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Christians may do as they please, of course. But for non-Christians, exclusivist claims will always be problematic.

@@robertmeheula9555 Good points. And if we consider reincarnation, which is a core belief among Vaishnava Hindus, then the Lord also gives us unlimited chances to come to Him. One life and done doesn’t seem fair.

Glad you got something out of it. We certainly don’t hear from our Wiccan brothers and sisters much in these discussions, but I wish we could hear more.

@@Diary_of_Devotion leaving a subscription so I will see new videos sooner :) Then I will chime in if I have something worth saying :)

@@omikrondraconis5708 great! I look forward to hearing your perspective. 🙂

You make a good point

@@AB_NYC Thanks. It is a bit cringey when Hindus are trying to extend their arms to Christians and Muslims, who ultimately view them as sinners, saying that their ways are as valid as the Hindu ways. It makes us look like bootlickers and laughingstocks. I suggest for Hindus to firmly establish themselves as a different belief system from the Abrahamics without trying to syncretise.

@@AbhiramN_1289 I get what you’re saying but social expediency must not be allowed to change our philosophy. Whether it’s cringey from a modern perspective or not, Krishna says that everyone follows His path. We must not allow Christian exclusivism to dictate what our Sanatana Dharma says.

@@Diary_of_Devotion I mean if Christianity it a valid path to Krishna (as Hindus know him) then Christian exclusivism (which is fundemental to the religion) is contradictory to this idea. The statement that "all religions equally lead to God" would then be false

@ actually exclusivism isn’t fundamental to Christianity. Many Christians don’t believe in exclusivist claims. It’s a debated issue that some sects accept while others do not. I also didn’t say that all paths are equal because Krishna doesn’t say that. However, it is legitimate to want to know and love God. From the Vaishnava perspective those who are pursuing that are pursuing something legitimate.

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@@Sticklemako actually I agree. That’s why I said that it’s hard to make generalizations about Hinduism. But I also have to speak from my own Bhakti perspective. And I’m not in ISKCON btw. lol

@@Diary_of_Devotion thats okay.. Just that from the other aastika schools, the christian and islamic god have almost no similarity.. nyaya, mimamsa and samkhya would severely disagree with the construction of their divinity. And even from the bhakti perspective what krishna wants more from arjuna was his fulfillment of duty not his worship.. I think when Krishna says put your faith in me especially in the gita, he means put your faith in me to guide you on dharmic path.. This is just my reading of the book though

@ that’s an interesting take. I do think the Vaishnavas perspective would read it in a distinctly devotional way. And I’m not just talking about the Gaudiyas. Even Ramanuja reads Bhagavad Gita as primarily devotional. To the degree that he thinks karma, and jnana are not separate paths, but simply stages one goes through before reaching Bhakti.

@@toragon2736 thanks for watching 🙏

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@@alone267 cry about it mate. What a sad and pathetic way to live huh...hating everyone, sad

There do seem to be some exceptions to the effects of karma. But for the most part shastra suggests that there will be some karma, especially if the sacrifice is done for material gain.

@@Diary_of_Devotion so would the sacrifice for devi, for ones improvment with his sadhana be ok/accepted? (Thnx for the answer)

@ actually all animal sacrifice is forbidden in Kali Yuga according to Bhagavan. In Caitanya Caritamrta the Lord says that in previous Yugas the animal being sacrificed would immediately attain the heavenly planets because of the purity and expertise of the Brahmanas. In this age there is no one pure and expert enough to do this. The only reason to sacrifice animals is so that addiction to meat eating and karmas can eventually be given up. If you want to improve sadhana make chanting the names of the Lord your sacrifice. In Bhagavad Gita the Lord says that this is the topmost sacrifice. Why bother with something lower like animal killing?

I'm glad you found it helpful.

@@pongo30 thanks for watching!

Advaita Vedanta is a very old and respected philosophy.

But it's interesting too Actually I introduced this to my crush 😅😂

That’s true. I used the term Hindu because my channel is geared toward westerners who are familiar with the word Hindu, but not Sanatana Dharma. I never expected so many Indian people to watch, so maybe I’ll have to change my approach. 🙂

@ My honest humble view is that the western mindset is about dominating the eastern mindset is about wholeness/ inclusive Hari on tat sat

@@johnjefferyferendez5785 I get what you’re saying but I don’t think I’d paint with that broad of a brush. The west gave us chattel slavery but also universal suffrage. The east gave us sama darshan but also the caste system. It’s complicated. 🙏

@ Sir please caste is a foreign word varna is the proper way of addressing the issue om tat sat

@@johnjefferyferendez5785 varna is different from caste. According to Srimad Bhagavad Gita varna system is a natural division in all human societies based on innate inclination. “Caste” is the English translation of Jaati. But my point was that there has been plenty of exploitation and division in the east.

@@Mario-md2bz I actually agree, except I prefer the term Vaishnava. The only reason I use the term Hindu is because most non Sanatanis know what that is and this channel is geared toward people who are just beginning.

​@@Diary_of_DevotionVaishnav isn't legally a religion actually it's just one sect of greater sanatan like shaivism

​@@Abhinav-m4oVaishnavism is an actual religion, unlike Sanātana Dharma which is not. A religion requires a set of canonical texts, a coherent philosophy and a set of coherent practices. Sanātana Dharma is a very vague term which doesn't reflect the actual Vedic religions and traditions. So Vaishnavism or Shaivism or Shaktism are better terms when it comes to identifying actual religions.

@@akrishnadevotee it's still under Hinduism Vishnu is one of Trinity

I appreciate that perspective. And in some ways I agree. But I’m not in ISKCON. Nothing bad to say about it, it’s doing great things. But there are many ways to take these terms. I prefer Vaishnava, actually.

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I see what you’re saying but the existence of one God is not a moral question, it’s a philosophical question. From the point of view of Vedanta polytheism is not philosophically tenable. Christians and Muslims also recognize this but often wrongly think Hindus are polytheists. But even so, can we say that polytheists have never committed atrocities? Simply look at the Roman Empire for examples of colonialism and genocide. Sadly these are human problems rather than religious problems.

@@Diary_of_Devotion No, The Intolarence and Grnocide based on Religion only started after Abarhamic Monotheism. Romans,Greeks and Persians are go to war ,but they never Intentionally or by their god's command burn other gods' temples and Libraries. Read About Decoloniality, Epistemic Pluriversality and Monotheistic' Totaliterian Discourse of Bible and Quran.

I don’t agree with the notion that polytheists never went to war by the command of a God, or that they never burned the temples of other gods. My degree is in history and we see that temple burning and going to war on the command of a god is not uncommon. But again, the point isn’t a moral question, it’s a philosophical one. In Vedanta we say that the ultimate cause can only be one. It cannot be bifurcated. Otherwise it would simply be another contingent cause.

@Diary_of_Devotion Did You read Decolniality and Epistemic Pluriversality and Discourse Analysis and Architechture of Knowledge ?

@@pongo30 🙏 Jai Gurudev

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Don't speak like that for anyone

Thank you. I don't know how many lifetimes but I will keep trying.