[Kalobbis]

Namaskar KRS and happyhindu,

KRS:

My apologies. What I meant by 'pure' was no outside influences from, say, Swami Vivekananda or Sri Ramakrishna. It is my understanding they changed some things from the original teachings of Shankaracharya. This could be wrong, and, if so, please correct me. I do not wish to start an argument with anyone.

happyhindu:

Thank you for that Upanishad! It is very interesting, and I admire anyone who can become such a sannyasin. I, however, need the rituals. I need to do puja, japa, take darshan in the temple, etc. I'm still waiting to get my Upanayanam performed. I had it set up, but had to cancel because of a medical condition that cropped up.

One thing about that Upanishad...It mentions the chandalas (outcastes). The Upanishads are part of the Veda...The Veda talks about varnashrama dharma, which does not include anything like the outcaste category. What's up with that?

Pranams,

Justin