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Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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From: gmadras@pinto.engr.ucdavis.edu (Giri)
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Date: 3 Sep 1996 19:23:26 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: University of California, Davis
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l23@hopi.dtcc.edu (GERALD J. LA CORTE) writes:
>: Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, and Christos is the Greek
>: version of the word Krsna. When an Indian person calls on Krsna, he
>: often says "Krsta." Krsna is a Sanskrit word mean ing the object of
>: attraction."
>Kristos in old Greek meant savior. "Object of attraction" does seem to
>have a similar meaning to myself than "savior". Unless Krishna actually
>meant savior, you may need to re-evaluate your statement.
Dear Jay:
I don't need to re-evaluate my statement because the statement
'Christ comes from the Greek word....' etc is not by me. I just quoted
that sentence reportedly said by someone famous. I asked HKS whether he
felt that statement came from a neo-advaitin, to which he responded.
>: Would you say that the above statement was made by a neo-advaitic swami
>: with the best of intentions ? [I am not sure who made the above statements]
>No, certainly not. The above statements were made by someone who put too
>much credibility in non-scriptural New Age documents.
Thanks for your opinion.
>with some Americans parts of the Bhagvad-Gita. The Americans were under
>the impression that it was a document telling of ultimate pacifism and
>Krishna was telling Arjuna to flee the battle and become a hermit.
My reaction has been opposite to what you describe. Most of the
Americans have asked me how a Lord (Krishna) can advise his 'disciple' to
kill his own kith and kin.
>Nazareth we should use Christian scripture. I certainly would question a
>quote of Rama or Krishna if it was given by a Buddhist, Christian, or
>Muslim. Likewise, unless the person who quotes Jesus of Nazareth says
>they are Christian _and_ attempts to follow the Bible, I wouldn't trust
>them.
>Bests,
>Jay
Can I assume from your statements above that you wouldn't trust
Ramakrishna or Prabhupada [two arbitary examples] when they talk
about Christ and Christianity ? [I am not saying that you should trust
them or not].
Thanks
Giri
