Jerzy Tarasiuk wrote: > > I noticed some religious sects coming from Hindu religions > frequently use term "energy" to denote something spiritual, > and I would like to know: > - is it widely used in Hindu religions, or in few sects only, > - if it is used widely what does it mean (precisely), > > Also, one of religious groups using the term is Hare Krishna > movement (they say "Hare Krishna" means "energy of Krishna"), > 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?) > > thanks in advance for the info, > Jerzy > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mail posts to: ghen@netcom.com : http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/
Regarding the question on mainstream:
Hinduism is a religion that recognizes that it is futile to
quantify and measure the infinite
(there is no concept of mainstream and there is no concept of a
fixed path or recipe), gnana yoga, bhakti yoga, karma yoga are
just recommended. Atleast from my limited knowledge of the movement
(Srilaprabhupada advocates bhakti yoga (nama japa , bhajans , devotion)
in the tradition of Nimai (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)).
If at all there is a mainstream it falls completely within it.
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Balasubramaniam santhanam
Center for Signal and Image Processing
Georgia Tech , Atlanta, GA 30332.
email : 1) santhan@eedsp.gatech.edu
: 2) gt5980a@acme.gatech.edu
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