Re: Question: term "energy" (="hare"?)
Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam (santhan@ee.gatech.edu)
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:26:35 -0400
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
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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.
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