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Re: Siva as yogi?
In article <481knp$ojl@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, Hari Krishna Susarla
<susarla.krishna@studentserver1.swmed.edu> wrote:
> I notice once again you are using the "his sect vs. my sect" approach,
> something I found rather distasteful. I don't regard as a sect a religion
> which appeals to people of all cultures and creeds. Perhaps you would care
> to explain how a "sect" which has gained followers from the Christian,
> Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, and countless other faiths
> could be considered a 'sect.'
According to the American Heritage Electronic Dictionary Deluxe Edition,
the definition of "sect" is as follows:
1. A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by
virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice.
2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger
denomination.
3. A small faction united by common interests or beliefs. [Middle English
secte, from Old French, from Latin secta, course, school of thought, from
feminine past participle of sequh, to follow.
I would say that ISKON fits all three definitions.
Wizard
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