Guest guest Posted January 26, 2002 Report Share Posted January 26, 2002 > At 10:18 AM 1/26/02 +1000, Jahnu (das) (Byron Bay - AU) wrote: > > > I still maintain, though, that our philosophy is being explained > >very clearly by Srila Prabhupada and his followers. > > But if all his followers were clear - we wouldn't have these debates, > would we? ;-) no that's right. but one ought to be able to decipher the difference between right and wrong according to Prabhupada and what he taught us. if one can't, then perhaps silence is preferrable. > > Or is it just those who agree with you who can call themselves his > followers? :-( down, girl > > > Confusion only > >arises when we begin to doubt the philosophy > > I'm not sure I agree. It seems most people think their beliefs do > represent the philosophy - even if they have radically different views > from each other. that's a VERY easy problem to solve - if you know the philosophy those who argue the most about "what represents the philosophy" are, in my experience, the ones who know it least. > Well, at least that's a testable hypotheses - if people are honest at > least. What bothers me more is seeing devotees who chant their rounds > religiously, but who still do detestable things, like abusing their wives, > or molesting children. obviously what you're "seeing" is something else, perhaps. anyone can wander around and mumble and make a show of it, but is the "chanting" cleansing the heart? i recall a story about a TP who, it was discovered, had an EMPTY bead bag! what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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