Gurudev how was Hanuman so devoted to
Rama? How can I get such intense devotion
for you? it is said that Lord Rama had doubt
on the devotion of Hanuman do you also
have doubt on my devotion for you?
you dont worry about it
you dont have to cut open
your chest to show that
these are all stories of inspiration
dont take them literally that Hanuman
cut open his heart was Rama so ignorant?
no no these are the way to make a point
that your feelings your devotion is so deep
even god cannot fathom it
its unfathomable that is to say even
Rama could not fathom the depth or
Rama wanted Hanuman to express that
express his devotion that is all the lesson is
you should not take them all very as a
literal phenomenon ok
see Adi Shankaracharya gave concept
of Advaita and after thousands of years
when Advaita concept was used
and people started misunderstanding
Advaita then another great man came
Ramanujacharya he is also born on the
same birthdate as Adi Shankara
he gave concept of Vishishta Advaita
it means Advaita is there but in that
there is an addition of Bhakti [devotion] facet
the Advaita that is with devotion
is Vishishta Advaita
so today is also the Jayanti [birthday]
of Ramanujacharya its been approximately
1001 years since Ramanujacharya
came on Earth so he also
said the same that he said three things
Parmatma [God] Prakrukti [Nature] and Jeev [individual soul]
these three are there
and these three are one
they are all one but there three in that
one that is special so its
called Vishishta Advaita
Vishishta Advaita followers apply
Urdhva Pundra Tilak [vertical 3 lines] on
forehead Ida Pingala Sushumna [naadis]
they are called "Naamdhari"
so their gist is this
Adi Shankara said the truth is Brahman
all else is illusion
Ramanujacharya said Prakrukti [Nature]
Purush i.e. Parmatma [God] and Jeev [individual soul]
and the Jeev should go into
shranagati [surrender] to the Purush [God]
Jeev is the Das [servant] of Purush
and Prakruti is akin to the body of Purush
and all these three are one
that is said to be Vishishta Advaita
the three are Anadi [without beginning & end] and Anant [infinite]
and the three together are one