Why is God the Father more popular than God the Mother?

[Hiwaunis]

Om Shanti,
I've often wondered why is God the Father worshipped more and is more popular than God the Mother? Although I worship God in both forms as well as the formless, it seems that a loving comforting Mother is what people need most. Honestly, sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between the two.

I am interested in knowing how many of you see God as the Father and how many of you see God as the Mother? and why?

Om Shanti,
Hiwaunis

[satay]

namaskar,

Originally Posted by Hiwaunis

Om Shanti,
I've often wondered why is God the Father worshipped more and is more popular than God the Mother?
Om Shanti,
Hiwaunis

Could it have anything to do with the possibility that man invented 'God' instead of women?

[santosh]

Originally Posted by satay

namaskar,

Could it have anything to do with the possibility that man invented 'God' instead of women?

Satayji,

man invented 'God'? Really? Is this the position of Sanatan Dharma?

[satay]

Namaskar,

Originally Posted by santosh

Satayji,

man invented 'God'? Really? Is this the position of Sanatan Dharma?

Sanatana Dharma accepts God as the mother as well as the father.

What is the ISKCON position on Women in general and God as the mother in particular?

[santosh]

Originally Posted by santosh

Satayji,

man invented 'God'? Really? Is this the position of Sanatan Dharma?

Satayji,

Quoting from what you have posted, is God a matter of invention? So does God exist becuase someone invented it? What is the basis of saying " invented God"?

Santosh

[satay]

Namaskar Santosh,

Quoting from what you wrote and since you asked, I gave you the position of Sanatana Dharma for the matter of 'God as the mother'.

and I asked the following:

What is the ISKCON position on Women in general and God as the mother in particular?

Does ISKCON have a position on the matter of the OP? Can the lord be accepted as a mother?

is God a matter of invention? So does God exist becuase someone invented it? What is the basis of saying " invented God"?

What's the ISKCON view on this?

[santosh]

Hare Krishna,

> Could it have anything to do with the possibility that man invented 'God' > instead of women?

You have still not provided any explanation to your statement that "man invented God". I am asking what is the basis of saying this - that man invented God?

According to Brahma-Madva-Gaudiya Sampradaya, Sri Ramanuja Sampradaya (also know as Shri Sampradaya), Sri Vallabhacharya Sampradaya, Lord Krishna or Lord Vishnu is the Supreme Lord. In Bhagavad Gita 10:8, http://vedabase.net/bg/10/en Lord Krishna says:

"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts."

You can check Gita Gorakhpur publishing house's translation of this as well.

Srimati Radharani (or Srimati Lakshmiji) is the Lhadini shakti or Antaranga Shakti of the Lord and She is the Divine Mother. Therefore Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani are non-different. That's why Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani or Lord Vishnu and Srimati Lakshmiji are worshipped together in Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya and in Sri Ramanujacharya Sampradaya.

[satay]

Originally Posted by santosh

Srimati Radharani (or Srimati Lakshmiji) is the Lhadini shakti or Antaranga Shakti of the Lord and She is the Divine Mother. Therefore Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani are non-different. That's why Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani or Lord Vishnu and Srimati Lakshmiji are worshipped together in Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya and in Sri Ramanujacharya Sampradaya.

Thanks Santosh.

[izi]

God actually has no need of a sex, that is a human definition and we apply the concept of god because of our own weakness, not because of anything god actually is or is not. So the question is, having been nurtured by a mother, or not, as adults, why the hell do we still need these concepts?

Something seems terribly wrong here...

[Hiwaunis]

Originally Posted by satay

namaskar,



Could it have anything to do with the possibility that man invented 'God' instead of women?

Pranam Satay,
Your comments always seem spontaneous and witty. After I read your response I laughed. I like you. There is something about your character that reminds me of Shri Hari Vishnu. Are you a devotee of Shri Hari?

I also see your point of view. The original teachers were male. So too their students were male. I would imagine it would have been very confusing in the ashrams to see the female as the server (servant) to her husband (master) and then try to teach the young men that God is Female.

I believe that these concepts (GodMother and GodFather) exist for the purpose of helping us communicate while navigating through Maya.

Om Shanti