Hare Krishna

[Akincana Krishna dasa]

I want to preface this post by saying that I'm not proving something to anyone. We're just making conversation. You're hearing a little more about my theory. Because you're asking.

Yes I asked, and thank you for answering. Your stance on the matter was what I thought it would be, a nice notion, but unfortunately I think we both know that all the sides can't play nicely in the same sandbox even if their lives depended on it.

A side note - Zeus, king of heaven, seems like he might be the same as Indra, who shows up in Vedic scripture. They seem to have a lot in common. I'm sure other Greek gods are similar to other demigods mentioned in Vedic culture.

Interesting that you should mention this, because it's not the first time nor the last when a culture has borrowed gods from an older one.

People can't play nicely because they don't have genuinely spiritual conceptions. Their spiritual conceptions are tainted by worldly ideas and aspirations. So they end up using religion as an excuse to fight over material objects. There may be genuine spiritual ideals in their traditions, but without living saints, people end up acting out their material motivations in the name of religion.

One of the reasons I've chosen the path I have is because of the uncompromising purity of it's ideal. And once you understand that, all the other messy stuff makes sense.

It could be the Greeks "borrowed" Zeus from the Vedas. It could be both cultures interacted with him. I'll let you decide ...

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Oh, c'mon. Can't you even give me a hint? Won't you tell me your path? You came all this way. What is a path if it doesn't lead someplace?

I've already told you my path - I'm a devotee of Krishna. I don't understand what you want me to say.