Giving credit to the right person when promoting Sanathana Dharma.

[renuka]

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Yesterday I happened to read about an upcoming Geeta discourse by a very famous personality from India in a poster at a Indian restaurant.(I am not mentioning the name of the speaker cos the person is a famous person).

I was thinking that wow good may be I will attend if I get time but then I changed my mind when I saw this line in the poster..

"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." ~ Albert Einstein

I thought to myself that "why does this person who is so learned need to quote Albert Einstein in order to attract an audience?

Lord Krishna gave us Geeta and not Albert Einstein.So looks as if the speaker feels that Lord Krishna's words needed a back support of a human being?

I feel is better to have an audience of even 1 person who attributes the greatness of Geeta to Lord Krishna than to have an audience of 1000 people who need Albert Einstein to propel their interest"

I feel it is high time we learn to give credit to the right person when it comes to promoting Sanathana Dharma"


Welcome thoughts and exchange of opinion from members.

 

[tks]

It is possible that this famous person is not all that well versed.
It is also possible that the quote by Einstein is intended for the average joe-blow who may get more interested in the topic to come to the event. After all he values Einstein's opinion more so it is for him

 

[Brahmanyan]

Dear Doctor,

I am with you in your thoughts.
But, we are still humans, we need some one's endorsement to promote the product, better if that some one is from a foreign Country. That goes with "spiritual" exports as well.

Regards,
Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

 

[renuka]

Dear Doctor,

I am with you in your thoughts.
But, we are still humans, we need some one's endorsement to promote the product, better if that some one is from a foreign Country. That goes with "spiritual" exports as well.

Regards,
Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

Dear Sir,

Once when I was in India at an ISCKON temple...I was approached to donate for the Akshaya Patra school food project.

I readily agreed and as I was making the payment I was told by the monk receiving the money "Madam your name will be displayed on the electronic display board today as one of the donors today"

In fact they were telling about the name display as part of the promotion to donate!

I asked him "what ever happened to Karmanyevaadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadacana which Lord Krishna preached..why display names of donors?"

He only smiled and did not say anything.


I knew that may be they thought that by telling people that your name will be displayed that will encourage people to donate more...but to me if you ask me that is fine as long they also educate the donor to at least donate in the name of Lord Krishna and not just to get his/her name displayed on the display board.

Marketing skills within limits is fine as long both the donor and recipient are educated on the art of giving and receiving.

 

[sangom]

The very apparent moral is this: even bhagavadgeethaa which many extol to ridiculous heights, requires the endorsement of some well-known person like Einstein for this greedy guru to collect moneys in foreign countries like Malaysia, etc. BG by itself does not stand a chance to attract the attention of people in general, except those who have been brain-washed into its so-called super-greatness, etc.

 

[renuka]

The very apparent moral is this: even bhagavadgeethaa which many extol to ridiculous heights, requires the endorsement of some well-known person like Einstein for this greedy guru to collect moneys in foreign countries like Malaysia, etc. BG by itself does not stand a chance to attract the attention of people in general, except those who have been brain-washed into its so-called super-greatness, etc.

Dear Sangom ji,


I forgot to add...the admission was free...there was no fee to pay to attend the discourse..so I would not want to say the Guru was greedy.

BTW you said:

BG by itself does not stand a chance to attract the attention of people in general, except those who have been brain-washed into its so-called super-greatness, etc.

But Rasakreeda of Bhagavata Purana attracts huh? even without Albert Einstein endorsing it..what say you Payodhara ji oops Sangom Ji??LOL

 

[sarang]

Why the same rule or law must apply to all?

The donor does not want to reveal his identity. and the receiver accepts that. Velukkudi Krishnan's upanyasam in podigai tv are sponsored and the donor wants to remain unknown. Earlier upanyasams on BG and Bhagavadam sponsors too did not reveal themselves. Fine.

If the receiver insists that he will give due credit to the donor by glorifying him in some form, it is fine too. His dharma insists on revealing the source.

There is a third case, where the donor wants to prominently display his/her name, but the receiver is not ready to do that. Problem starts here.

Fourth case - political donation; neither the donor nor the do-nee want anyone to know, especially the public.

If the individual wants anonymity, the hundi is always there. Receipts are also a form of acknowledgement.

Gitacharyan never said, I think, don't accept 'pala'. He is against exercising adikaram to demand 'pala'. That 'pala' is associated with one's duty or karma.

