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Re: World Views: Vedic and Western
Prasad Gokhale (f0g1@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca) wrote:
: There is this question: did our ancestors become gods or it were the
: gods that became our ancestors. For instance, Shri Raam and Krishna,
: although mortals in their time, are considered as celestial beings
: today. It is the immeasureable antiquity that rendered them the divine
: status. With the passage of time, same might happen to Shankaracharya,
: Vivekananada, etc. with stories woven around them. However, this does
Dear prabhu,
I realize you wrote this article in support of my posting. However,
Lord Rama and Lord Krsna were NOT ordinary human beings. Krsna Himself
condemns this view in the Gita. They were divine when they appeared on
Earth, and They will always be divine.
I would hope that conditioned souls like Vivekananda are never put on
the same pedestal as the Lord. Otherwise, human civilization really is
in trouble.
Hare Krsna,
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NO OTHER WAY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY."
-- Brhan-naradiya purana 38.126
