good enough, excellent post
On Oct 11, 2:21 am, Marcus <[email protected]> wrote: > . > > The Sanskrit word krishna means "black", "dark" or "dark-blue"[5] and > is used as a name to describe someone with dark skin. Krishna is > often depicted in murtis (images) as black, and is generally shown in > paintings with a blue skin. > > Krishna is often depicted as an infant or young boy playing a flute > as in the Bhagavata Purana,[1] or as a youthful prince giving > direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita.[2] The stories of > Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and > theological traditions.[3] They portray him in various perspectives: a > god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and the Supreme > Being.[4] The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the > Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu > Purana. > The earliest text to explicitly provide detailed descriptions of > Krishna as a personality is the epic Mahābhārata which depicts Krishna > as an incarnation of Vishnu > > My honest opinion, > > Krishna is a beautiful legenary figure. Created by man at a time when > the masses where iliterate. This 4th centruary BC figure became the > focual point for much of the morilisic educaton of the masses. At > that time the only way information was transported from village to > village was through stories. These stories where used to install > doctrins to control the masses. This affect is still going on > today. > > My attiude is that all men are equal. Allways have been. We are > equal because we are one. This universe is a reflection of our > attitude. It has no seperation. Krishna is a legend created to > protray various aspects of human behaviour, to help people understand > themselves. Krishna, Mosses, Jesus and Mohhamed where men, just > like you and me. As men they knew their truth. But the stories > which where created around them made them legends. > > The only truth that is real is today. Any true master will tell you > “look and listern to today” knowing that there is no past. They > will tell you. If you want enlightenment then I have just given it to > you. It is right in front of you so please get on with it. > > Making you your own master. > > . > > On Oct 11, 9:27 am, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > my comment is that yes I believe Adi Da was > > most likely a true sadguru, and that those who > > don't think so, likely don't understand that the > > Divine Self can have a not-so-perfect human- > > personality (by usual human standards) > > (of course this is just my opinion) > > > Krishna told Arjuna to go and kill the knuckleheads! > > > by today's standards Krishna was surely not a holy man > > > Judging by what was written about him, > > do you think Krishna was a holy man? > > or just an evil egomaniac? > > > please give me an honest answer, > > and feel free to explain yourself
