if they were asking for a word for ultimate reality i would have responded thusly; brahman, parabrahman, or saguna brahman, this of course varies...
i was responding to the original poster who did not mention or ask for a translation of the ultimate reality you speak of, but rather they asked...
in my tradition we call it goloka vrndavana :) terms denoting the spiritual world are many; devaloka (world of gods), divyaloka (shimmering...
thats one belief. mine is that the brahman effulgance comes from the personal form of krsna. u say potatooo i say potaaaato.
i agree BBB. thats why i dont play the "my god is better than ur god" game. i think there are many ways to approach the divine and enjoy the...
that was nicely said chief cowpie. "one god, with a million faces." and XAC, i am surprised that i didnt answer ur question. :~ u asked me how...
well, yes, vaisnavas do, and as i mentionned -we are the vast majority. i hope that answers ur question :) but again, not my definition. THE...
wow. cool. thanx gurogarry :) i appreciate the advice. san marcos it is hehe.... cant wait.
no, but they are the vast majority. at least some sort of vaisnava.
thanks lunarflowermaidean :) im glad u saw the spirit with which my post was intended. i also liked that u said, "im not a buddhist, so i dont...
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indeed they do. and u could consider mahaprabhu advaitin, because of achinya bheda beda tattva, but it is different philosophy than regular...
u said it sistaH ;)
he is making an extremely broad generalization. u might even say a sweeping generalization. yes maybe some vegetarians possess a holier than thou...
that is taken out of context. i was referring to a specific group of vaisnavas that chief cowpie was talking about, when i stated that among us...
well i beg to differ, the reinforced misconceptions hurts us. cant u see that? it has nothing to do with a holier than thou attitude, but trying...
how lovely of you chief cow pie. thats not a sweeping generaliztion by any stretch of the imagination. your naive assumption and insinuation that...
vaisnava hindus are definately monotheistic. it is a popular misconception that we are polytheists. a common error dont worry. i find it curious...
wow. uhhh salmon4 me is it? yeah the reason we (vegetarians) are bothered by ppl that eat meat and still claim to be vegetarian is cuz it affects...
whatever action a great man performs, common men follow, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues, bhagavad gita. 3.21
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