Reacting to Some Extreme Christian Ideas

· Lecture · 16m· Jul 2023

In a solo video essay, Arjuna Gallagher reacts to Christian preachers who call yoga demonic and consign Hare Krishnas to hell, answering that Western yoga is mere 'Vedic calisthenics', Hindu devas are analogues of Christian angels rather than demons, Chaitanya Vaishnavism is itself monotheistic, and a personal God — unlike a vending machine — cares about intentions.

bhakti · comparative religion · hindu-christian dialogue · religious experience · religious extremism · religious pluralism · spirituality · theism vs atheism · yoga and spirituality


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