I don't agree that it's about hinduism (why would he mention finding Jesus?). For that matter, he shows no favoritism to any particular religion. Instead, George is saying that you can find Lord / Jesus / God / whatever you want to call him / her, by pushing aside organized religion (you don't need "church", "temple", "rosary beads", or "books") in favor of internalized spirituality. Your path to God is inside ("open up your heart"), not through organized religion. George was certain a non-conformist! He never gets the credit that he truly deserves.
It can hardly be a criticism of organised religion in general when George was a card-carrying Hare Krishna at this time (indeed, he wanted to shave his head and move into a temple but ISKCON's founder, Srila Prabhupada, told him he could be more use to the movement with his music).
It can hardly be a criticism of organised religion in general when George was a card-carrying Hare Krishna at this time (indeed, he wanted to shave his head and move into a temple but ISKCON's founder, Srila Prabhupada, told him he could be more use to the movement with his music).
What it actually is is a scathing attack on both the Catholic church ("the Pope owns 51 per cent of General Motors...", etc.) and those that profess to have a religion and to want to know to God–'Sunday Christians'–but in fact only pay lip-service to him when it suits...
What it actually is is a scathing attack on both the Catholic church ("the Pope owns 51 per cent of General Motors...", etc.) and those that profess to have a religion and to want to know to God–'Sunday Christians'–but in fact only pay lip-service to him when it suits them, i.e. one a week in Church or when they want something. The song's also effectively an advertisement for Bhakti-Yoga–or devotion, particularly through chanting the Hare Krishna mantra–to Krishna: "by chanting the names of the Lord you'll be free/the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see". Jesus is mentioned because in Vaishnava (Hare Krishna) thought, Jesus was a great teacher of Bhakti-Yoga–Prabhupada used to say that the name was the same, Krishna and Christ, and that by chanting "Hare Christ" it would have much the same effect.
I don't agree that it's about hinduism (why would he mention finding Jesus?). For that matter, he shows no favoritism to any particular religion. Instead, George is saying that you can find Lord / Jesus / God / whatever you want to call him / her, by pushing aside organized religion (you don't need "church", "temple", "rosary beads", or "books") in favor of internalized spirituality. Your path to God is inside ("open up your heart"), not through organized religion. George was certain a non-conformist! He never gets the credit that he truly deserves.
It can hardly be a criticism of organised religion in general when George was a card-carrying Hare Krishna at this time (indeed, he wanted to shave his head and move into a temple but ISKCON's founder, Srila Prabhupada, told him he could be more use to the movement with his music).
It can hardly be a criticism of organised religion in general when George was a card-carrying Hare Krishna at this time (indeed, he wanted to shave his head and move into a temple but ISKCON's founder, Srila Prabhupada, told him he could be more use to the movement with his music).
What it actually is is a scathing attack on both the Catholic church ("the Pope owns 51 per cent of General Motors...", etc.) and those that profess to have a religion and to want to know to God–'Sunday Christians'–but in fact only pay lip-service to him when it suits...
What it actually is is a scathing attack on both the Catholic church ("the Pope owns 51 per cent of General Motors...", etc.) and those that profess to have a religion and to want to know to God–'Sunday Christians'–but in fact only pay lip-service to him when it suits them, i.e. one a week in Church or when they want something. The song's also effectively an advertisement for Bhakti-Yoga–or devotion, particularly through chanting the Hare Krishna mantra–to Krishna: "by chanting the names of the Lord you'll be free/the Lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see". Jesus is mentioned because in Vaishnava (Hare Krishna) thought, Jesus was a great teacher of Bhakti-Yoga–Prabhupada used to say that the name was the same, Krishna and Christ, and that by chanting "Hare Christ" it would have much the same effect.