Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 --- pankaj sharma <pankaj74_sharma wrote: > Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:18:07 +0100 (BST) > pankaj sharma <pankaj74_sharma > Re: to article! > leondonjack <leondonjack > > Dear Nitesh, > Jai Gurudev, > > It was indeed a pleasure to read your message. And i > fully share your views and feelings. I have never > agreed to the opinion that one god is superior to > other.I to some extent believe that they are > different > manifestations of the supreme being. You follow any > 1 > and you will lead to same destination... > It was nice to c ur mail... > > all the best for you spiritual endeavors. > > > Regards > Pankaj > > > --- leondonjack <leondonjack wrote: > > Jai > Gurudev, > > > > Dear Pankaj, > > > > My name was written at the end of the mesage - > > Nitesh > > > > I agree with you totally that 'bhakti > > pradhan'sadhanas or > > spiritual practices based on pure devotion are > > certainly > > valued highly and are a sure way to success. Then, > > whether it is > > Guru bhakti, or isht bhakti. In fact, it is > > definitely considered the main > > pillar of one's spiritual Temple. I really > > appreciate what organizations > > like IsKcon have done to propagate bhakti around > the > > world. > > For a devotee who is focused on one aspect or > > form of God, > > other aspects become out of focus. It is natural. > > And because > > of the ego (since you like something and start > > recognizing it with your Self), > > you also get attached to your beloved faith or > form. > > Fine! > > But the only thing that detests me is - if the > form > > of God that you > > love is true, why not his other forms are true as > > well? > > Why to go on criticising other forms? Why make a > > propaganda that > > Since Krishna is Supreme God, Shiva automatically > > becomes a demiGod. > > Just to say "come to us, we are better!" > > Unfortunately I react not so well > > towards, prejudice and biased statements based on > no > > personal experience > > and except God and his people in any form. > > (That was one thing that brought me to Narayan > Dutt > > Shrimaliji, I could > > get from him practical knowledge and not just > > bookish lectures and theories > > that I read at least a thousand volumes before) > > > > So, I heard them say Shiva is only about > 'tamoguna'. > > Ironically, the principal of a > > withering out IsKon Gurukula in the west gave away > a > > picture of Shiva to me just > > because he thought that since all Shiva can do is > > destroy, the school is not > > prospering. "Let's get rid of his picture." This > is > > mode of ingnorance. Since the > > schooling is only one kind of vedantic training > > where the knowledge acquired is > > based on scriptures and no direct perception is > > involved, people on a lower > > level of religious/spiritual developement start > > making biased conclusions based > > on their individual intellectual growth. > > > > Infact a true devotee, devoid of false ego, would > > only love to see another devotee > > loving God in yet another form, in yet another way > > and from yet another point of view. > > > > I hope my reply was not very long for you to read > > > > > I also hope and wish you are making progress in > your > > life > > Spiritually and otherwise too! > > > > Regards, > > > > Nitesh > > > > > > > > ===== > PANKAJ SHARMA > > ______________________ > India Matrimony: Find your partner online. http://.shaadi.com/india-matrimony/ Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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