Re: Cow Parade
Mallika for your above post I will again say “Sadhu! Sadhu!” – meaning well said --thank you. Unknowingly you have un-earthed an important aspect of Dharma.
You know this is one more beauty of Dharma, because it’s the most personal.
It’s NOT communal like other religion – it’s Sanatan!!
Your experience, your belief, your realization of God, or in whatever way you want God, it’s limited to YOU personally.
Why I am stating it here is that because it gives you infinite room, infinite space for exploration and experiencing THAT BEING.
If you say that YOU realized GOD and found HIM like Formless, a mass of concious being — Dharma will say Fine. Good. Thank you.
But again, next day if another Bhakti Yogi like you will say that No I find God looks like a Child Krishna, or Shiva in deep meditation or Durga/Shakti with attributes, or like Christ…Dharma will again say Fine , Good Thank you.
Meaning is that realization of God of one person will NOT negate the realization of God of another person.
this is where Dharma has it’s true Universal nature.
If you will NOT believe in Krishna, Dharma will NOT call you an “apostate” or “rejector” or “hell bound infidel, Kaffir” etc.
That is why I say repeatedly—Hinduism is ALSO great.