The local organizers of the event must have added the caption to suit the local tastes and perceived intellectual levels. The well known discourser may or may not have approved the contents of the poster. It is not fair to blame him at this stage.

We have a prime minister who does not know what is happening under his nose - whether achievements listed in newspapers by his ministers or the scams cataloged by his opponents. He can never be held responsible.

 

[tbs]

Dear Sir,

Once when I was in India at an ISCKON temple...I was approached to donate for the Akshaya Patra school food project.

I readily agreed and as I was making the payment I was told by the monk receiving the money "Madam your name will be displayed on the electronic display board today as one of the donors today"

In fact they were telling about the name display as part of the promotion to donate!

I asked him "what ever happened to Karmanyevaadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadacana which Lord Krishna preached..why display names of donors?"

He only smiled and did not say anything.


I knew that may be they thought that by telling people that your name will be displayed that will encourage people to donate more...but to me if you ask me that is fine as long they also educate the donor to at least donate in the name of Lord Krishna and not just to get his/her name displayed on the display board.

Marketing skills within limits is fine as long both the donor and recipient are educated on the art of giving and receiving.

hi renu
ppl are writing names in tubelights donated by them in tamil nadu temples....like upayadarar.....something like that....not every

soul is great with body......so some called mahatma....

 

[sangom]

Dear Sangom ji,


I forgot to add...the admission was free...there was no fee to pay to attend the discourse..so I would not want to say the Guru was greedy.

Nowadays, the modern gurus do not go about building their "empires" in that way. If this man gets sufficient foothold in, say, M'sia or S'pore, you will find him building a new branch of his Ashram, recruiting disciples (of either sex) and then charging sufficiently high fees from them for "Yoga" classes, or some new-fangled item like "The Art of Happiness Unlimited (AHU)" or some such thing. Thence onwards, it is just only uphill for him/her.

BTW you said:


But Rasakreeda of Bhagavata Purana attracts huh? even without Albert Einstein endorsing it..what say you Payodhara ji oops Sangom Ji??LOL

You are mixing two very unrelated items here, probably, just to create a mirage of one-upwomanship. I have read BG, and much of Bhagavatha and also many other hindu scriptures. "payOdhara" can be a glass cup containing mere water also, or even a rain cloud. But bhagavatha will also require, imo, endorsement by some one known to the people of the foreign country, for the hoi polloi there to come and listen to the lecture/s.

Did I ever say "But Rasakreeda of Bhagavata Purana attracts huh? even without Albert Einstein endorsing it."
I can at best be like a rain-giving cloud for parched minds like yours!! I think the epithet "payodharaa" will certainly suit you more!!

 

[renuka]

Did I ever say "But Rasakreeda of Bhagavata Purana attracts huh? even without Albert Einstein endorsing it."
I can at best be like a rain-giving cloud for parched minds like yours!! I think the epithet "payodharaa" will certainly suit you more!!

Dear Sangom ji,

Don't get angry yaar...I am just teasing you.

BTW these days I can't be too sure if the epithet "Payodhara" will suit whom better cos many men these days too have man boobs!LOL

Sangom ji..just kidding ok..

take care

 

[Raji Ram]

...... After all he values Einstein's opinion more so it is for him

. . . :thumb:

 

[sarang]

And bottle feeding and artificial insemination may make several parts redundant!
Many puranic stories may get a fresh lease of belief.

Dear Sangom ji,

Don't get angry yaar...I am just teasing you.

BTW these days I can't be too sure if the epithet "Payodhara" will suit whom better cos many men these days too have man boobs!LOL

Sangom ji..just kidding ok..

take care

 

[P.J.]

renukaji

"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." ~ Albert Einstein

This quote itself is fabricated!!

The Bhagavad-gita quote by Einstein - real or myth?

 

[Raji Ram]

........ "When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." ~ Albert Einstein

This quote itself is fabricated!!......

So does

. . . :thumb:

go waste?! eep:

 

[KRS]

There is nothing wrong in bringing in outside endorsement to spread good words. I would think that most folks would feel that Dr. Einstein is definitely not 'brain washed'.

Regards,
KRS

The very apparent moral is this: even bhagavadgeethaa which many extol to ridiculous heights, requires the endorsement of some well-known person like Einstein for this greedy guru to collect moneys in foreign countries like Malaysia, etc. BG by itself does not stand a chance to attract the attention of people in general, except those who have been brain-washed into its so-called super-greatness, etc.