Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00650)

Paul
I asked this question Bart but he replied with another question.
Thanks for your answer.
Thanks for the reply.
I gess the leadership gets more radical and publically doesnīt show/accept the authority from the theosophical mahatmas.
The individuals will always be different because theyīre open to think what they wish.
The Leadership aim is maintaining the point of view of their predecessors and they cannot, IMO, mi up different philosophies.
At least through my experience, most of the harekrishnas I met were truly fanatic...

Regards
Krishtar
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paul Gillingwater 
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World hare krishnas donīt accept TS masters


krishtar wrote:

>Bart
>
>Why donīt Hare Krishna and other similar hindu movements agree and belive not in the TS masters and their teachings and also in the truth of their letters?
>  
>
Without wanting to be deprecatory, I have friends who have been both 
ISCKON devotees (living on one of their Ashrams) and theosophists, and 
in their view the two are not incompatible -- however, the basis of the 
Hare Krishna movement seems to be the Yogic path of the Bakhta, which 
means achieving bliss consciousness through chanting and surrender of 
the personal ego, partly through the suppression of rational or at least 
negatively critical thought (remember the dictum that the Mind is the 
Slayer of the Real), while the Theosophical approach may perhaps be 
described more as Jnana Yoga, the path of the knower or occultist.

In the latter, the danger of the Ego is no less real, and any hint of 
selfhood can taint the occult path and lead down ways that can only 
result in highly educative karma. The only true touchstone is a 
constant recognition of the unreality of the personal self.

So, chant and be happy, or study and learn to apply your knowledge in a 
way that dissolves the ego.

cheers
Paul



   
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