Hare Krishna dear devotees, accept my humble obeisances, AGTSP! AGTSG!
Most of us are known about Dolph Hitler, he did lot of things to spread Nazism, through this speech which was quite powerful, he even used symbols, the symbol used by him was just like the symbol swastika.
Long ago, once I made that swastika in my note book, then my tution teacher was like don't make this signs, its bad, it's the sign of hitler! That time I was bit young to answer him anything, I knew nothing about this symbol swastika before nor do I know much about this now.
Pls put down your opinion, is there any relation between the two? they almost look the same. What do I say when ppl ask about the similirity of the 2 symbol's appearence?
I apologize if the Q is offending to any1 anyway.
Your servant
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Hare Krishna devotees accept my humble obeisances AGTSP!
Thankyou very much for ur kind reply.
Rakesh prabhuji, thankyou for this wonderful reply, I never knew Hitler ever read BG. Ur answer is very convincing. Thankyou once again. Haribol!
your servant
Hari Bol!
Hindu Swastika is oriented different from Nazi one - that is first thing. Hindu Swastika is never black, Nazi is never anything but black.
Vaastu-wise Hindu swastika symbolizes balance and harmony, Nazi one is imbalance and savage.
Hope this helps.
Your servant,
Sharanagat
Hare Krsna Priya ji
most humble obeisances
Adolf Hitler used to carry a Bhagavad Gita with him and the symbol he used was Swastika itself and not different from it. I asked this question from a senior if Hitler followed Bhagavad Gita. Shashtras are very powerful, if someone wants to use Shashtras for negative things that can become the most dangerous thing and a curse for humanity. Hiranyakasipu did this, he knew that if he did austerities, he would get benedictions. He utilized shashtras for his own sense enjoyment and he accepted only that part of Shastras which suited his interests.
Hitler also did similar thing. He kept a Bhagavad Gita with him and used its philosophy to justify many of his actions. He accepted only that part of Gita which he felt would suit his actions. eg. You are not the doer, Krsna is the doer. So he thought he was doing the work of God. Many fanatics also feel the same that by killing innocent people they are doing the work of God. It is like Ardha kukut jnan. to accept only a part of the whole thing which suits our needs and interests but not the difficult part which needs austerities..
If someone asks you about the similarity , you can tell that this is a very pure symbol from Sanatan Dharma dat existed even before Hitler was born. It has got no relation with Hitler. it was Hitler's problem that he used Swastika for negative things, not Swastika's problem.. Many people claim God told them to kill innocent people , dat does not mean they are telling truth. They are foolish. There is a fanatic in Africa who is murdering masses and says God told him to do this..
Hitler was a depressed person and his mind was not in his control . That is why shashtras have to utilized very carefully,this is what a person with a knowledge of shashtras with a negative motive can do to this world.
Please do not take ne offenses, I have written all that I have heard from senior devotees. Plz forgive if my words hurt in any way.
your servant