ISKCON - "really Hindu" or not?

[Guest guest]

IS YOGA RELIGION? Yes. The words Yoga and Religion have an identical meaning. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit Yuj which means "to yoke" to the spirit. Religion comes from the Latin Religio which means "to link-back" to the spirit.

[Guest guest]

 

IS YOGA RELIGION? Yes. The words Yoga and Religion have an identical meaning. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit Yuj which means "to yoke" to the spirit. Religion comes from the Latin Religio which means "to link-back" to the spirit.

 

that is your semantics, the play of definitions and words.

 

in practical terms though, the "religions" of the world are sentimental faiths devoid of a practical scientific process.

 

Like in Christianity today they say that Jesus did it all and there is nothing left to do except accept him as your saviour.

They have no scientific disciplines as the sadhana of yoga systems.

The number of Christians in the world who practice Christianity as a spiritual science is very miniscule.

In the modern context even witchcraft and earth worship is recognized as "religion" by many academics and politicians.

 

The meaning of "yoga" and the meaning of "religion" is literary consideration.

 

How religion is practiced in today's modern society is more relevant than some dictionary definition of terms and words.

 

I would be pleased if anyone can show me anywhere Srila Prabhupada has referred to Krishna consciousness as a religion.

[Guest guest]

I guess I should really be arguing that what they call religions nowadays are just faiths.

Faith is just the first step in a scientific religious system.

 

Most modern "religions" are nothing more than faith systems devoid of the actual science and principles that makes a faith develop into a religion.

 

While Bhakti is a religious system, it has a lot more to it than simple faith which is about all modern "religions" consist of.

 

They say Christianity is a faith.

Well, there is a lot more to a religious system than simple faith.

 

Animal slaughter and religion are not compatible.

To say that animal killers are religious is a fraud.

[Guest guest]

Each religion has their own beliefs and practices. To some religions, they say animals have no souls, and the "beasts of the field" have been given to man, to use for labor, clothing products, and food. A famous story in the Bible is in the Garden of Eden. Their, the Genesis God covers Adam & Eve, with animal skins, after they discovered themselves to be naked, after eating the forbidden fruit of knowledhe. These animal skins were a sign that blood must be shed for their to be a Covering of sins. This Christians believe points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. All animal sacrifices in the Old Testament, are viewed to be acts pointing to Christ's sacrifice, where God poured out his wrath on Christ, so others could be pardoned. So you see, blood sacrifices play a huge part in the Christian religion. Even today, in every Mass around the world, Christians take part in communion ritual, where they ingest the wine and bread as symbols of Christ's flesh and blood.

 

In the Hindu and Jain religion, animals are looked at as incarnated jivas, just like humans, only they are presently incarnated in sub-human bodies. Also, God is not seen to be pleased with animal sacrifices, but rather it is thought such activity creates bad karma. Since these religions look at animals differently than Christianity, for example, they may be repulsed by the practices of the Abrahamic faiths and their social customs, which include meat-eating. The Christian looks at the Hindu as strange, and does not understand why they will not eat steak and why they revere the life of the Mother Cow. It's a matter of two totally different religious perspectives. Both think they are pleasing God, with their actions. Even the most pious Christian thinks nothing of eating steak, his conscious is not defiled when he is cooking a steak on his grill. Whereas as Hindu or Jain, would feel very guilting indulging in eating meat.

 

For me, it's little question which religions are preaching true spiritual principles, and which are practicing dharma as codified and taught by tamasic men.