Definition of Hare Krishna

The movement dedicated to Conscience Krishna, also known by the acronym ISKCON in English, is popularly known as Hare Krishna. It is a religious proposal that is inspired by Hinduism and was founded around 1920 by the Hindu Abbay Charan De.

Main beliefs

His faithful believe in a single divinity called Krishna and consider that everything that exists comes from him. The aspiration It should consist in becoming impregnated with Krishna consciousness and not allowing oneself to be contaminated by worldly reality.

His followers are progressively introduced into this religious group and for this they carry out three processes:

1) they renounce their original name to acquire a new name and break all personal and family ties with their past life,

2) enhance their spirituality by following a leader or guru and

3) their convictions and ideas take a back seat and they are intensely dedicated to the consecration of Krishna.

They follow a text Hindu holy place, the Baghavad Gita. In this text are the basic statements of his doctrine: there is a god who controls everything, the essence of the human being is his spirit soul, the human soul and Krishna are connected through a

force energy and, finally, the actions of people generate a Energy or karma.

To the margin of his beliefs, his followers practice yoga and vegetarianism, have strict rules about sexuality and avoid any kind of reasoning mental that may disturb his spirit.

Like other religious currents, this movement is considered by some experts as a destructive sect

Those who have studied the phenomenon of destructive sects consider that the Hare Krishna make up a pernicious and harmful group for several reasons:

1) its members live isolated from the world and without any contact with family and friends,

2) mental speculation is prohibited and its members must exclusively obey the guru who guides them and the teachings of Krishna,

3) some former members of these communities affirm that they have suffered all kinds of manipulations to alter their conduct, what is commonly known as "brainwashing".

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Themes in Hare Krishna