02-01-2009, 09:13 PM
I want answer to acusations and critics that are bring to ISKON
1- is misionarirm a bad thing?
-Gods make misionarism too(by sending revelations and inspirations).
-Parent make misionarism to their childrens by teaching them usefull stuff.
-good people teach others good things
-bad misionarism is when triks or force are used
2-Is ISKON a non-traditional doctrine?
The docrine of Iskon is the same as that of traditional vaisnava traditions were the devotion is directed to Vishnu or Krishna.
Sadely hinduism is stereotyped as having only impersonal(or transpersonal as they like to name themselfs) doctrines such as buddhism or smarta(advaita) while personalist doctrines like vishsitadvaita,dvaita or dvaitadvaita(similar bheda-abheda) are ignored and only abrahamic religions have this credit.
Swami Vivekananda introduced impersonal hinduism to non-indian world and 70 years later Prabhupad introduced personal hinduism to non-indian world.
3-Have vishnuism and Krishnaism monotheist doctrines?
-there are 2 types of monotheism:
impersonal/transpersonal monotheism,when God(or"God") dont have atributes or have only negative atributes as in buddhism,taoism,smartism(advaita).
personal monotheism,when God have atributes,especialy positive atributes like in vishnuism,judaism,zoroastrism,christianism.
Is also a diference in goal,impersonalism have the goal to reach emptiness,non-activity,void,non-determination,while personalism have the goal to reach an eternal joyfull activity in God company.
In some doctrines God is both personal and impersonal in the same time;but for impersonalists the impersonal part above personal part,while for personalists the personal part is above impersonal part in both goal and common practice(the way).Seem they cant have equal share for logical reasons.
There is only one supreme God Krishna(ergo monotheism) but from him emanates an infinite number of persons of 2 kinds-infinite as Balaram,Vishnu and Shiva and finite(like us humans and Brahma).
The essence is personal,the source is personal,the energy is personal,everything is personal.Thats krishnaism.
4-Is ISKON a suporter of christianism and islamism?
Many hindus suport these 2 doctrines including famous impersonalists like Ramakrishna,Sai Baba,...so why blame only personalist hindus ?
Many hindus belives that Jesus and Mohamed was good and moral guys but later their followers twisted their teachings.So no wonder that is a common request of hindus to christians and muslims to go back to original teachings of peace and love of these 2 gurus.
Is not the monotheism responsable for christo-islamic violence as comonly belived but the doctrine of monarhicism-Is not biblical God shaped like a Middle Eastern emperor,king or pharaoh whit absolute powers,asking for total obedience and gelous to his harem?PS-seem like foreing gods(idols) trying to enter in the emperor harem.But dont worry,soon ISKON will face the intolerance of christians and muslims and will see if this will change their opinions about them.
I wait any critic and try to respond to any acusations bring to ISKON.
1- is misionarirm a bad thing?
-Gods make misionarism too(by sending revelations and inspirations).
-Parent make misionarism to their childrens by teaching them usefull stuff.
-good people teach others good things
-bad misionarism is when triks or force are used
2-Is ISKON a non-traditional doctrine?
The docrine of Iskon is the same as that of traditional vaisnava traditions were the devotion is directed to Vishnu or Krishna.
Sadely hinduism is stereotyped as having only impersonal(or transpersonal as they like to name themselfs) doctrines such as buddhism or smarta(advaita) while personalist doctrines like vishsitadvaita,dvaita or dvaitadvaita(similar bheda-abheda) are ignored and only abrahamic religions have this credit.
Swami Vivekananda introduced impersonal hinduism to non-indian world and 70 years later Prabhupad introduced personal hinduism to non-indian world.
3-Have vishnuism and Krishnaism monotheist doctrines?
-there are 2 types of monotheism:
impersonal/transpersonal monotheism,when God(or"God") dont have atributes or have only negative atributes as in buddhism,taoism,smartism(advaita).
personal monotheism,when God have atributes,especialy positive atributes like in vishnuism,judaism,zoroastrism,christianism.
Is also a diference in goal,impersonalism have the goal to reach emptiness,non-activity,void,non-determination,while personalism have the goal to reach an eternal joyfull activity in God company.
In some doctrines God is both personal and impersonal in the same time;but for impersonalists the impersonal part above personal part,while for personalists the personal part is above impersonal part in both goal and common practice(the way).Seem they cant have equal share for logical reasons.
There is only one supreme God Krishna(ergo monotheism) but from him emanates an infinite number of persons of 2 kinds-infinite as Balaram,Vishnu and Shiva and finite(like us humans and Brahma).
The essence is personal,the source is personal,the energy is personal,everything is personal.Thats krishnaism.
4-Is ISKON a suporter of christianism and islamism?
Many hindus suport these 2 doctrines including famous impersonalists like Ramakrishna,Sai Baba,...so why blame only personalist hindus ?
Many hindus belives that Jesus and Mohamed was good and moral guys but later their followers twisted their teachings.So no wonder that is a common request of hindus to christians and muslims to go back to original teachings of peace and love of these 2 gurus.
Is not the monotheism responsable for christo-islamic violence as comonly belived but the doctrine of monarhicism-Is not biblical God shaped like a Middle Eastern emperor,king or pharaoh whit absolute powers,asking for total obedience and gelous to his harem?PS-seem like foreing gods(idols) trying to enter in the emperor harem.But dont worry,soon ISKON will face the intolerance of christians and muslims and will see if this will change their opinions about them.
I wait any critic and try to respond to any acusations bring to ISKON.