About Hare Krishna

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Dear List members,

 

The one and the only Bhagwat Gita that I read was of the Isckon .

The book was all fine but the caption or notes for verses kept on

harping that Shiva was a demi-god. I was I think 15 years old at

that time and this did not seem right to me. Why was Siva called

MahaDev if he was not the MAHA DEV? Why was Krishna/Vishnu not

called MAHA DEV? Over time, I have found out that not only Hare

Krishna movement but quite a lotr of Vaishnavas simply do not like

the idea of someone praying Siva. I started serious Siva bhakti only

recently but even before that, my blood would boil when I listened

to such claims. So anytime I see such arguments happening, I just

get myself away from there. But one thing I can say...Hare Krishna

movement is made up of fundamentalistics. I just dislike every bit

of them and try not to think about them....but I would respect

Vishnu as much as I would respect Siva....I dare not compare between

them, I just stick to Siva becuase for some reason, I have more

afinity towards Siva.

 

Best way to tackle Hare Krishna movement is not to pay any heed to

them...they will have to reaslise at the end that they are barking

all on their own and no one is listening.

 

BJ