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Originally Posted by theist
. . . This is friendship and brotherhood.
What is absent is a self-righteous attitude.
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When a house is burning--we must alert others to vacate the burning house. --this is the metaphor I always thought of in regard to the above posting.
"What is absent is a self-righteous attitude."
I know what you mean in your above statement [vs. being un-gentle and haughty toward other devotees].
We must write to those who are leaders and explain our grievances [regarding being a Yoga Practitioner of so many decades, and thus, how society is Cheating each other, causing war and violence through meat eating, how lust is created by old men in power among innocents, how the best efforts of society and medical researching and goverment policies have a track record of cheating irregardless of political leanings, etc. The back log of potential grievances is yet un-tapped by the best of the best thoughtful citizens]:
We must write to:
our politicians,
world leaders,
United Nations represantatives,
Local Church leaders,
Civic organization Leaders,
Business Executives,
Collage professors,
Newspaper Editors,
TV & radio Journalists,
Local Doctors, and even,
long lived near & distant relatives --and tell them of our discontent.
We represent a Brahminical view-point and all that is neccessary is to make our opinion known ['whatever a great man (person) does, common men follow'].
It is not needed to take actions beyond ones abilities --all that is needed that alternative view-points exist.
The "open-book knowledge of the Gita, Bhagavatam, Prasadam preparations" are available to all, but most people don't know it even exists.
Think of a retired Iowa School teacher who writes that she is very 'diappointed' with the neglect of the Memorial in the Town Square --the opening statements in such a letter will very likely allude to the years of tenure or seniority that the writer possesses before stating her grievance.
Try it without being offensive. Use tact & diplomacy. But do chastise with out any physical threats.