Judgmentalism or Judiciousness?

When we present the absolute standard of right and wrong as given by the supreme authority, Lord Sri Krishna, some people tell us that because there is no such thing as an absolute standard of right and wrong it is wrong to make such distinctions. If we see one persona as good because he has surrendered to Krishna and another one as bad because he has not surrendered to Krishna, they tell us that we are guilty of being judgmental. But what they fail to recognize is that they are being judgmental when they accuse us of being judgmental. If their philosophy is that one should not judge good and bad, we request them that they should follow their own philosophy and not be hypocrites by judging us as bad. Our philosophy is that there is an absolute standard of right and wrong given by God and that He has ordered us to analyze everything in this world according to that standard. We have a philosophy and we stick to it undeviatingly. Our request is that if others are not prepared to surrender to Krishna, at least they should stick to their philosophy and not be hypocritical.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Teaching the Absolute Standard of Right and Wrong
New Vedic Culture Center--Pune, India--12 October 2013

Sankarshan Das about the Absolute Standard of Right and Wrong

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Are Parents Equal to God?

My dear Gurudeva,

It is said, "Parents are visible God, and God is an invisible parent." So, are parents worshipped according to Vedic civilization? Are parents considered to be equal to God

Was there any concept of untouchability in the Vedic times? Did brahmanas ever used to touch sudras and consider sudras as their brothers?

Vrutant Shah

Answer: If They Teach Their Children the Science of Pure Bhakti

In Vedic culture parents are considered worshipable because they teach their children the science of God. Therefore one is meant to bow down and offer respectful obeisances to one's parents. Anyone who purely teaches the science of God is considered equal to God in the sense that they purely represent Him. To such persons we offer the same respect that we offer to God. Nowadays parents are ignorant of the science of God and hence cannot properly teach it to their children. Therefore, although they should still be respected, unless they are pure devotees they are not to be respected as good as God.

The conception of untouchability is an invention of the caste conscious so-called Brahmanas in the materialistic age of Kali. The real Vedic principle is that one's position in the social strata is determined according to one's qualities and activities, not according to his birth.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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