DIMENSIONS of GOOD and EVIL the Moral Universe and Vaiñëava Philosophy by Suhotra Swami
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An Indian Guru and His Western Disciples Ii
An Indian Guru and His Western Disciples ii An Indian Guru and His Western Disciples Representation and Communication of Charisma in the Hare Krishna Movement Kimmo Ketola Academic dissertation to be publicly discussed, by due permission of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Helsinki in Auditorium XII, on the 11th of May, 2002 at 10 o’clock. Helsinki 2002 iv © Kimmo Ketola 2002 ISBN 952-91-4461-X (Print) ISBN 952-10-0424-X (PDF) http://ethesis.helsinki.fi Printed by Yliopistopaino Helsinki 2002 Contents Abstract ix Acknowledgements xi List of tables and figures xiii Note on transliteration xiii 1. Introduction 1 1.1 The setting: a swami in New York 1 1.2 Previous studies of ISKCON 4 1.3 Subject of study 7 1.4 Materials and methods 8 1.4.1 Ethnographic approach 9 1.4.2 Classification of materials 11 1.4.3 The logic of qualitative analysis 16 1.4.4 Approaches to written materials 17 1.5 Overview of contents 20 PART I. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 2. The concept of ‘charisma’ – the legacy of Max Weber 25 2.1 Max Weber on charisma 25 2.2 Theories of the origin of charisma 31 2.3 Charisma and its routinisation 37 2.4 Conclusion 40 3. Cognition, communication and religious representations 42 3.1 The nature of cognitive approach 44 3.2 Cognitive theory of communication 46 3.3 The deep structures of knowledge 49 3.3.1 Cultural models 49 3.3.2 Primary frames and their violations 50 3.3.3 Counterintuitiveness 53 3.3.4 Essentialism 56 vi 3.4 Emotions and feelings 58 3.5 Secondary frames 61 3.6 Conclusion 64 PART II. -
Questions and Answers with His Holiness Suhotra Swami
DANDA 1995 Questions and Answers with His Holiness Suhotra Swami The name of the conference is: (Have) Danda (Will Travel) ENMITY IN THE SPIRTUAL WORLD Question from Aprameya dd January 11, 1995 Recently in the text 60742 - Jiva strategy you quoted the following from Srila Prabhupada's book "Reincarnation Through Wisdom": "Although He is the source of unlimited potencies, He eternally exists in His transcendental, personal form. This form manifests in three aspects, namely, as He sees Himself, as a loving devotee sees Him, and as He is seen by His competitors and enemies." Than you explain that "that was a very clear indication that competition and enmity toward the Lord begins on the eternal platform in relationship with His "transcendental personal form". Is it to be understood that the competition and enmity are existing in Goloka Vrndavana, but how is it possible if as I know, even the slightest envy causes one's fall down from the spiritual world? Or the actual explanation is that this seeming enmity is not real but it is simply like a role in the Krsna's pastimes? Answer by Suhotra Swami January 12, 1995 There is envy and enmity in Goloka Vrndavana, for instance between the two wings of gopis headed by Srimati Radharani and Srimati Candravali respectively. But this is envy and enmity in pure love of Krsna. It pleases Krsna. It does not displease Him. Therefore this envy and enmity is transcendental. It arises from an attitude of service to Krsna. In the quote you've cited from Renunciation Through Wisdom, Srila Prabhupada distinguishes between the way the loving devotees see the Lord and the way His enemies and competitors see Him. -
Henri Le Saux)
THE CHURCH OF ABHISHIKTÅNANDA (HENRI LE SAUX) A Thesis Submitted to the University of Stirling for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the Faculty of Human Sciences April 2009 Enrico Beltramini Religious Studies 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT ......................................................................................................................... 7 Declaration .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Copyright ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEDICATION ..................................................................................... 8 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Interreligious Dialogue or Intercultural Dialogue ...................................................................................................... 10 Henri Le Saux -
“This Is My Heart” Patita Uddharana Dasa, Editor / Compiler
