"Nothing is really mine"
Each time I have 10 000 more viewers, I celebrate it with another picture of me and this morning 60 215 Flickr viewers and 24 650 Ipernity viewers visisted my photostream.
Once again I wanted to thank you all for the many comments that you left on my images and for your friendship.
I also take this opportunity to write that it is not always easy to have an good internet connexion from Varanasi and therefore I can't answer you as much as I want.
The title of this image comes from the Hindu mystical poetess Mirabai (मीराबाई) who wrote " Nothing is really mine except Krishna" in a poem about Krishna.
Today is Lord Krishna's birthday, Srijayanti or Krishnashtami also known as Janmashtami which is one of the most popular festival in Uttar Pradesh, it is very similar to Christmas eve, people make also a crib with baby Krishna..
I already wrote as a comment to one of my image that I realised that there were many similarities between Krishna and Jesus:
Jesus and Krishna were called both a God and the Son of God.
Both were sent from heaven to earth in the form of a man.
Both were called Savior, and the second person of the Trinity.
Both had an adoptive human father who was a carpenter.
Krishna and Jesus were of royal descent.
Both were visited at birth by wise men and shepherds, guided by a star.
Angels in both cases issued a warning that the local dictator planned to kill the baby and had issued a decree for his assassination, the parents fled, Mary and Joseph stayed in Muturea; Krishna's parents stayed in Mathura.
Both claimed: "I am the Resurrection."
Both performed many miracles, including the healing of disease. One of the first miracles that both performed was to make a leper whole.
Both selected disciples to spread his teachings.
Both celebrated a last supper. Both forgave his enemies.
Both descended into Hell, and were resurrected. Many people witnessed their ascensions into heaven.
In addition to the above points of correspondence, there may be one more similarity: they may have both been crucified.
According to Bhagavata Purana some beleive that Krishna was born without a sexual union, by "mental transmission" from the mind of Vasudeva into the womb of Devaki.
Traditional belief based on scriptural details and astrological calculations gives the date of Krishna's birth, known as Janmashtami, as either 18th or 21st July 3228 BCE.
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believe Krishna to be a great prophet of God as described by their founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad:
"Let it be clear that Lord Krishna, according to what has been revealed to me, was such a truly great man that it is hard to find his like among the rishis and avatars of the Hindus.
He was an avatar (i.e. a prophet) of his time upon whom the Holy Spirit would descend from God.
He was from God, victorious and prosperous. He cleansed the land of the Arya from sin and was in fact the prophet of his age.
He was full of love for God, a friend of virtue and an enemy of evil."
Krishna worship or reverence has been adopted by other religions (Jainism, Buddhism, Bahá'í Faith,...) as well.
A simple thought is coming to my mind, gathering with Krishna couldn't we try to find what is common in our beliefs in order to respect each others...
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Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
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"Nothing is really mine"
Each time I have 10 000 more viewers, I celebrate it with another picture of me and this morning 60 215 Flickr viewers and 24 650 Ipernity viewers visisted my photostream.
Once again I wanted to thank you all for the many comments that you left on my images and for your friendship.
I also take this opportunity to write that it is not always easy to have an good internet connexion from Varanasi and therefore I can't answer you as much as I want.
The title of this image comes from the Hindu mystical poetess Mirabai (मीराबाई) who wrote " Nothing is really mine except Krishna" in a poem about Krishna.
Today is Lord Krishna's birthday, Srijayanti or Krishnashtami also known as Janmashtami which is one of the most popular festival in Uttar Pradesh, it is very similar to Christmas eve, people make also a crib with baby Krishna..
I already wrote as a comment to one of my image that I realised that there were many similarities between Krishna and Jesus:
Jesus and Krishna were called both a God and the Son of God.
Both were sent from heaven to earth in the form of a man.
Both were called Savior, and the second person of the Trinity.
Both had an adoptive human father who was a carpenter.
Krishna and Jesus were of royal descent.
Both were visited at birth by wise men and shepherds, guided by a star.
Angels in both cases issued a warning that the local dictator planned to kill the baby and had issued a decree for his assassination, the parents fled, Mary and Joseph stayed in Muturea; Krishna's parents stayed in Mathura.
Both claimed: "I am the Resurrection."
Both performed many miracles, including the healing of disease. One of the first miracles that both performed was to make a leper whole.
Both selected disciples to spread his teachings.
Both celebrated a last supper. Both forgave his enemies.
Both descended into Hell, and were resurrected. Many people witnessed their ascensions into heaven.
In addition to the above points of correspondence, there may be one more similarity: they may have both been crucified.
According to Bhagavata Purana some beleive that Krishna was born without a sexual union, by "mental transmission" from the mind of Vasudeva into the womb of Devaki.
Traditional belief based on scriptural details and astrological calculations gives the date of Krishna's birth, known as Janmashtami, as either 18th or 21st July 3228 BCE.
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believe Krishna to be a great prophet of God as described by their founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad:
"Let it be clear that Lord Krishna, according to what has been revealed to me, was such a truly great man that it is hard to find his like among the rishis and avatars of the Hindus.
He was an avatar (i.e. a prophet) of his time upon whom the Holy Spirit would descend from God.
He was from God, victorious and prosperous. He cleansed the land of the Arya from sin and was in fact the prophet of his age.
He was full of love for God, a friend of virtue and an enemy of evil."
Krishna worship or reverence has been adopted by other religions (Jainism, Buddhism, Bahá'í Faith,...) as well.
A simple thought is coming to my mind, gathering with Krishna couldn't we try to find what is common in our beliefs in order to respect each others...
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.