Excellent, thoughtful and respectful critique.

Nice busting these religious myths or dogmas in a respectful and knowledgeable way. Nice one Swami Revitikaanta.

Brilliantly outlined. Thanks a lot for this, Swamiji. This is very helpful, even after having left Christianity for such a long time! It helps a lot in order to be able to explain my choice of religion, so to speak, to the people of my Christian background 🙏🙏

I am from india(u.p) , Your view on Hinduism is so clear.🙏🙏हरे कृष्ण ❤

Yes I totally agree from the bottom of my haert. I often felt "wrong" as kid just not being able to accept the Jesus Story as told, because of this depedency on only him and little sense and logic why killing God's son should solve anything at all for humanity. Only later I learned most peopel just don't think much about these deep questions. I was long lost as a child and in my youth, struggeling with christianity and becoming atheist with math and physics in school. But Around 16 I found back to buddhistic meditation which I could accept back then. Later I became Sevaka and have been studying the Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta very much, that make so much more sense. After discovering the Gospel of Thomas I am very sure Hell is just an invention and Jesus was actually a Guru, teaching the way to the "kingdom of heaven", that is already "in us and around us" and can NOT be found in the future, which after body death would be. So in the Gospel of Thomas Jesus actually tells the Kingdom of Heaven is a spiritual realm, probably exactly the same as Moksha. In the Gospel of Thomas there is even a verse that can easily be interpreted as reincarnation: You are proud of your current "images/appearance", but how much will you be able to bear, when the "images" you have been before you became rise to the surface. To me that sounds like former lives. After studying the Gospel of Thomas, that really resonated with the bottom of my haert, I came to the conclusion, that Jesus taught enlightment and his teaching was altered by church to make money with the sales of indulges and build a world empire. So to my understanding that leads to the confusing fact that church is contrary to what Jesus actually taught. I don't know whether Jesus was an Avatar or enlightened Master, but I know for sure he taught in harmony with the vedas and much was changed...

This video format is very needed and greatly appreciated. Well done! I'm looking forward to more videos like this. A response to some of the top atheist philosophers would be very interesting.

This is kind. The depth of insight that Swami REVATIKAANTA shares; is like clean water on dry ground... This is the first time I listened to this man speak. thank you

Amazing, Swamiji! Hope to get more and more of this type of videos!

Bravo. What truths. Grateful ❤

So wonderful I amazed by the depth of your study

Jay Gurudev, Swami Revatikanta. Thank you for your new video. So many people are tapping in the darkness with understanding Hinduism. You commentary is Brilliant, intelligent and right to the point. Thank you very much. ❤

Jai Gurudev, Swami. Thank you for this video. Not only do you help to enrich our knowledge but also teaching respect and professionalism by example. More videos like this will be very much appreciated. ❤

Forgive me Swami for I have sinned in what I have done and what I have failed to do and I ask all the angels and saints and you and my brothers and sisters to pray for me.

Gostei bastante. Acho extremamente necessário esse tipo de vídeo.

Very well explained, thank you for these videos!

Jai Shiv Omkara!

I learned so much from this. Dhanyavāda, swāmiji! 🙏🏽

Wow , hope present day us will understand our dharma in this clearity !!! I believe Krishna and kali is same , the sakti , with union will bramhan , Sakti manifests itself with thousands way in this sensory world , thus we have infinite possibilities of expressing divinity , if we first awake the sakti with in .

my dream to meet u one day,, m from uttrakhand............. i m ur devotee since i saw ur theatre video on pundalik, i love that act nd whenever i m feel low , i always looked for those videos.... and today video is also OP,,,,,full of knowledge

El enfoque del canal es espectacular, de estudio, pero abierto a la comprensión, y sobre todo práctica de toda persona. gracias Swami. Jai Gurudev.

Thanks for this wonderful video

Great video Swami ❤ I would like to add: Karma is also Grace in itself. Because it’s divinely designed mechanism allows us to retain our god given divinity and remain intact from the inside, in our truest self our Atman regardless of our actions , good or bad in this world, until we attain god realization whether in the current life or in many.

Wha beautiful explaned. Love will overome everything and reveil our deepest nature, being a part of Gods Love, when we are ready to offer our 'lower' self to God and His Love of Grace, being embrased in who we trully are - in Him

love the new format Swamiji,Jai Gurudev

Great teaching swami ji. A western hindu can teach property the western people about Hinduism.

Very nice this new format! It really allows us to go deeper in the concepts in comparison with different traditions.

