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Re: Shri H. K. Susarla's Recent Postings
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Shri H. K. Susarla's Recent Postings
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From: tushar@imatron.com (Tushar Pandya)
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Date: 6 Feb 1995 05:42:49 GMT
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From news@charon.imatron.com Mon Feb 6 14: 42:16 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The Unconfigured xvnews people
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References: <3g9b33$7jn@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
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Reply-To: tushar@imatron.com
griffin@gate.net (Kris Gilbert) writes:
:I have recently been looking into ISKCON and trying to learn about
:Hinduism. I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian home and have since
:that time rejected that teaching, in large part because I cannot agree
:with its elitist, exclusivistic claims. One of the great attractions of
:Hinduism for me is its tolerance or even acceptance of other world-views.
:Based on my experience i would agree with Gandhi when he says that all
:religions are true because they have been inspired by God, yet imperfect
:because their forms and practices must be transmitted by imperfect human
:beings. In my contact with ISKCON, i have had mixed reactions in regards
:to this. Sometimes the answers i get (the ones that are very similar to
:Shri. H.K. Susarla's postings), remind me quite a bit of the mindset of
:fundamentalist Christianity that i left. The underlying messages are the
:same, only the outward form is different (i.e. the worship of Krishna
:instead of Jesus, and some of the "rules" are different, etc.). While i
:can fully understand that point of view, having been raised in it and
:previously espousing it, i can only be disappointed with it now.
Hi Kris,
Just a short comment.
Hare Krishna or ISKON are frequently (and wrongly) confused with Hinduism.
You are very correct in saying that, one of the biggest strength of Hinduism is its acceptance of other-world views.
ISKON in essence is a "special interest group" for Krishna Conciesness.
Just because Hinduism has tolerance for special interest groups, does not mean that ISKON is the essence of Hinduism. It is entirely acceptable to be considered a devout Hindu (for whatever it means) without accepting that Bhagwan Krishna and only Bhagwan Krishna is the lord !!
SARVA DHARMAN PARITYAJYA, MAMEKAM SHARANAM VRAJA, AHAM TWA SARVA PAPEBHYO, MOKSHA ISHYAMI MASHUCHA.
Strive for spiritual enlightment! Do not get tangled in shapes or institutions.
SARVE SUKHINA SANTU, SARVE SANTU NIRAMAYA,
SARVE BHADRANI PASHYANTU, MA KASCHID DUKH BHAT BHAVET.
Loose translation, Peace for all!!
Tushar
