05-17-2005, 05:42 PM
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Carl,
Your effort is again less than satisfactory.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->]I didn't say he was speaking of ALL Vaishnavas. But the fact that he was referring to such apasampradayas as "Vaishnava" shows a lack of familiarity with the pronouncements of authorities like Lord Chaitanya. And Vivekananda's stamping such deviant sects as "Vaishnava" has been carried into several textbooks on "Hinduism", especially in the West. This is the sort of thing I was complaining about originally, that the RK mission has set itself up as an information-booth about "Hinduism", when it is ill-qualified to do so. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Vivekananda called these sampradayas Vaishnavas because these sampradayas call themselves Vaishnavas. This is the reason why western scholars have accepted Vivekananda's position. No one will accept your sampradyas' designation of another sampradaya. Your sampradaya seems to have a fascistic bent of mind trying to dictate to other sampradayas what they should call themselves. Who has given the right to your sampradaya to dictate to other sampradayas?
Your diatribe against RK mission suggests envy. If you do not like RK mission's position then inform people of your position instead of writing sexual inneundoes against Ramakrishna.
To Be Continued
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Carl,
Your effort is again less than satisfactory.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->]I didn't say he was speaking of ALL Vaishnavas. But the fact that he was referring to such apasampradayas as "Vaishnava" shows a lack of familiarity with the pronouncements of authorities like Lord Chaitanya. And Vivekananda's stamping such deviant sects as "Vaishnava" has been carried into several textbooks on "Hinduism", especially in the West. This is the sort of thing I was complaining about originally, that the RK mission has set itself up as an information-booth about "Hinduism", when it is ill-qualified to do so. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Vivekananda called these sampradayas Vaishnavas because these sampradayas call themselves Vaishnavas. This is the reason why western scholars have accepted Vivekananda's position. No one will accept your sampradyas' designation of another sampradaya. Your sampradaya seems to have a fascistic bent of mind trying to dictate to other sampradayas what they should call themselves. Who has given the right to your sampradaya to dictate to other sampradayas?
Your diatribe against RK mission suggests envy. If you do not like RK mission's position then inform people of your position instead of writing sexual inneundoes against Ramakrishna.
To Be Continued