“This Is My Heart” Patita Uddharana dasa, Editor / Compiler “This Is My Heart” Remembrances of ISKCON Press …and other relevant stories Manhattan / Boston / Brooklyn 1968-1971 1 Essays by the Assembled Devotees “This Is My Heart” Remembrances of ISKCON Press …and other relevant stories Manhattan / Boston / Brooklyn 1968-1971 Patita Uddharana Dasa Vaishnava Astrologer and Author of: 2 -The Bhrigu Project (5 volumes) (with Abhaya Mudra Dasi), -Shri Chanakya-niti with extensive Commentary, -Motorcycle Yoga (Royal Enflied Books) (as Miles Davis), -What Is Your Rashi? (Sagar Publications Delhi) (as Miles Davis), -This Is My Heart (Archives free download) (Editor / Compiler), -Shri Pushpanjali –A Triumph over Impersonalism -Vraja Mandala Darshan – Touring the Land of Krishna -Horoscope for Disaster (ms.) -Bharata Darshan (ms.) ―I am very pleased also to note your appreciation for our Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and I want that all of my students will understand this book very nicely. This will be a great asset to our preaching activities.‖ (-Shrila Prabhupada, letter to Patita Uddharana, 31 May 1969) For my eternal companion in devotional service to Shri Guru and Gauranga Shrimati Abhaya Mudra Devi Dasi A veritable representative of Goddess Lakshmi in Krishna’s service without whose help this book would not have been possible ―We are supposed to take our husband or our wife as our eternal companion or assistant in Krishna conscious service, and there is promise never to separate.‖ (Shrila Prabhupada, letter 4 January 1973) (Shri Narada tells King Yudhishthira:) ―The woman who engages in the service of her 3 husband, following strictly in the footsteps of the goddess of fortune, surely returns home, back to Godhead, with her devotee husband, and lives very happily in the Vaikuṇṭha planets.‖ “Shrila Prabhupada” by Abhaya Mudra Dasi “Offer my blessings to all the workers of ISKCON Press because that is my life.” (-Shrila Prabhupada, letter 19 December 1970) 4 Table of Contents Introduction ―Books Any Man Would Be Proud to Have‖ ……... -
Deviant Vaisnava Sects
Back to Godhead Magazine Volume 25, Number 03, 1991 Deviant Vaisnava Sects From the time of Lord Caitanya to the present day, His pure followers have defended His teachings against philosophical perversions. By Suhotra Swami Part One: Caste Gosvamis and Smarta-brahmanas From time to time a devotee of Krsna is faced with touchy questions about the shadow side of his religion. "Is it true there are gurus in West Bengal who do dope when they chant Hare Krsna?" Or, "What about that place in West Virginia where they mix Krsna, Christ, New Age, and everything else?" It's best to keep a broad historical perspective when considering this problem. Hybrid versions of Krsna worship, or even downright perversions of it, are nothing new. They all tend to fit a pattern laid down long ago in India by thirteen deviant sects known as apasampradayas. But before looking at the deviants, one should understand the correct culture of Krsna consciousness. Fashionable or not, there is a definite standard of spiritual life. It is called sampradaya. The word sampradaya implies "genuine instruction that has been received through guru parampara, or disciplic succession" ( guru paramparagatu sad upadesasya, from the Amarakosa Sanskrit dictionary). In the fourth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita , Lord Krsna declares Himself to be the original source of genuine spiritual instruction and says that a person is connected to His teachings only through disciplic succession. Genuine spiritual instruction is meant to foster ideal qualities in the human being. Truthfulness, cleanliness, austerity, mercy, humility, and freedom from material desire are called daivi-sampat (transcendental qualities) because they have their origin in Sri Krsna, the transcendental Supreme Person. -
On Social Development in Iskcon
ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ISKCON by Suhotra Swami September 1996 This letter is the introduction to the package of my five papers. FROM: Suhotra Swami c/o ISKCON Abentheur Germany Date: 21 September, 1996 TO: All attendees to the GBC Social Development Conference Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and Prabhvis, Please accept my most humble obeisances - all glories to Srila Prabhupada! Herewith I submit for your kind consideration five papers on the need for social development in ISKCON. My focus is on philosophical and moral fundamentals. It is my basic contention that the issue of our development as a society is inseparable from the issue of our system of morals (i.e. our ethics), and that in turn is inseparable from our philosophy. I can't claim to have the social development issue "all wrapped up" by this approach, nor am I sending even a subtle signal that discussions about past experience, and toward fine-tuned practical solutions, miss the real point. However, I do firmly hold to a view that unless the ethical foundation of the society we wish to develop is clearly defined, we run a serious risk of compromising our philosophy with materialistic values. It is my contention that we are having to meet today because of the problems that have accrued from such compromise by ISKCON's past leadership. I do not presume these five papers, written as they were in a rush, to be free of mistakes, or to be complete, or to be final. As this year's chairman of the GBC, my heartfelt desire to see the concerns expressed herein, together with all of your concerns, molded into a statement of social aims for our movement at large. -
343 Indian Religions
