Krishna is COOL!

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Dear advaitins,

 

The following is a mail I sent to the multifaith list I moderate,

StudyCircle on 26th June 1999 with the subject header "Krishna".

 

I always felt Jesus portrayed compassion, Buddha was wise, but

Krishna was COOL!

 

I also would like to add to this article that in the Tao Te Ching, it is

mentioned that a person who is ONE with the TAO has qualities like

being kind-hearted like a grandmother but dignified like a king. Who

else has these but Krishna!!??

 

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This is actually a reply to Dushyant's writing on Krishna.

 

I agree with him completely about the interesting nature of Krishna's

personality and I am bewildered to notice Glenn's attraction to Krishna's

personality. I just like to add my penny's worth to this.

 

The word "krishna" is often translated as 'one who is attractive'. Among

all the different names and terms attributed to Krishna, this is perhaps

one that summarizes everything. It implies the attraction to everything

about Him, including his (I will use small case, 'h' as it's easier to

type) physical stature, but more importantly his personality and

character.

 

If God manifested on Earth, how would his character and personality

be? If you explore Krishna's c & p, you would be in wonder.

 

Is He closer to be the ascetic or sage-like? Is he closer to the kingly

regal type? Is he closer to the philosopher or warrior or statesman or

prophet or mediator etc. type? You will find no accurate comparison. Why?

Is it because He is something else? Is it because he encompasses all this?

 

The answer is: Wrong! It is because he encompasses all these and

beyond, yet is found in all these. Does he have a multiple-personality

problem? NO! Definitely not! He has ONE Personality that is speaks

everything. He is often described to be the perfect son, perfect king,

perfect warrior, perfect statesman etc.

 

Srila Prabhupada calls Him, "Supreme Personality of Godhead" and

Meher Baba has said before that Krishna could of also portrayed

himself to be the perfect womanizer, perfect robber etc. if he wanted, but

did not do so, because he wanted to set an example and not shock the

people.

 

To a person who is omnipotent and not bound by any physical nor

metaphysical laws like Krishna but has them at his fingertips can do

anything he likes. Yet, to a person who has everything and beyond, does he

have the need or greed for any power, wealth or belonging? Nope! It is all

a Divine Comedy in Krishna's turf.

 

To a person who manifests in everything and everyone and experiences

everything being their Self/Spirit or AtmA, yet being omniscient and

knowing Reality from mAya, when does such a person rejoice or suffer?

Where does the need arise for such a person to torture or do harm to

others when he himself is manifested in the torturers of the world? Yes,

he tortures, he redeems, he is also the subject of torture and redemption,

is there any difference?

 

If this is the case, what is the need to have him on Earth anyway if it

makes no difference?

 

On Earth, He portrayed everything that would reveal the nature of a

Divine Reality. He has done everything normal and paranormal. From

leading armies to raising a mountain with his little finger.

 

As a child, he was very playful and showed divine revelation in childish

pranks. He taught spiritual truths in mere pranks.

 

His personality of being Spiritually Attractive was shown through his form

and his playing of the flute in such a captivating way that the gopis

surrounded him. His personality attracted everyone - men, women, children,

kings, sages and warriors. They were all drawn to that blissful outlook,

which is happy and playful; yet serious with wisdom, romantically

attractive to the core to women; yet with a sagely, spiritual outlook,

regal and grand; yet close to the poor (like Kuchela), magnificent and

regal; yet humble and with piety (He washed the feet of Duryodhana

before!). He is approachable by great kings and sages, yet always

accessable to the poor, the old and children, why!? even to the evil folk and

to his enemies. With the harmony he draws to the apparent contradictions,

Lao Tzu would of sworn Krishna was the Tao!.

 

His playing of many roles is aptly mentioned by Arjuna: "Therefore, O

adorable Lord, I seek Your grace by bowing down and prostrating my body

before You. Bear with me as a father to his son, as a friend to a friend,

and as a husband to his wife, O Lord." (BG 11.44)

 

Being the image of perfection, He has described himself in the

Bhagavad Gita in chapter 10, as wisdom in the wise, strength in the

strong, sense of fraudulence in the frauds(!) etc. and his personality is

like the accumulation of all this. Like the rays of the sun covering waves

of all frequencies in the electromagnetic band.

 

He portrays everything.. from a nice friend, to compassionate guru, to a

fierce cruel form which is Time, the all-devourer (in Chap 11).

 

Apart, from the example of deeds, His presentation of the Bhagavad

Gita to the world, which was not meant to be a scripture originally, but

merely a conversation. Reading the Gita, you will find it containing all

paths to Liberation in a gist, from delusion to surrender to Krishna to

realization of Arjuna. It is a spiritual manual. However, the goal is to

realize the Krishna found in your heart and making you the Arjuna. Imagine

the Lord in your heart telling you, "Do not grieve, O Arjuna, you are born

with divine qualities." ("If not, you won't be talking to me anyway!"-

adds Ruben). That's slightly deviating from the topic from Krishna, THE

Person.

 

I think I am exhausted writing about Krishna, since I know I can never

REALLY describe Him anyway but I like to reiterate that is God were to be

born as a man fully concious of the(/His) Divine Reality, his personality,

attitude and sense of humour has to match Krishna's.

 

Krishna would definitely be the personification of Lao Tzu's Tao and

Buddha's State of Enlightenment.

 

Although I disagree with Dushyant's latest statement of superstition, I

would say that even at the same time there is a metaphysical destination

of everyone, Krishna tells us to live to the moment, being aware at all

times, the Spiritual Reality. He tells to surrender everything to Him, yet

DO everything in line with Karma Yoga. Karma Yoga is the attitude of your

actions, Bhakti Yoga is the attitude of your psyche, Jnana Yoga is the

attitude of your thinking and intellectual endeavours and Dhyana Yoga the

attitude of your silence and contemplation. YES! Krishna is the man with

_the_ attitude!

 

OM namo bhagavathe vaasudevaaya!

 

 

 

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Warmest regards,

Ruben

rubenn

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