iskcon (2nd) Flashcards by S Jones | Brainscape

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iskcon (13)

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(1) ISKCON (general)

(2) chait mahap + swami prabhupada

(3) prabhupada + developing iskcon

(4) western popularity of iskcon

(5) iskcon controversies

(6) iskcon key practises + beliefs

(7) hindu belief vs science (comparisons)

(8) sankhya yoga + hindu rishis

(9) acharya charaka + ayurveda (general, strengths/weaknesses)

(10) aryabhatta + hindu vs science (more comparison)

(11) secularisation in india + hindutva response

(12) poor and oppressed (general, stats, links to punya)

(13) artha shastra (+strengths/weaknesses), vinoba bhave

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(1) ISKCON (general)

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bhagavan/krishna devotion
vaishnavism, monotheism, bhakti

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(2) chait mahap + swami prabhupada

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CM: krishna avatar, 16thC renounced saint, vaishnava bhakti yoga darshana
SP: 1950s, spread iskcon, vedic, disciples, works (60+)

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(3) prabhupada + developing iskcon

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1960s, travelled, NY/big cities

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(4) western popularity of iskcon

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appealed to white m-class counterculture americans
political context: reagan, vietnam
temples, george harrison

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(5) iskcon controversies

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rasika-bhakti (exploited gopi-bhava); 1984 brainwashing; 1970s texas abuse

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(6) iskcon key practises + beliefs

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mental practise/detachment from physical for krishna consciousness; nama-japa/kirtana
beliefs: bhakti yoga, sewa/dharma, bgv, krishna as father

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(7) hindu belief vs science (comparisons)

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cosmic rta vs einstein’s cause/effect
kali yuga vs degeneration of ozone layer
karmic evolution vs darwinian evolution

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(8) sankhya yoga + hindu rishis

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SY: acknowledge science but emphasise spiritual + gunas (sattva/purity, raja/passion, tamas/inertia)
rishis/seers’ observations used by hindu scientists/mathematicians (empirical+metaphysical)

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(9) acharya charaka + ayurveda (general, strengths/weaknesses)

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‘father of medicine’, prevention over cure, lacks modern technology; vata/pitta/kapha
strengths/weakesses

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(10) aryabhatta + hindu vs science (more comparison)

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maths/astronomical works predating western history
hindu accept aspects of science (atoms, butterfly, double-helix DNA)

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(11) secularisation in india + hindutva response

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1948 ind state; article 25; hindutva backlash for secularisation, gandhi assassinated 1948

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(12) poor and oppressed (general, stats, links to punya)

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preoccupation with wealth/artha (stages, rituals, culture); abandoning papa/dharma/virtuous acts/sewa
hindus distracted by consumerism; purusharthas (4)

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(13) artha shastra (+strengths/weaknesses), vinoba bhave

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AS: chankya 300BCE, maintain rta, book 6000 hymns; values of book
VB: 18-1900, bhoodan yajna, help dalits; ‘I am going to loot you with love‘

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