Book Reviews / Numen 55 (2008) 340–359 343 Indian Religions: Renaissance and Renewal. Edited by Anna S. King. London: Equinox, 2006, xix and 412 pp. Cost (in the United States): $90. ISBN 978- 1-84553-169-0. Th e eighteen articles in this volume grew from papers delivered at the 2006 Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. Th e Symposium featured both newer and more advanced scholars who presented papers on a variety of topics and traditions of India (but especially Hinduism and Buddhism). Th e volume is only lightly edited, and retains the inconsistencies of citation style, translit- eration (e.g., Śaṃkara, Śankara, Śaṅkara, and Shankara all appear), and termi- nology (e.g., “Hinayana” versus “Th eravada”) one would expect in a collection of conference papers. Moreover, the Spalding Symposia are not generally ori- ented around a specific theme, and though there is some implicit conversation between and among the various articles in this volume, as a whole it lacks the cohesion of collections with more focused themes, having instead, as King puts it in her introduction, “the character of a scholarly journal” (xii). Th ere- fore, while the volume’s value is occasionally greater than the sum of its parts, it is not significantly so. Th at is not to say, however, that there are not some rather impressive and provocative parts. Indian Religions is divided into four sections. Klaus Klostermaier opens the first section, “Challenging Paradigms” with an article entitled “Hinduism — Hindutva — Hindu Dharma.” In this article, which King’s introduction sug- gests “undoubtedly evoked the most passionate, and even hostile, responses” (xii), Klostermaier argues that the true Hindu Renaissance (usually associated with the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries) is happening right now through the work of the Sangh Parivar and other exponents of Hindutva ide- ologies. -
2.Hindu Websites Sorted Category Wise
Hindu Websites sorted Category wise Sl. No. Broad catergory Website Address Description Reference Country 1 Archaelogy http://aryaculture.tripod.com/vedicdharma/id10. India's Cultural Link with Ancient Mexico html America 2 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa Harappa Civilisation India 3 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civil Indus Valley Civilisation India ization 4 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiradu_temples Kiradu Barmer Temples India 5 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo_Daro Mohenjo_Daro Civilisation India 6 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda Nalanda University India 7 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila Takshashila University Pakistan 8 Archaelogy http://selians.blogspot.in/2010/01/ganesha- Ganesha, ‘lingga yoni’ found at newly Indonesia lingga-yoni-found-at-newly.html discovered site 9 Archaelogy http://vedicarcheologicaldiscoveries.wordpress.c Ancient Idol of Lord Vishnu found Russia om/2012/05/27/ancient-idol-of-lord-vishnu- during excavation in an old village in found-during-excavation-in-an-old-village-in- Russia’s Volga Region russias-volga-region/ 10 Archaelogy http://vedicarcheologicaldiscoveries.wordpress.c Mahendraparvata, 1,200-Year-Old Cambodia om/2013/06/15/mahendraparvata-1200-year- Lost Medieval City In Cambodia, old-lost-medieval-city-in-cambodia-unearthed- Unearthed By Archaeologists 11 Archaelogy http://wikimapia.org/7359843/Takshashila- Takshashila University Pakistan Taxila 12 Archaelogy http://www.agamahindu.com/vietnam-hindu- Vietnam -
Hindu Mythology – of Gods, Sages & Cowherd Maidens
Hindu Mythology, Religion 4990 1 HINDU MYTHOLOGY – OF GODS, SAGES & COWHERD MAIDENS _____________________________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Edelmann, Ph.D. Philosophy & Religion Department 53 Morgan Ave, (662) 325-2382 Office HoUrs: 11-12 AM, T & H [email protected] ABOUT THIS COURSE This course examines Classical Myth in the Hindu Traditions, or the narrations about the Gods, Goddesses, Sages, Kings and Queens of Indian, which form the basis for Hindu religious practice, theology and self-identity. H. Rodrigues writes: “While the term ‘myth’ is commonly used to mean a false belief, religious studies scholars use it to refer to narratives that are believed to be true by adherents of a particular tradition” (Introduction to the Study of Religion). The Greek word mythos meant “authoritative speech,” “story” or “plot,” but today scholars mean it as “a traditional story with collective importance.” Ancient and contemporary Hindus take myths seriously; this course provides an overview of the central divine characters, stories, and imagery found in Hindu sacred literature. We will examine the manner in which mythology teaches central Hindu philosophical, cosmological and theological concepts. Known for its richness, spirituality and imaginative beauty, we will examine how divine myth, yoga practice and theology are intertwined in some of humanity’s oldest reflections on absolute reality. TEXTBOOKS (1) KLAUS KLOSTERMAIER, A Survey of Hinduism (SUNY). (2) DAVID KINGSLEY, Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition (University of California Press). (3) GRAHAM SCHWEIG, Dance of Divine Love: The Rāsā-Līlā of Krishna from the Bhāgavata Purāna (Princeton University Press). (4) Optional – WENDY DONIGER, Hindu Myths (Penguin). -
