2019-06-18, 11:32 AM
I'm having a hard time at the moment. As you all know, I am a Christian but today I have been listening to songs from a couple of Hare Krsna albums on Youtube while looking at images of Krsna and Radha together, him playing his flute and the animals lying peacefully and unafraid around them. I think that in all my attempts to do God's will, I often miss out on the treasures he has given to us all and it is not Christian music and art that opens me up to them, but Krsna art and music. I know there is a lot of beauty in the bible too but it seems to hide amongst the tough stuff. I wonder what kind of god we would see if we looked for the beautiful spirit behind Krsna music in the Bible or any other religious text. The fruits of the spirit that the apostle Paul spoke of come to mind; love, joy, peace, gentleness, faithfullness, self control etc. So why does this not come across in the music and art of Christianity? Have we treated the Bible wrongly as an instruction manual - a book of law, and blinded ourselves to the kindness and grace of a god who wants us to view him as a loving father and the beauty of his creation? I would like this thread to be somewhere where people can express their own feelings about the beauty in all religions so feel free.