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  1. KrsnaDasa

    O all Hindu sects Unite!!!

    I was simply asking a question, didn't know you would take it so personally. And I do care... And good for you for speaking for you self! I on the other hand, just wanted clairification. And I technically didn't bring up Chaitanya, you did by stating that an organization within His tradition...
  2. KrsnaDasa

    O all Hindu sects Unite!!!

    So, since you seem to be the authority of Vaisnavism, what is a "true" Vaisnava as opposed to a false one, and are you saying that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a pseudo Vaisnava? Because these "Hare Krsnas" or followers of ISKCON (which i remain distant from) are indeed still followers of Sri...
  3. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    I sincerely appologise to all Vaisnavas and anyone that I may have offended in my posts within this thread. I should have refrained from stating my opinions on this subject. I guess you live and you learn. Hare Krsna!
  4. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    To a certain extent perhaps. But Adi Shankara does say that bodily identification is Avidya, and many Advaitins would agree that everything happens according to a higher will, until you get to the absolute level where Vivartavada and Ajati Vada come into play. But, I refuse to have a...
  5. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    :clap if someone says "he is realized and he isn't " only shows the limited view of the perceiver. And Maya3, I see you are a practitioner of Advaita, tell me, how many Advaita Vedanta philosophers have said to stop worrying about the body and what it does and to stop identifying with it because...
  6. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    If his actions don't count to you, then fine. But it's better then what some "gurus" have been caught on camera doing. Prabhupada's controversies are barely anything compared to some other "self realized" men. Drug abuse, sexual misconduct, etc. Which yes, was found within ISKCON, but not by...
  7. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    Yes, and He also personally initiated them. Prabhupada was quite a fundamentalist in many ways, as many see, and the fact He still allowed everyone in shows, from the perspective of Gaudiya Vaisnavism, that all are welcome. In the end Śrila Prabhupada was a man, a great man, but still a...
  8. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    Also, this shows how much people love to find the negative in everything. Have we forgotten that Srila Prabhupada said, as many other great Acharyas, that the first step to realization is to stop identifying with the body? Have we forgotten the men and WOMEN, both white and BLACK, who joined his...
  9. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    To call anyone who follows Prabhupada a "racist hitler supporter" would be very extreme. Please look back at my posts. There is a great different between his spiritual talks (in which he cites scripture), and his talks on politics and worldly matters where his upbringing and culture are the lens...
  10. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    You are pretty much right on the nose! That is what he was saying, because according to him, the last desire of the ego is to become the ultimate controller, the supreme enjoyer, who would be called God. He looked at it as the desire to become one with God was the last major strike of the ego...
  11. KrsnaDasa

    Should Addiction Illegal Substances be Treated as a Disease or Crime?

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  12. KrsnaDasa

    Elementary Stuff

    I'm about to be 21, and I have the handwriting of a 2nd grader. It sucks. Anytime I write something and give it to someone I can tell they are about to laugh.
  13. KrsnaDasa

    Crediting God

    Firstly, it creates humility in people. Rather be around people like him then egotistical people blabbering about at how amazing they are and how they owe no one nuthin. (though that is an extreme example, I know people like that and they seem to be the least happy in life and most unhealthy)...
  14. KrsnaDasa

    Rules You Live By (2 part question)

    1. Be a lady or gentlemen. Just because it's polite. 2. Let them feel comfortable. Some people are sically awkward, so I just try to be kind, act as if I don't notice and that it's all gooooood when around me. I use this one just because I have been around socially awkward people and I just...
  15. KrsnaDasa

    Dharma or Moksha?

    :clap: indeed! Only one thing though, desirelessness in Gaudiya Vaisnavism (at least to my knowledge), means lack of material desire. The only desire is to please and serve God. It isn't about giving up desire completely, but about chaining the aim of desires from material to spiritual. But...
  16. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    Namaste, and, GAHHHHHH! Viraja, I can understand that you disagree with Prabhupada's CULTURAL views, but you missed out by refusing to purchase His masterpiece purports on the Srimad Bhagavatam! Now, I am a follower of GV, and indeed have tons of respect for Śrila Prabhupada, but one...
  17. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    He didn't really "despise" them, he was just warning from people following their path. According to Vaisnavism, NOT just Prabhupada, we cannot be completely one with God. Also, some people need to look at other Vaisnava websites that put down Advaita, Prabhupada isn't the only one, and instead...
  18. KrsnaDasa

    Vishnu (Narayana) OR Brahman?

    Namaste, Almost always I would say Visnu, or Krsna. But that is simply because in Acintya Bhedabheda Brahman is the spiritual radiance of Śri Krsna, commonly known as Brahmajyothi, while Krsna is Parabrahman. So there is slight difference, and yet they are the same (inconceivable oneness...
  19. KrsnaDasa

    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    Namaste, A distinction must be made. Everything that Śrila Prabhupada said that was "unethical" or possibly "offensive" stems mostly from his cultural upbringing, and that's really it. Spiritually, he was amazing! But when he spoke on material subjects, he did so with his knowledge of...
  20. KrsnaDasa

    Carpet or tile

    Tile or stone definitely. It seems to make more of an authentic experience for some reason. As already said, it's easier to clean, I think it just looks better too. The temple close to my area is being renovated, the shrine right now has a carpet floor. But one of the cooks in the temple took me...
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