Review of 'Krishna Consciousness' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I really liked this one a lot better than Elevation to Krsna Consciousness. And I wanted to give this book a higher rating.. I am just still daydreaming about a linear, explicatory book for a true beginner, someone uninitiated in the odd terminology of ISKCON material:
What on earth is a 'pastime' supposed to be? Just the things Krishna did? Actions? Occurrences/events of his life?
What does being the 'Supreme Personality of Godhead' convey in reality? And what is 'Godhead' (as opposed to 'the Godhead')?
And for all of the above questions... who cares? Is there any kind of ethical point to take from all of this? Who can understand such things?
Devotion and service to Krishna are all well and good to extol, but I have yet to glean the core driving message of the concepts of this movement because of how obtuse and even unhelpful the material can …
I really liked this one a lot better than Elevation to Krsna Consciousness. And I wanted to give this book a higher rating.. I am just still daydreaming about a linear, explicatory book for a true beginner, someone uninitiated in the odd terminology of ISKCON material:
What on earth is a 'pastime' supposed to be? Just the things Krishna did? Actions? Occurrences/events of his life?
What does being the 'Supreme Personality of Godhead' convey in reality? And what is 'Godhead' (as opposed to 'the Godhead')?
And for all of the above questions... who cares? Is there any kind of ethical point to take from all of this? Who can understand such things?
Devotion and service to Krishna are all well and good to extol, but I have yet to glean the core driving message of the concepts of this movement because of how obtuse and even unhelpful the material can be. And I'm following a semi-official recommended reading order!
The next in order (I think I inserted it here myself) involves conversation between Prabhupada and two very famous entry-level beginners from a little UK musical outfit. I hope by the time of that review I'll have understood at least as well as Lennon and hopefully as well or better than Harrison.