ISKCON is building a massive "Temple of the Vedic Planetarium" in West Bengal to showcase its founder's belief that Vedic cosmology-- though obviously a compendium of ancient myths--is factual.
What follows is the reaction of the Hare Krishna cult's founder, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, to the Apollo 11 moon landing on 20 July 1969:
So they never worshipped Chandra [the moon-god], and how can they go to the Chandra planet? Then Krishna is false. Krishna is imperfect. They are defying Krishna's instruction. They have gone to the moon planet.
THEN OUR WHOLE PROPAGANDA, KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, BECOMES BOGUS.
- Any student of comparative religion knows that the cosmology of major religions share many similarities and, however ingenious and complex, are all products of the human imagination. They are all as "scientific" as fortune-telling and astrology.
- It goes without saying that modern-day Hindus, who are well-represented internationally in science, medicine, and other STEM-related fields, can be trusted to know the difference between myth contained in scripture and knowledge derived from the scientific method.
When we look up into the sky we see the source of that light, the sun planet, powerful and brilliant. And if we could somehow go to that planet we could meet the sun-god, the person who rules the sun.
Do the editors of the Hindu Forum Britain webpage assume that its readers actually believe in Vedic cosmology and therefore regard the sun as a planet ruled by a demigod? Clearly, something is wrong.
The answer is obvious to anyone who has visited the Hindu Forum Europe (http://www.hinduforum.eu) and Hindu Forum Britain (http://www.hfb.org.uk). The ISKCON membership is evident from the lists of member organizations as well as the publicity materials (event photographs, etc.). Under the cover that Hinduism is primarily a cultural rather than purely religious affliation for most Hindus, ISKCON has crawled under the gate, so to speak, and has used its public relations expertise to great effect.
That the Hare Krishna cult uses the various Hindu Forum groups to promote itself as the most successful proponent of Hindu Dharma internationally is a slap on the face to any genuine Hindu.
I have written about how the founder/acharya of ISKCON openly denounced major Hindu saints and ridiculed Hinduism itself, but if you haven't read any of it, here are a few representative essays:
That the Hare Krishna cult uses the various Hindu Forum groups to promote itself as the most successful proponent of Hindu Dharma internationally is a slap on the face to any genuine Hindu.
I have written about how the founder/acharya of ISKCON openly denounced major Hindu saints and ridiculed Hinduism itself, but if you haven't read any of it, here are a few representative essays:
Buzz Aldrin: Moonwalk July 1969
DONATE TODAY! IF EVEN THE FOUNDER OF ISKCON ADMITS HIS CULT IS "BOGUS," THE REST OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW. THAT IS MY MISSION.
