Very interesting read, Ian. This is the kind of info needed to be on this board. Not many followers understand just how flawed the foundations of their beliefs are. It is usually the young and the sentimentalists who are simply enamored by exotic belief systems and cultures, but we all grow up and learn from our mistakes. The fact is, foreign religions are no different or even more flawed than our Judeo-Christian tradition; all ancient civilizations are. It turns out there no exception. It's just that our deep-seeded need to believe in something is so strong, believers will choose to live in denial instead. The same politics, social manipulation and power structure that are propping up the elite few to rule over the masses now are the same in the ancient times – from the Egyptians to the Brahmins, and religion has always been the most effective tool.
I understand during the 60s it was cool to belong to a group and to have a guru and how even cooler it is to be the guru. It was the age of discovery and curiosity. But so many things were wrong then and people have moved on and helped fine tune the social fabric we all are contributors to, but sadly, there are still leftovers that are thriving.
There is a cottage industry of ex-members out there exposing these flaws regarding the theology of Krishna religion and it is to the cult’s peril to ignore questions, facts and accounts ex-members are finding out, because whether you like it or not, any members who have access to the internet will get hold of these knowledge and you’re as fucked as hell, especially when in the process you hurt people along the way.
That said, my next question is how involved the gurus are and how guilty are they? For sure, anyone with an average mental faculty get it, including gurus. No matter how involved they are in the 60s, at one point in their lives they will question their own faith and dig facts up. Jagad Screwball at one point has had doubts about the legend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu or Krishna himself. If not, he is not worthy to be a teacher, let alone be worshiped as pure spiritual man. His theology and personality are so screwed up and that does not help his racket. Now that we are living in this age of information and can definitively dig up the truth and see clearly from the vantage point that there really is no truth to any ancient theologies, how long further these lies could go on?
I contribute to this board with the hope that knowledge alone could solve society’s problems with religious cults. The more knowledgeable people become the smaller the box of superstition is shrunk to until it gets erased totally. It’s insane that we live in the age that is unique and unprecedented, much like it was during the Renaissance and there are still children out there who are denied of their true potentials and voices.
I understand during the 60s it was cool to belong to a group and to have a guru and how even cooler it is to be the guru. It was the age of discovery and curiosity. But so many things were wrong then and people have moved on and helped fine tune the social fabric we all are contributors to, but sadly, there are still leftovers that are thriving.
There is a cottage industry of ex-members out there exposing these flaws regarding the theology of Krishna religion and it is to the cult’s peril to ignore questions, facts and accounts ex-members are finding out, because whether you like it or not, any members who have access to the internet will get hold of these knowledge and you’re as fucked as hell, especially when in the process you hurt people along the way.
That said, my next question is how involved the gurus are and how guilty are they? For sure, anyone with an average mental faculty get it, including gurus. No matter how involved they are in the 60s, at one point in their lives they will question their own faith and dig facts up. Jagad Screwball at one point has had doubts about the legend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu or Krishna himself. If not, he is not worthy to be a teacher, let alone be worshiped as pure spiritual man. His theology and personality are so screwed up and that does not help his racket. Now that we are living in this age of information and can definitively dig up the truth and see clearly from the vantage point that there really is no truth to any ancient theologies, how long further these lies could go on?
I contribute to this board with the hope that knowledge alone could solve society’s problems with religious cults. The more knowledgeable people become the smaller the box of superstition is shrunk to until it gets erased totally. It’s insane that we live in the age that is unique and unprecedented, much like it was during the Renaissance and there are still children out there who are denied of their true potentials and voices.