Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 "COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius)" wrote: > [Text 2236232 from COM] > > That is the position of the Krsna > > > consciousness movement. We are non-sectarian. We will help anyone > > > increase his love for > > God, > > > in > > > keeping with his own tradition." > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > I also love this kind of thing. A few years back I was intrigued also to > find out that Bhaktivinoda Thakur has written a lot regarding accepting > other religionists who are sincere. Actually, I have been hunting for Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's prayer or statement on this topic. There is one specific piece I have in mind where he says something like, "When I go into the house of worship of another, help me to remember that it is You whom they are worshipping, even though the methods may be different from my own." Can anyone provide that quote for us? > > > I remember well a very nice man named Father Norman, who was quite big in > the church of England in Norwich, I think. You may remember that old BTG > article in the mid 70's. > > I had the occaision to speak with him at the Manor once. He and his wife > were in their 70's. He told me (I hope I remember correctly) that he used to > pass the Radha Krishna Temple in Bury place, and one day got talking to a > devotee outside. Very soon he started to preach from the Bhagavad Gita in > his sermons in Norwich Cathedral. He became a vegetarian, and started > chanting Hare Krishna. It was clear that he was a real devotee of the Lord, > and that he recognised the eternal truth, as revealed in the Gita, which > affirmed his faith in God. He did not see any problem remaining as a > christian, and preaching from the Gita. After all, Gods Words are Gods > Words. > > YS Samba das Very nice account for us to hear. Thanks, prabhu. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 "COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius)" wrote: > [Text 2236232 from COM] > > That is the position of the Krsna > > > consciousness movement. We are non-sectarian. We will help anyone > > > increase his love for > > God, > > > in > > > keeping with his own tradition." > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > I also love this kind of thing. A few years back I was intrigued also to > find out that Bhaktivinoda Thakur has written a lot regarding accepting > other religionists who are sincere. Actually, I have been hunting for Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's prayer or statement on this topic. There is one specific piece I have in mind where he says something like, "When I go into the house of worship of another, help me to remember that it is You whom they are worshipping, even though the methods may be different from my own." Can anyone provide that quote for us? > > > I remember well a very nice man named Father Norman, who was quite big in > the church of England in Norwich, I think. You may remember that old BTG > article in the mid 70's. > > I had the occaision to speak with him at the Manor once. He and his wife > were in their 70's. He told me (I hope I remember correctly) that he used to > pass the Radha Krishna Temple in Bury place, and one day got talking to a > devotee outside. Very soon he started to preach from the Bhagavad Gita in > his sermons in Norwich Cathedral. He became a vegetarian, and started > chanting Hare Krishna. It was clear that he was a real devotee of the Lord, > and that he recognised the eternal truth, as revealed in the Gita, which > affirmed his faith in God. He did not see any problem remaining as a > christian, and preaching from the Gita. After all, Gods Words are Gods > Words. > > YS Samba das Very nice account for us to hear. Thanks, prabhu. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 > > > > That is the position of the Krsna consciousness movement. We are non-sectarian. We will help anyone increase his love for God, in keeping with his own tradition." > > > > > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > It seems as devotees we are meant to propagate bhakti-yoga, which is after all a universal process. Sometimes I think we get side tracked in our propaganda confusing our particular institutional affiliation as being the only access to bhakti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 > > > > That is the position of the Krsna consciousness movement. We are non-sectarian. We will help anyone increase his love for God, in keeping with his own tradition." > > > > > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > It seems as devotees we are meant to propagate bhakti-yoga, which is after all a universal process. Sometimes I think we get side tracked in our propaganda confusing our particular institutional affiliation as being the only access to bhakti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 "WWW: Sthita-dhi-muni (Dasa) SDG (Alachua FL - USA)" wrote: > [Text 2237922 from COM] > > > > > > > That is the position of the Krsna consciousness movement. We are > non-sectarian. We will help anyone increase his love for God, in keeping with > his own tradition." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > > > > It seems as devotees we are meant to propagate bhakti-yoga, which is after all > a universal process. Sometimes I think we get side tracked in our propaganda > confusing our particular institutional affiliation as being the only access to > bhakti. Very good point. That is the handicap of us amateurs. There is a subtle danger that identifying with a certain institution becomes simply another way of reinforcing bodily identity. It can be healthy and even proper to appreciate our particular institution as far as it helps us advance in spiritual consciousness, but generally when we are looking to prove how other religions are inferior, the hidden motivation is so that we can prove that we are superior to others. It really does not have anything to do with helping others advance in spiritual life. So that is a pitfal that we amateurs have to beware of. And it is a pitfall which is all the more serious when it is encouraged by a country's political leader. On the other hand, even in ISKCON, we can find advanced brahmanas such as your own guru maharaja, Satsvarupa Goswami, who can open our eyes to examples of bhakti-yoga being practiced in other traditions. I'm thinking particularly of his talks/writings about St. Theresa of Liseaux [not to be confused with Mother Theresa of Calcutta] and St. Francis of Assissi. Of course, in expressing this kind of appreciation, he is simply following Srila Prabhupada's example of expressing appreciation for the preaching potency of Jesus Christ and Mohammed. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 "WWW: Sthita-dhi-muni (Dasa) SDG (Alachua FL - USA)" wrote: > [Text 2237922 from COM] > > > > > > > That is the position of the Krsna consciousness movement. We are > non-sectarian. We will help anyone increase his love for God, in keeping with > his own tradition." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > God, I love this kind of stuff! This is precisely the attitude that > > > > attracted me to Srila Prabhupada and his movement. > > > > > It seems as devotees we are meant to propagate bhakti-yoga, which is after all > a universal process. Sometimes I think we get side tracked in our propaganda > confusing our particular institutional affiliation as being the only access to > bhakti. Very good point. That is the handicap of us amateurs. There is a subtle danger that identifying with a certain institution becomes simply another way of reinforcing bodily identity. It can be healthy and even proper to appreciate our particular institution as far as it helps us advance in spiritual consciousness, but generally when we are looking to prove how other religions are inferior, the hidden motivation is so that we can prove that we are superior to others. It really does not have anything to do with helping others advance in spiritual life. So that is a pitfal that we amateurs have to beware of. And it is a pitfall which is all the more serious when it is encouraged by a country's political leader. On the other hand, even in ISKCON, we can find advanced brahmanas such as your own guru maharaja, Satsvarupa Goswami, who can open our eyes to examples of bhakti-yoga being practiced in other traditions. I'm thinking particularly of his talks/writings about St. Theresa of Liseaux [not to be confused with Mother Theresa of Calcutta] and St. Francis of Assissi. Of course, in expressing this kind of appreciation, he is simply following Srila Prabhupada's example of expressing appreciation for the preaching potency of Jesus Christ and Mohammed. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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