Here is my humble opinion why Bible or quran may not considered as authentic as the Vedic and Agamic literatures. 1. The vedas/Agamas have been preserved for milions of years on this planet in their authentic form. 2. The vedas are sruti and are eternal. The word used is nisvasitam or life breath of Lord Narayana. At the begining of creation they were imparted to Lord Brahma by Sriman Narayana directly in his heart. Then through the parampara system it has been preserved on this planet for eons. Also while the Vedas exist in sound form here on earth (sabda-brahman) they exist in a manifest form in Brahmaloka. 3. Since the vedas are sound energy manifestion of Brahman they are called sabda-brahman. By chanting the mantras in correct intonation the power can be experienced directly. One can have a vision of supernatural forces also, if one is pure enough. The same cannot be said about chanting bible or quran. 4. Bible and quran do not have as strong a tradition of preservation as the vedas. The original bible is said have been written in various languages like Syriac, Aramaic, Hebrew etc. Jesus himself spoke Aramaic. It was later translated to Greek. From Greek to Latin. From Latin to Medieval English. From Medieval English to Modern English. God knows how much of the original "revelation" has been lost in the translation. Mohammed composed his quran largely on the basis of the bible. He translated portions of it to Arabic. Nothing original here. 5. The vedas describe the supreme being as being 3-fold- Brahman, Bhagavan and Paramatman. Brahman is his impersonal, all pervading, infinite form. As Paramatman he is situated in the lotus of the heart in every living being. As Bhagavan he is the supreme personal god Narayana full of glorious attributes. Nowhere in the bible or quran do we find such complete information on the supreme being. All we find are some vague speculations. Hope this helps. Thanks, rohit --- Simhesvara dasa <simhes2001@xxxx> wrote: > We could probably ask why rohit considers Quaran and > Bible as nonsense when they do speak of GOD. > > Simhes
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