premananda Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Originally posted by jndas: Perhaps there will be some more general topics we can all agree on. This is one reason I prefer to avoid getting into spiritual details. The finer we go, the more chances there are for disagreement. Of course there are other things we agree on. It was not meant as an absolute statement. "We will always disagree on everything", was not what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijaji Posted May 18, 2001 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Groovey Baby...! Yeah! Jai Radhe ------------------ PEACE NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ananga Posted May 19, 2001 Report Share Posted May 19, 2001 Whether or not a society is organized by caste or is casteless, the basic unit is still the nuclear family. When that unit is undermined, then there is a problem. Cults do damage by separating members from the community and the nuclear family. Boarding schools are inherently innocuous, but when they are mismanaged and consequently cause dysfuntion in families, then they are far from benign. Just because we are Vaishnavas, does not mean we are immune from falling prey to cultish traps. All the more reason we need to be vigilant in maintaining the integrity of families. Otherwise we do not stand out from typical western cultures. Like all interpersonal relationships, guru-sisya ties are complex and also not ordinary matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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