Hare Krishnas in Poland

I know that there are few Hare Krishna temples in Poland in Warsaw, Wroclaw,Krakow, Kielce... How does the Polish people react to this and lots of them have been converted to the new religion - which is a branch of Hinduism.

I imagine it would be a little strange for a Polish person to hear of Christmas not being celebrated somewhere in their country, as it is a massive time for parties and dinners here.

It's not "lots". Poland is a Catholic country.

POLAND IS A CATHOLIC COUNTRY BUT LOTS OF POLISH ARE JOINING THE HARE KRISHNAS... IT'S NOT SOMETHING MASSIVE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REASONS WHY THEY FEEL MORE ATTRACTED TO THAT MOVEMENT, THEIR PHILOSOPHY AND WAYS OF LIFE.

I WANTED TO KNOW PEOPLE'S OPINIONS.

A few thousand is not "lots" in a country like Poland and most of them rather don't treat that seriously.

just a few lost souls

As a Hindu, I don't think people should join the HARE KRISHNA band wagon. It's just a waste of time. Rather go into something more construcitve like meditation or yoga. That would be more beneficial. There are some good Hindu things that you can follow like vegetarianism and anti-alcoholism.

Worth a go perhaps



Not so good (as long as consumption is in moderation, give up Chablis - I don't think so)

In my humble experience and from those orange clad nutnuts I have talked too in the UK, bipolar disorder and or heavy drug abuse seem to be prerequisites for joining the Hare Hare hare brigade. Dropped too much acid in Goa, join the Krishnas and bang that drum.

Where do i sign...?

Funny. They always looked pretty psychotic to me.. :)

Interesting... tell me... is it a very important tradition? Something which you hold very dear and important...

Best would be to study more ... and have a good spiritual ideology.

Hare Krishna, is a chant in the name of the God Krishna.


Yes, it is a must for every Hindu. Hindus mostly come from India. So due to climatic conditions here, there is no need of consumption of alcohol to keep the body warm as t is hot here anyway. So an ideal Hindu must never touch alcohol, nor meat, not even eggs

I don't drink to keep my body warm.. ;)

Sudharma is giving lots of advice to people here - not to join the Hare Krishna... And he's hindu, i just wanna know whether he is vegetarian.

Sudharma knows nothing.
Have you ever read the Yoga sutras, Bhagavad Gita or Bhagvatam end-to-end? What do you know about the Krishnas?

I come from a pork-eating, 'alcoholic' observant Jat Hindu family. Traditionally, we also slaughter our own meat and cannot consume halal/kosher (muslim, jewish sacrificial) meat.
I have read some Hare krishna literature and it is exactly 'Hindu', not this or that. They encourage vegetarianism for lessening world cruelty and environmentalism. I am struggling to give up myself.

Now, why to join the Hare Krishnas:
If there is god, then there is a need to know him/her. The Krishnas practise Bhakti-yoga, the most sublime method of god consciousness. Therefore, hare-krishna=bhakti-yogi
Middle-eastern origin religions (Judaism, Catholicism and other forms of christianity, Islam , etc) are tribal religions where god is constantly after the asses of people for small mistakes and god is also very envious of any other form of worship. Look how christians and muslims fight among themselves with Crusades, Jihads, Inquisitions, Holocausts, 911, Iraq, Rwanda, Bosnia, shia-sunni. This is because of the in-grained envy of their 'revelations'.
So, one needs to become a yogi/hare-krishna/buddhist or far-eastern religious practioner to become peaceful, non-envious, full of joy and therefore powerful.

Hahahahahaha good one.

Sudharma,
Here are some hints:
a) The definition of yoga from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:
Tapas, svadhyaya, ishvarpranidhanani kriya-yogah (disciplined action, study of the self, surrender to the Lord, constitute the practice of yoga)

In the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 18 approximately verses ~64-69 Krishna (also called Yogendra: lord of Yoga, as is shiva), after having described Karma yoga, gyan yoga, ashtanga yoga and bhakti-yoga, gives his supreme (in his own words) suggestion (not order) of 'keep me in mind and surrender to me'. This is the purpose of all yoga.

So, 'Yoga' and Hare-Krishna is the same. I suggest you now read the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga-sutra.

I had some come to my house the other day. I did the old im not Polish routine. Unfortunately they had a card prepared for many languages. They had been waking me up at 9am every morning for the past 2 weeks so I decided to answer at last. Nice people bit inconsiderate about sleeping hours though <smile>