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The term "energy" is used across the board, but each group tends to have
its own meanings.
> Also, one of religious groups using the term is Hare Krishna
> movement (they say "Hare Krishna" means "energy of Krishna"),
No, "Hare" does not mean "energy". Hari is a name of the God Vishnu, and
Hare is the vocative case, used when the devotee calls out to Vishnu.
There is no specific connection of Hare with "energy".
> is the movement considered to be a sect, or to be in the
> mainstream of Hindu religion? (they of course claim to be in
> the mainstream, but what Hindu say about them?)
"Hinduism" is so multi-dimensional as to make a definition of
"mainstream" almost impossible. All people go to the temples maintained
by the Hare Krishna groups in India and abroad, if that is what you
mean. However, the fact that somebody goes to a particular temple does
not mean that he or she belongs to the sect that manages that temple.
People accept the sincerity of the devotion of the Hare Krishnas, and
they go to their temples, just because they see the same God Krishna in
them as in other temples. Of course, most people also look upon the
non-worship related activities of the Hare Krishnas with a sense of
amusement!
S. Vidyasankar
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