Quoted from lennonlemon

ha, maybe he was prog

..or glam

along with david bowie, marc bolan etc..

I say George made soulful albums. "All Things Must Pass" - he was meshing, putting together his soul on this album, very much like what John did on "Plastic Ono Band"

I find it hard to take George's interest in the Hare Krishna Contiousness very seriously (I posted a topic about this a few months ago), cause he was very preachy and holier-than-thou about it even though he hardly followed any of the basic rules of this religion. It seems to me like he only used the parts of the religion that he liked.

Rock stars are like that about a lot of things. Notably religion, animal rights (no offense Biscuit Power) and politics.

Quoted from Biscuit_Power

I find it hard to take George's interest in the Hare Krishna Contiousness very seriously (I posted a topic about this a few months ago), cause he was very preachy and holier-than-thou about it even though he hardly followed any of the basic rules of this religion. It seems to me like he only used the parts of the religion that he liked.

George was NEVER a member of Hare Krishna Consciousness. He did think they had a lot of good ideas and approaches to life. But George's interests in things spiritual was always wider than the horizons of Krishna.

funny how you put words into the mans mouth.he said "I find it hard to take George's interest in the Hare Krishna Contiousness very seriously "...he NEVER said he joined them.....yet you repremand him 4 doing so....

Quoted from pc31

he NEVER said he joined them.....

Neither did I!

I just said he preached about Krishna contiousness and often used Krishna's Name and symbol even though he didn't even follow the basic rules of KC (no smoking, no alcohol, no drugs, no casual sex, no desire for material posessions, no meat, no eggs).

What I was trying to get at was that Biscuit had said cause he was very preachy and holier-than-thou about it even though he hardly followed any of the basic rules of this religion. It seems to me like he only used the parts of the religion that he liked.

Now (here's my point)- if we wasn't a member, you can't criticize him for not following the sect's precepts. Since he wasn't a member it's quite OK for him to use the parts he likes. That's why I pointed out that he was never a member.

Krishna Contiousness is a very intense religion and can be dangerous (lead to serious depression) if you take it just halfway. It is my opinion that you should either totally go along with it or stay away from it. So I don't approve of what George did: encouraging people to check out KC (which he did) even though he was very half hearted about it himself.

Quoted from Biscuit_Power

Krishna Contiousness is a very intense religion and can be dangerous (lead to serious depression) if you take it just halfway. It is my opinion that you should either totally go along with it or stay away from it. So I don't approve of what George did: encouraging people to check out KC (which he did) even though he was very half hearted about it himself.

Lots of things lead to serious depression. What is so special about taking Krishna Consciousness halfway that makes it so dangerous? I would like to know.

Because basically the idea behind KC is that first they make you believe that life on earth is miserable, that it's impossible to be truely happy during this life and that this life is more or less a punishment. And then, of course, they tell you that Krishna is the answer, the only way to true happiness.

So I think it can be dangerous to get halfway into KC because this religion keeps telling you how unsatisfactory, unhappy and uncertain this life is, and that life is just an annoying lesson you have to learn. That's all fine if you're absolutely sure of the existence of Krishna, but what if you're not too sure and you think that this life might be all there is?

Religious-oriented rock. Sometimes

I think George made more religious albums than rock albums as a solo artist with a heavy emphasis on eastern religion with possibly his only solo masterpiece All Things Must Pass being considered a straight rock album with only a bit of religious overtones & maybe George Harrison!!!

I really don't agree... There's a difference between religious rock and plain religious music, IMO.