Originally posted by Proper Knob
How do you explain the contradiction between these two quotes?
'Other than that the Quaran was conceived by a murderer, torturer, womenizer, sex pervert, meat eating charlatan. - which is why it presents false knowledge' (Dasa 19/5/12)
and
'If you purchase the Bhagavad-gita, if you purchase the Bible, if you purchase the ...[text shortened]... o many literatures. They are also authorised'. (Lecture on Bhagavad-gita, 16/12/66)
If you are wanting to appease the audience when giving a lecture in front of maybe 600 students then you have to use the 1 hour wisely and not use your time to expose false region.
The one hour is used to present and glorify the Vedic teachings instead.
There is plenty of time for exposing false religion in a different setting.
However you must at least find the small amount of good that false religion offers.
The small amount of good that false religion offers is that it presents the reality of God.........and not much else.
So if someone reads the Quaran or Bible and becomes a theist that is good and they can finally come to understand the authenticy of the Vedas when they realize the inadequacies of their currently chosen religion.
This is why the lecturer is giving the approval of the Bible and Quaran.
The approval is in reality only partial...............but they don't need to know that.
This particular lecturer was very tolerant [to have said this.]
I would never say that............ever.
*Any pseudo religion that allows animal killing is DEFINITELY NOT AUTHORIZED. and that's the last word on that.