Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Don’t project notions about a mundane lord on the Supreme Lord
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The Lord is not like the mundane lord. The mundane master or lord never enjoys equally with his subordinates, nor is a mundane lord immortal, nor can he award immortality to his subordinate. The Supreme Lord, who is the leader of all living entities, can award all the qualities of His personality unto His devotees, […]

The discoverer behind all discoveries
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The Lord inspires the individual soul to create what is already created by the Lord, and by the good will of the Lord a discoverer of something in the world is accredited as the discoverer. It is said that Columbus discovered the Western Hemisphere, but actually the tract of land was not created by Columbus. […]

Does ISKCON promote subtle emotional enjoyment in the name of spiritual enjoyment?
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From Mrigank Sharad Gita condemns sensual enjoyment, but does repeatedly talk about some kind of ‘spiritual enjoyment’, like in chapter 6, many times the bliss of associating with brahman has been stated. while iskcon tries to discourage gross sensual enjoyment, but it in factpromotes some kind of subtle sensual enjoyment. Mind is a subtle sense and […]

Is ISKCON’s conception of God like the Abrahamic religion’s jealous God?
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From Mrigank Sharad The main ISKCON theory is that Krishna is the only enjoyer and all others are to be enjoyed. This is the ultimate truth and those who rebel against it , violate their essential ‘dharma’ and a bound to fall down. This is nothing better than the portrayal of God as an envious […]

Could the unbelievable stories about Krishna not be some poets’ fabrications?
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From Mrigank Sharad ISKCON being related to the school of Gaudia Vaishnavism emphasises upon the form of devotion that is generally termed as ‘madhurya rasa’. You talk about gopis, and Krishna’s form etc. I have heard many stories being discussed by ISKCON celibates which sound strange: one goes like this: Radharani cooks new dishes for […]

The basic principle of missionary activities
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The pure devotees are not only satisfied by knowing everything about the Lord, but are also eager to broadcast the information to others, for they want to see that the glories of the Lord are known to everyone. Thus the devotee feels satisfied when such an opportunity is offered to him. This is the basic […]