This is kind. Thank you for your clarity . I learned alot....within different levels of depth ...we can raise each other up.

Hare Krishna brother

The christian idea of compassion , sympathy & pity is a backhanded Bad idea , because what these idea's actually do , while purporting to be pure , There are actually dark , because they actually bring about a Depression into the world , and when there's a Depression - Evil follows right behind it.

exceelent , am a hindu and your explanation is truly good and simple to understand thanks

Brilliant 🔥

This Vision of Life is in alignment of what resonates within myself and of what i'm reading in The Srimad Bhagavatam & in The Bhagavad Gita. It is fundamental at the present time, before speaking, writing or revealing truth(s), in this case spiritual, especially when we have an influence on others, to Know by Getting The Right Information and to also Know through Experience & by Being in The Company of Beings who Embody All These Divine Truths Thank You Swamiji ❤❤❤

😮God is One according to the Hindus just millions of names to Express that one creator😊

It is a must watch video to get clear and true understanding of Hinduisim.

Jai Gurudev 🙏🙏 well explained ❤

Hare Krishna Swami Ji. 🙏🕉

Very nice idea 💡 Keep on Swamiji

Stright to the point.

The Bishop says that Karmic consequences are delayed. That’s not true. Every karma affects your psyche immediately. Only the effects coming from the feedbacks from the world-system are delayed (obviously) and will be met with in this life, while unresolved effects will be met in the next life.

Very interesting Thank you very much. I learnt a lot

thank you

He paints that on every day

Excellent

OM NAMOH NARAYAN, DHANYAWAAD

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Excellent analysis

Personal responsibility is the part we have to play in the grand play, whereas Grace is the part God has to & plays in the same grand play...this seems pretty automated to me no matter which side of the divide. In this grand play we both (God & us) agreed to take part. Beliefs play as much a role as they do in defining the reality of gravity.

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Wow… well explained…

Swami Ji Doing Excellent PURBAPAKSHA , Subscribed the Channel ❤

Jai Gurudev Smamiji, Thank you very much for this information and this subject, which is far too rare for me. There are some evangelical Christians who believe that recognizing Christ has some merit because it motivates one to imitate Christ in his teachings. Their goal is to be inspired by Christ to “become” in Christ. Moreover, after their baptism as adults, their new identity is Christ, a bit like us when we receive our Ishtadev. I think for Christians there is this mixed feeling of being a Christian out of fear of themselves and of God and out of Love of Christ. I look forward to other videos on these subjects (Christian and Hindu), for example: Among the evangelists there are spectacular healings thanks to the presence of the Holy Spirit, how can we make a link and explain this to 'a Vaishnava point of view?. THANKS

Even the Old Testament of Christianity (Hebrew Bible?) has books with quotes that essentially say that one's own sin and good deeds apply to oneself and not to others. It's still only one life belief, but at least you don't get punished for someone else's sin in the eye of their god! For example: 2 Kings 14:6 But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, r“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin.” Deuteronomy 24:16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. etc. As you pointed out, the "original sin" doctrine seems to be much later, after Jesus's birth and death, and was probably meant as a spiritual bribe for the sake of conversion of the masses. It's not even clear whether Jesus himself came to "save" the whole humanity or only the "chosen people of Israel." In the gospel of Matthew, at 15:23-28, a gentile woman keeps beseeching Jesus to help her sick daughter with a miracle cure, and Jesus says that he was only sent to care for the chosen people, and that it's not right to help others-- even going so far as comparing her with a stray dog! So it would appear that the business of a global mission was a later production-- and we see that Paul (Saul of Tarsus) shaped much of what became the Christian bible since his letters form a big chunk of the compilation book. So then, is it even "Christianity" anymore, or is it "Paulanity"? Would love to see some insights from you about these things, if you can provide it. Many Hindu sants and sampradayas have long taken an inward stance and not sought to see the other religions and their tenets critically, choosing to instead paper over the whole thing by making blanket statements such as "all paths lead to god" etc. But you and your lineage seems to do more of a deep dive and analyze others from a Sanatan lens, or at least I hope so! Thank you! Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Karma is basically one's input in the universal algorithm, this whole world interacts to form that algorithm as simple as that and one has to follow one's dharma while doing his karm( work or input ) so that this algorithm remains in postive side for the humanity and that's the teachings of Hinduism. As simple as that. Every living being is bounded by the laws of karma meaning even if u are not acting ( doing anything not only physically but not even thinking about anything) u are doing your karm and that karm is your input in the universal algorithm or the universe itself. so karma is not just action and reaction. Correct me if my wrong 😅

Heart transformation > behavioral modification.

