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  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # OPINION : Friday, May 14, 2021. 05:42. AM. 2385.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE TO STUDENTS - 10. THE FOUR STAGES 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE TO STUDENTS - Sri Swami Chidananda. (Lecture delivered by Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj at the 1st Zonal Orissa Divine Life Conference at Khurda Road on 1st December 1974) Dear Parents, Children, and Teachers, MESSAGE TO STUDENTS-7 10. THE FOUR STAGES - 3.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ref : "To Children and Youth of Bharatham who are misguided by some evil forces, in the name of student wings sponsored by dirty political parties like Congress, Communists, and all regional criminal politics etc., ... eliminate these demons and purify th

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 9 - 2. HINDU THEOLOGY -  Theological Classifications -  Hinduism—A Fellowship Of Faiths And A Federation Of Philosophies. Three great classes : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hindus are divided into three great classes, viz., Vaishnavas who worship the Lord as Vishnu; Saivas who worship the Lord as Siva; and Saktas who adore Devi or the Mother aspect of the Lord. In addition, there are the Sauras, who worship the Sun-God; Ganapatyas who worship Ganesa as supreme; and Kaumaras who worship Skanda as the Godhead. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.The Vaishnavas : Sri Sampradayins The Vaishnavas are usually distinguished into four principal Sampradayas or sects. Of these, the most ancient is the Sri Sampradaya founded by Ramanuja Acharya. The followers