the hare rama challenge

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> Why is that? Why is it that only the "Hare Krishna" recensions are

> debateable and not the "Hare Raama" recensions? Is there some

> objective basis on which this conclusion is offered?

 

name is potent irrespective of the technical correctness of the

mantra. looking at the aggressive stand of a sadhu such as you i wont

be surprised if a preacher in iskcon should lecture as below 100

years hence "these mayavadis twist the meaning of the vedas. on top

of it they have even changed the vedic mantra itself. instead of

chanting it as "hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare

hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare" they have the audacity to

chant it as "hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare hare krishna

hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare". one should avoid their sight

even as one would avoid snakes. it is suicidal to even hear them".

thus

 

the hari nama chanted any ways is productive of results. the fact

that so many have dedicated their lives to krishna thanks to the

propagation of this mahamantra is a great glory for srila prabhupada.

 

just because i say that one should attack sankara by ordinary people,

a sectarian opposition is given to my posts. therefore, i

put forth the hare rama challenge :

 

1) prove that hare krishna version exists in the shruti or smrti with

evidence that the original manuscript is at least 500 years old.

 

2) prove that the shruti or smrti talks about krishna prema as the

result of chanting hare krishna mantra based on a manuscript older

than 500 years.

 

i will spend my time, money and effort to look at the manuscript once

you can point to its location.

 

in the original "hare krishna challenge", money was offered. i agree

with SP that gambling with money is bad and therefore i would not

like to repeat history. so i will gamble with my my life and give it

for this movement if you can prove this point.

 

or you agree that you are not following the vedic path and stop

attacking sankara. can you take that ?