Post 1977 Iskcon Initiating Gurus
POST 1977 ISKCON INITIATING GURUS FALLDOWNS, CENSURES, RETIREMENTS, ETC FROM THE ORIGINAL 11 ZONAL ACARYA ‘GURUS’ WHO CLAIMED THEY WERE APPOINTED BY PRABHUPADA, BUT LATER ALL ADMITTED THEY WERE NOT APPOINTED, FAILING TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY BECAME AND CONTINUED AS DIKSA GURUS: 1. Bhagavan Das Goswami: married a disciple, abdicated 2. Bhavananda Goswami: expelled due to homosexual activity 3. Harikesa Swami: married his massage therapist, abdicated 4. Hansadutta Swami: fell down 1981‐3, excommunicated, became a rtvik reformer 5. Hrdayananda Goswami: retired from active service, seen with women disciples, now incognito 6. Jayatirtha Das: claimed LSD was a sacrament, decapitated by disciple 7. Kirtanananda Swami: homosexual relations with children, 8 years in prison, now deceased 8. Ramesvara Swami: caught at mall with teenage girls, returned to family, married, doing business 9. Satsvarupa Das Goswami: relations with another devotee’s wife but refused to give up sannyas 10. Tamal Krishna Goswami: GBC ordered him to suspend initiations in 1980 due to his claiming to be the sole authorized ISKCON guru, after which he explained that Prabhupada never appointed gurus but only appointed rtviks. Immediately GBC re‐instated him. GBC chastised and restricted him in 1996 for his involvement and promotion of Narayan Maharaj as the next ISKCON acharya. Now deceased. His PhD thesis in 2002 was about how Prabhupada had begun a new religion. Deceased March 2002. IN 1984‐1987, GBC MODIFIED ISKCON’S GURU SYSTEM, FINALLY ALLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY DEVOTEE WITH 5 YEARS GOOD STANDING AND WITH A NO OBJECTION VOTE AUTHORUIZATION TO ACCEPT DISCIPLES (AT THEIR OWN RISK). -
Introductory Information
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies Volume 21 Article 3 2008 Introductory Information Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs Recommended Citation (2008) "Introductory Information," Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies: Vol. 21, Article 3. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7825/2164-6279.1402 The Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies is a publication of the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies. The digital version is made available by Digital Commons @ Butler University. For questions about the Journal or the Society, please contact [email protected]. For more information about Digital Commons @ Butler University, please contact [email protected]. et al.: Introductory Information r EDITORS EDITOR: CO-EDITOR: Bradley J. Malkovsky Anand Amaladass 232 Malloy Hall Institute of Philosophy and Culture University of Notre Dame 81 Lattice Bridge Road 'Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Thiruvanmiyur, Madras email: [email protected] INDIA 600 041 Production Assistant: Cheryl A. Reed EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD R. Balasubramanian Raimundo Panikkar University ofPondicherry Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara (Emeritus) Klaus Klostermaier S. Cromwell Crawford University of Manitoba University of Hawaii at Manoa Francis X Clooney, S.J. David C. Scott Harvard University United Theological College Julius Lipner J. T. K.. Daniel University of Cambridge Serampore College John Carman R. Vijayalakshmi Harvard Divinity School International Institute for Tamil Studies U. R. Anatha Murthy DianaEck Mahatma Gandhi University Harvard University Margaret Chatterjee Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla EDITORIAL POLICY The Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies is an annual scholarly journal published jointly at the University of Notre Dame and at the Institute of Philosophy and Culture, Madras, India. -
How the New Atheists Are Reminding the Humanities of Their Place and Purpose in Society
University of Louisville ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations 12-2018 The emperor's new clothes: how the new atheists are reminding the humanities of their place and purpose in society. David Ira Buckner University of Louisville Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd Part of the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Buckner, David Ira, "The emperor's new clothes: how the new atheists are reminding the humanities of their place and purpose in society." (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3112. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/3112 This Doctoral Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has retained all other copyrights. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES: HOW THE NEW ATHEISTS ARE REMINDING THE HUMANITIES OF THEIR PLACE AND PURPOSE IN SOCIETY By David Ira Buckner B.S., East Tennessee State University, 2006 M.A., East Tennessee State University, 2008 A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Louisville In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy