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I ordered Srimad Brahma-Samhita today Thank you so much Bija Prabhu for giving me the website to order from, and thank you so much Beggar Prabhu for renewing my interest!

So you think that Lord Krishna advocates child rape, animal slaughter, and spousal abuse? And, no, just b/c He doesn't want it to happen doesn't mean it won't... hence the reason that we have free will (unless you think that Lord Krishna advocates mass slaughter and rape). We make our own choices, and He decides the consequences. There would be no Karma if we had no free will, b/c everything would be exactly what the Lord wanted and we would incur no results from our actions.

Well, if there's no free will, then every child raped, every animal slaughtered, every woman abused is a part of His will and the rapist, murderer, and abuser are all just doing what He wants. Sorry... but that doesn't exactly fit the definition of a loving God.

There was one lady who posted on here for awhile... jaimahadevi(?)... who lived in Florida and was a devotee of Kali Mata... maybe you could find her on here and private message her sometime about it.

I meant of the 7 ft. Panch Tattva deities that Indulekha Ji mentioned... but thank you anyway!

Thanks Bhaktajan

AWW! They look so sweet and innocent!

LOL... Bhaktajan... you crack me up Well... that's not how I personally interpret the verse, but aupmanyav presented his views in a reasonable and adult manner. So, I'm not really going to quibble over which is better, Gaudiya Vaishnavism or Advaita Vedanta. The way that I interpret it is that Radharani completes Lord Krishna, and without Her, He is nothing.... and vice-versa, of course.

I think that the Buddha was a moral teacher. I agree with most of what you've said (except about the Advaita part... since the Buddha rarely, if ever, mentioned a concept of God). Thank you That's not how I, personally, interpret it, but you're free to interpret it however you wish. I think of Radharani as being much more than the illusive power of God... since She's His counterpart and the part that completes Him. Also, She leads us closer to God and helps us realize Him in a much fuller manner, unlike His Maya potency, which can distract us from Him.

LOL How true

That's amazing! I wish I had such a memory! It took me forever just to memorize the first few stanzas of the Lakshmi Aarti!

I'm with you Indulekha Ji, Gokulkr Prabhu, and Amlesh Prabhu

I think that when Lord Sri Krishna says that we're impelled to act by His Maya potency, that He's saying that w/o His Maya potency, there would be no reason to act. Not that we don't have the right to do as we choose, or that everything we do is in accordance with His wishes and desires. Just my own thoughts, though.

You've memorized the whole thing?!

Thank you so much Bija Ji!

Where can you buy the whole Brahma-Samhita from? I've tried to find it on several websites, and when I finally found it and ordered it, I was told it was out of stock. Do you have a link you could send me on where to buy it from? Thanks!

It's so hard to tell the difference!

HERE's Theist when he was a cute little baby! :

^ Bala Theist

Sita Gayatri- Aum Janaknandiniye Vidmahe Bhumijayai Dheemahi Tanno Sita Prachodayat

HAHAHAHA! ROFL!

He might've changed after a life of crime and came to Sri Sri Radha-Krishna.

Jai Jagad Ambe! Radha Rukmini Sita Jaya Jaya!

What, exactly, was the point? Maybe the Vedas hadn't been misused during His time like they were in the time of the Buddha. Well, there certainly are passages that at the very least suggest animal sacrifice in the Vedas, and it did occur, so how do you know Lord Krishna wasn't either warning the people of the future to interpret it in a symbolic light or was talking to the priests of His own time? How am I misleading anyone? People have their own minds. They can make the choice to believe whatever they want. I'm not trying to 'mislead' anyone. I'm just stating my opinion. How childish can you get? Who cares? This discussion has gone far past the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is not the Buddha. He doesn't have direct contact with the Buddha. And, no one knows if everything he does is what the Buddha would want.

Did you even read the passage from the Mahaparinirvana Sutra I posted? He says it was b/c He wanted to slowly wean His disciples off meat by restricting it's use.