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Merci pour cette Clarté point par point qui permet d échanger autour de nous aussi : un seul "regret" Swami , vous parlez tellement vite que parfois cela devient inaccessible aux personnes qui ne parlent pas bien ou pas bien du tout l anglais ! Et c est tellement dommage

Nope. Gods forgiveness does not excuse man of responsibility. The mans repentance precedes forgiveness, and one of the signs of genuine repentance is making reparitions. The thief will be forgiven by the ever-merciful God's free grace - but he still needs to return the booty.

Panddith Mail N Chukee Jae Vaedh Parrai Jug Chaar || O Pandit, O religious scholar, your filth shall not be erased, even if you read the Vedas for four ages. ਸੋਰਠਿ ਵਾਰ (ਮਃ ੪) (੧੩) ਸ. (੩) ੧:੧ - ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੬੪੭ ਪੰ. ੧੦ Raag Sorath Guru Amar Das

Can you do a film review on Netflix's Maharaj?

11:20 U get nothing that u don't deserve. Amd no one gives u that, no one judges u. Its the law of prakriti. U get exactly what u deserve good or bad, abd in the exact amount. Not more or less

Grace is freely given - and comes first - but man still needs to cooperate with it. Search for "cooperating with grace" to understand the many simple mistakes of this video. Or think of it this way - God is a like a helicoper pilot who desires to land on a messy landing spot (i.e. the human). That desire is Grace, its His initiative and its free and the landing spot undeserving. But the human needs to clean up the landing spot of all dirt and weeds for the helicopter to land. Thats cooperating with Grace.

25:47 A criminal talks like that😅

In a sense what Christianity means by 'all are fallen' is all are born with karma. Christianity needs a new Avatar, another Jesus Christ to refresh the teaching. In the meantime, anyone who wears religious clothes of any kind needs to adopt humility. We are seeking to understand the infinite mind of God. The fact that one does not know something, does not understand it or agree with it does not mean it doesn't exist or it isn't true.

Karmafal siddanta from eternal VEDAS. IF YOU WANT destroy Semitic believers or any believers other than sanatan dharm...with proper debate.. only with Vedas (please approch ARYA SAMAJ) namaste Om

No one should say they know God unless the know God truly. Talking about gurudev or ishtadev should only be to relate and grow not to assume. I made this mistake myself. For the church Jesus parables should be studied without saying one knows Jesus. Even Jesus explained sadhana and karma with the seed story. The one who sows seed on the rocks will grow but it will die soon after the one who sows seeds on the thorns will not grow at all and the one who sows the seed on the good soil will grow fully. The purification of the mind, sadhana, and karma yoga decides what type of "farmer" you are. Jesus never said my grace means you won't have consequences at all for your wrongs. He said the one who exalts himself will be humbled and the one who humbles himself will be exalted. Krishna says the same. If you follow me O Arjuna you will transcend the mind's landscape of good and bad. Jesus came to a place where massive amounts of people were stuck in black and white thinking so of course he had to speak in parables and contrasts of good and bad because he was so humble he brought himself to the level of man to relate to the people. This does not mean that Jesus was man nor at the level of a man. He was and is the transcendental christ and many new age Christians fail to see this by casting their ego onto the one who they have called savior. "Jesus is not a washing machine" - gurudev . Jesus is immaculate and instead of the church philosophizing him they should praise his name more often. Jesus name alone holds enough wisdom and power. Jai gurudev.

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So the vaishnavite perspective that you adhere To is seen by you a human being as more ‘correct ‘ than for Example This Bishop. From my experience with a Personal talk with the Dalai Lama He said karma Is far too complicated to speak To. So these perceptions or Concepts for sure cannot speak to grace or karma So best unless you are a realized Being leave this Truth to them. One is a Realized Being in Not Especially just speaking as a vaishnavite can you Speak to the Truth of Karma Or grace so thanks For your attempt. This is a subject Best left to realized beings Who For Sure won’t speak to it

