[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
Re: ARTICLE : yato mata tato patha?
-
To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
-
Subject: Re: ARTICLE : yato mata tato patha?
-
From: "janahan (j.) skandaraniyam" <skandar@nortel.ca>
-
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 00:29:52 +0000
-
Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
-
Organization: Nortel
-
References: <ghenDzABou.L0p@netcom.com>
-
X400-Content-Type: P2-1984 (2)
-
X400-MTS-Identifier: [/PRMD=BNR/ADMD=TELECOM.CANADA/C=CA/;<546j20$mce@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca>]
-
X400-Originator: /dd.id=psd52384/g=usenet/i=u/s=support/@bnr.ca
-
X400-Received: by mta bnr.ca in /PRMD=BNR/ADMD=TELECOM.CANADA/C=CA/; Relayed; Thu, 17 Oct 1996 20:55:05 -0400
-
X400-Received: by /PRMD=BNR/ADMD=TELECOM.CANADA/C=CA/; Relayed; Thu, 17 Oct 1996 20:54:54 -0400
-
X400-Received: by /PRMD=bnr/ADMD=telecom.canada/C=ca/; Relayed; Thu, 17 Oct 1996 20:29:52 -0400
mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu (Michael Tandy) wrote:
>"Those who worship demigods go to the demigods, those who worship ancestors
>go to the ancestors, those who worship bhutas go to join them, but My
>devotees come to Me."
>
>Not to change the subject, but to clarify it, Krsna then stresses that it is
>love that He is interested in, and that only love will impress Him. In other
>words, this statement (9.26) is necessary because many people claim that all
>the deities are but tangible manifestations of a Supreme and unmanifest
>Truth, and hence worship of that Truth through any of the thousands of
>deities is the same as worship of Krsna. But love is only possible between
>two persons, and even then, when there is any kind of personal motivation,
>it becomes a business-like endeavor. Therefore Krsna stresses love instead,
>for love is only possible with the Personality of Godhead Krsna, no one
>else.
Not to change the subject but to clarify it, many including Michael
Tandy have stressed that the Gita was expounded by Krishna in front
of warriors and not rishis. Therefore, Krishna means what he says,
simply that worshipping demi-gods, ancestors, and Bhutas is not
the same as worshipping Him. Neither does He claim that worshipping
the Truth through any of the thousands of deities(note the
difference between a deity and a demi-god) like Siva,
and so on is NOT the same as worshipping Him. Love is possible
between two people only is true. Therefore love between a Siva-bhakta
and Siva and a Krishna-bhakta and Krishna is the same. The complexity
of the above interpretations of the simple verses were introduced
by the so-called "great" acaryas, some of whom never had a vision
of Krishna.
J.
