Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 I received this query and am forwarding it for discussion. (In a class "Krishna dasa") spoke something about Christian saints and left an impression that an exceptional ly strict follower of Lord Jesus Christ could get liberation and return to the spiritual world (providing that he or she follows four regulative principles.) Everybody was quite happy with that conclusion ? except myself. As far as I understand, chanting of HKMM is the only means for transcending three gunas and developing pure love of God (in Kali-yuga) as taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Somebody objected that there were nine processes of Bhakti-yoga and that the perfection could be obtained in different ways apart from chanting HKMM. To make a long story short, I was labelled ?a fanatic? (jokingly or not.) My question is: Is it really possible to get pure love of God by any means other than Bhakti-yoga (and chanting of HKMM) process? What would be destination of exceptionally strict Christian saints (example: St. Francis of Assisi)? Next birth as a Vaisnava? Higher planets? Brahman? Or even Vaikuntha planets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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