I appreciate you explaining that Hinduism teaches both grace and karma. I learned a lot on this topic from you. However, as soon as you started to speak in comparison between the two religions you said many things about the Christian faith that are untrue. It might have been better to simply explain why Bishop Barron was wrong about that particular thing he said by using your own religious texts. But as soon as you began to point out perceived faults in Christianity's beliefs, you ended up committing the same ignorance that accused Bishop Barron of doing. You yourself used the words "bad", "negative", etc... when addressing that it is not about bad, good, evil, or anything personal. Semantics. Also, after mentioning that you should not speak much about what you don't understand, you in this video misunderstand the teachings of Catholicism - claiming that we are all terrible and therefore should be afraid. That is simplistic - especially to call it harmful or to say that we believe that we are incapable of doing something to fix our life. You are actually speaking of Calvanistic philosophy rather than Catholicism. Everyone gets enough grace to get to heaven (if they wish), while some are given extra graces to do more. But if those extra graces are abused they end up worse off - and that is why God is the best judge of who to give them to. The extra grace is fair because those who are given more have more expected of them. Those who don't make good use of small graces would not make use of more graces and they would be worse off. So yes, God chooses, but we trust that since God is love that His reasons for choosing His elect are just. We also believe in cause and effect, that we reap what we so. In that sense, there is a similarity. We believe that grace builds upon nature. Much of what you said on the topic of our Christian faith is based off of a short video of a learned bishop. This is not fair, considering that Catholicism has 2000 years of writings about grace and predestination. In other words, the good bishop is being simplistic on purpose to make a principle since he knows the video is short - putting all his learned theology into a ten minute video. There is more in depth stuff such as all the writings of St Thomas Aquinas which Bishop Barron is familiar with. Likewise, your claim that Bishop Barron is afraid is bearing false witness. Our religion teaches that love conquers all fear. Fear is the first step to seek God but it doesn't mean that the saints fear God rather than love and trust Him in confidence. It is a strange accusation since Bishop Barron doesn't give even a hint of fear in his expression. Your explanation of Catholicism's understanding of original sin by Augustinian theology is a strawman argument. Original sin and actual sin are seen as entirely different. Your thoughts about the Christian God being unfair are based on - as you mentioned early on in the video - ignorance. I would suggest you research the Christian faith more before trying to explain it. The reason we believe it is fair, is because God is all knowing and we are not. Those who don't repent in 100 years are not going to repent in 1000. The shorter life is an act of mercy to prevent the bad from becoming worse. It would be very interesting to see you do a panel discussion with Bishop Barron.

This guy misunderstands Christianity as much, if not more than, he claims Bishop Barron misreads Hinduism."

You’ve named this show ”Why bishop Barron gets it wrong about karma” but I would say “ your interpretation of Bishop Barron and Christianity is wrong” you are twisting his words to come up with your own interpretation to satisfy and make fit yours religious view. Hebrews 9:27 says people are destined to die once, and after that face judgement. Simply put grace is God’s help and “our free will” with his grace determines the outcome, heaven or hell.

I won’t guess to understand your religion when I’m mostly ignorant in that area. I will however, comment on the Christian beliefs if I may expound a bit. The Bishop is a Catholic and he’s a Christian yes such as myself. I heard you mention Christians believe this or that. Not all Christians believe for instance that God will just allow Christians into heaven for the sake of calling themselves Christians and have been baptized. That’s a Protestant belief, NOT AT ALL CATHOLIC!! We believe that we can GET GRACE BY GETTING SACRAMENTS A sacrament is an instrument given to us by Jesus that gives us grace. We believe Jesus life and death and then His Resurrection OPENED THE GATES ONLY. THAT does NOT give us the rights to just waltz into heaven bc we were Christians on earth. We have to die in a state of Grace. We also go to spend time of purification if we’re not “Saintly” at death. We call this state of in between- Purgatory. It’s not a fun place. We can be there for lonnnnnnnnng time. Eventually tho, we know we will enter heaven after being purified there. Sin is the reason for purgatory. If we are sinners we need to be purified. 🙏

Thank you for the presentation. We can obviously see that Bishop didn't do his homework well as he didn't try to take opportunity to learn from a Vaisnava about this concept, as they represent monotheism within Hindu belief system. I suppose he is not even aware that's the oldest monotheistic system on the planet as he's probably convinced everything Hindu is just polytheism. Which, honestly, is pretty sad. So please dear Bishop, because you keep such a big post within Catholic Church get yourself properly informed not to sound like an ignorant person I humbly beg you 🙏. Misleading people in order to prove yourself right is not making anyone a favor. Better recourse would be to have an open dialogue with Vaisnava scholars to understand the topic properly in order to give proper assessment of the dilemma and then present it in an honest unbiased manner.

Namaskaram Swami Revatikaanta, It would be wonderful if you could create a video on J. Krishnamurthi and share your thoughts on his teachings. I've recently started exploring his work and find a great deal of wisdom in his words. I would appreciate hearing your perspective, and perhaps some criticism, on his philosophy.