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Re: Christian interested in Bhakti

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Rohit Iyer • April 25, 2002 


Dear Katie,

I am glad to see a pious devotee like yourself.

The designations like Hindu, Christian, European,
Indian, Chinese etc. are bodily designations and don't
apply to the soul.

First we must try to answer the question - "who am I?"

Am I this body or am I something else. From the Vedic
literature we get full information about who we really
are.

We are spirit souls inhabiting this physical body. We
are not matter. I am not this body, but my body is my
property. Just as I go to a shop and buy a car and I
own the car, similarly I have "bought" this body of
mine by my karmas done in my previous life. My karmas
have determined what type of body I have acquired in
this life.

By doing good actions and dedicating them to the lotus
feet of Vishnu (GOD), I can free myself from the
reactions of Karmas and go to the ETERNAL kingdom of
God, from where there is no return. There I will live
with God forever. In the Vedic literature this eternal
abode is called VAIKUNTHA.

Of course you can continue to remain a christian and
enter the same celestial abode as us Hindus.

Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad Gita - "Aham bija
prada pita" (I am the seed giving father).
Therefore God is my father as well as yours. He
bestows his grace equally on all with no
discrimination.

We just have to shelter under his lotus feet, whether
we are inhabiting a Hindu body or christian body.

Jesus himself praised his father(GOD) in the bible by
saying "Hallowed be thy name!". Therefore we have to
chant his holy name always. The Lord's holy name is
called Hari-nama.

There is a great power in Hari-nama or the name of
God.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
rohit




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