Originally Posted by
giridhar
Oh, for long i had wanted to write something like this !!! great Anatman !! Great !! great work !!
I can REALLY appreciate these words of yours, as personally, i had gone deep inside HK philosophy & then came out,having gotten the truth of the things.. By truth, i mean who IS the Lord of Lords ??
Thanks!!
The intention of the post is to make the Harekrishnas to come out of their false theory that their path is the only truth and rest of the spiritual seekers like the Advaitins etc are deluded, fools and rascals.
The Harekrishnas have to come out of their narrow, bigoted mind and try to realize the fact that all the spiritual methods are valid.
The Vedas themselves declare that the "Truth is one; sages call it various names- Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti."
You can make progress spiritually by having a open, un-bigoted mind. Only then can you realize the truth!
Accusing others of their spiritual practices and philosophies will only hinder the Harekrishnas spiritual progress.
The followers of the Buddha were advised not to believe anything without considering it properly.
In the Kalama Sutta,the Buddha gave the following guidelines to a group of young people: 'Do not accept anything based upon mere reports,
traditions or hearsay,
Nor upon the authority of religious texts,
Nor upon mere reasons and arguments,
Nor upon one's own inference,
Nor upon anything which appears to be true,
Nor upon one's own speculative opinion,
Nor upon another's seeming ability,
Nor upon the consideration: 'This is our Teacher.'
'But, when you know for yourselves the certain things are unwholesome and bad: tending to harm yourself of others, reject them.
'And when you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome and good: conducive to the spiritual welfare of yourself as well as others, accept and follow them.'
Great words from the Buddha, the Ninth Avatar of
Maha-Vishnu.
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