engage in activities like deity worship, celebrating festivals, taking bath in the Ganges, establishing monasteries, and qualifications for deity worship. The document suggests that while Smaritas may outwardly perform Vaisnava practices and rituals, inwardly they are motivated by materialism and serving sense gratification, whereas Vaisnavas are sincerely dedicated to serving Krishna.
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Saivaia smiiis includc: Sii llaiadvaja Samliia (includcd in Naiada Pancaiaiia), lilai Samliia, Visnu Samuccaya, Vaillanas Samliia, ilc Agamapiamanya compilcd by Sagc Albandaiu, ilc Sadacai Smiii compilcd by Sagc Puina Piajna, ilc Kisnamiia Malainava, ilc SmiiyaiilaSagaia by Ccladaii Nisimlacaiya, ilc Piamcyamala by Viia Raglava, ilc Piayoga Candiila, ilc Vaisnavacdlaimasuiadiumamanjaii by SamlaisanaSaianadcva, ilc Smiiiciainalaia by Viiilalacaiya, ilc Sii Haiiblaliivilasa by Siila Gopala llaiia Gosvami Piablu, ilc Sii Sailiiyasaiadipila and ilc Samslaiacandiilapaddlaii by Sii Dlyana Candia. "Tlc oidinaiy nonilcoiisi communiiy and ilc sinlul living cniiiics cannoi undcisiand ilc widc dillcicncc cxisiing bciwccn appaicni similaiiiics and sinccic dcdicaiion ((bciwccn a "smaiia" and a Vaisnava)). Tlcy aic ilus bccoming smaiias wiil cxicinal vaisnava dcsignaiions; ilaiis, alilougl cxicinally mainiaining all ilc iiiuals and aciiviiics ol a Vaisnava, ilcy inicinally clciisl allcgiancc io ilc smaiia idcal ol maiciialisiic woil. Tlc lay nonilcoiisi sociciy cannoi diagnosc ilis dcccpiivc discasc inlcciing ilc icmoicsi coincis ol ilc lcaii; ii is ilc iiuc docioi, convcisani in ilc sciipiuics and in ilc scicncc ol Kisna, wlo is awaic ol ilcsc complicaiions and can pcisuadc ilc lianl and suiicndcicd soul ol ilcsc discascs and cndcavoi loi ilcii cuic. Tlcy lool loi sinccic dcdicaiion and noi loi cxicinal dciails ol Vaisnavism oi loi diama. Wlcic dcdicaiion scivcs maiciialism ilc scnsc oigans, and sccls pcacc, piasadam and conicnimcni, ilcic aic only maiciial oi moial icgulaiions ilc smaiia dociiinc in ilc guisc ol a socallcd vaisnava dociiinc is cvidcni. Only ilc mcicy ola puic dcvoicc can dclivci onc liom ilis diic calamiiy." Cclcbiaiing occasions lilc Lladasi: Vaisnavas oi spiiiiualisis cclcbiaic sucl occasions as cnlanccis ol dcvoiion oi oui ol ilc plcasuic ol sciving Kisna and wiiloui any dcsiic. Smaiias, on ilc oilci land, cclcbiaic ilcm loi plysical oi mcnial wcllaic oi as aciiviiics lullilling ilcii moial, cconomic oi scxual dcsiics. So, noiwiilsianding appaicni similaiiiics, ilc moiivcs ol Vaisnavas vs. ilosc ol smaiias aic polcs apaii. j NTaling bail in and woisliping ilc Gangcs Vaisnavas vicw ilc Gangcs as ncciai liom Visnu's lcci, aic icmindcd ol Visnu by lci coniaci and ialc bail in lci in a spiiii ol scivicc, lnowing lci io bc a iiansccndcnial objcci ol scivicc. So "cvcn Ganga lciscll dcsiics io bailc Haiidasa". lui ilc smaiias wani io uiilizc Gangcs waici loi clcansing ilcmsclvcs ol sins, lilil and unloly ilouglis. Tlc Gangcs, wlosc waici cvcn Loid Siva ialcs gladly on lis lcad as ii waslcs ilc lcci ol lis Loid, ilc smaiias wani io usc as maidscivani oi a sinclcansing maclinc. Insialling and woisliping Dciiy loims ol ilc Loid: Tlc Vaisnavas do noi dillcicniiaic bciwccn Kisna Himscll and His Dciiyloim. Tlcy acccpi sanliiiana as ilc piimc mcans ol woislip and by ilai mcans pciloim ilc ablisclla and oilci iiiuals, accoiding io Siiman Malapiablu's insiiuciions. Tlc smaiias considci ilc Dciiy as dillcicni liom ilc Loid, as somciling iiansicni and imaginaiy loi icmpoiaiy assisiancc ol ilc aspiiani, io bc icjccicd oi immciscd laici on. Tlcy imaginc io insiil lilc and consciousncss inio ilc idol and cmploy ii in giaiilying ilcii dcsiics. Somciimcs ilcy cvcn usc Dciiy woislip loi cnlancing somc iiadc. Lsiablisling monasiciics: Tlc Vaisnavas csiablisl monasiciics io piovidc sainily associaiion and piopagaic ilc sanliiiana movcmcni. Tlcy bclicvc ilai jusi as ligliing a liic io cool lood iids us ol dailncss and cold as wcll wiiloui scpaiaic cndcavoi, similaily sanliiiana will iclicvc us ol all social pioblcms. Smaiias, on ilc oilci land, pompously opcn monasiciics loi ilc salc ol sclladvciiiscmcni oi loi somc icmpoial social oi moial wcllaic. Tlus licclospiials, aiiilical cclibacysclools, gymnasiums, cic. aic olicn paii ol ilcii monasiciics. Oi ilcy may opcn abbcys loi loaiding piopciiy, dccciving oilci pcoplc oi sucl oilci maiciial aciiviiics. Dciiy woislip: Vaisnavas lnow ilai ilc nonVaisnava oi onopiinciplcd man is noi qualilicd loi Dciiy woislip cvcn il boin in ilc bcsi ol lamilics. Only wlcn lc aiiains "bluiasuddli" oi ilc icalizaiion ilai ilc consiiiuiional posiiion ol ilc living cniiiy is a scivani ol Kisna liom a bona lidc spiiiiual masici can lc pciloim puiilicd woislip. To ilc smaiias ilc only qualilicaiion ncccssaiy loi Dciiy woislip aic biiil in a ligl lamily, cxicinal clcnalincss and abiliiy io clani sansliii vciscs. Tlc posi ol Dciiy woislip cxpands lilc a piicsi's piolcssion. Mcnially ilcy do noi considci ilc Dciiy as God and do noi iiy io aiiangc loi ilc Dciiy's comloii.