Talk:Mantra-Rock Dance

Clothes
The article says the male devotees were wearing "merlin gowns" which is an obvious error. There is no such thing, especially in the Hare Krishna sect, I should know since I am a very long time member. I changed it to what they actually wore, and still wear today -- dhotis and kurtas -- but it was changed back claiming he or she has some source, whatever the source is, the source is wrong and simply didn't understand what they wore and then made up a name. In the Hare Krishna movement men have always worn the same thing -- what their guru wore -- traditional Indian dhoti and kurta, just do an image search for "Hare Krishna" and you'll see. I've seen pictures of the mantra-rock dance years ago (not on the Interent, if any are here it's under a different name) and it was no different, there were maybe 10 devotees dressed just like they always look. AGAIN -- there is no such thing as "merlin gowns," that's an obvious made up thing -- come on people! shiva das — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.191.180 (talk) 11:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your feedback, Shiva das. In Wikipedia, we go by reliable sources. "Merlin gowns" came from one of such sources, a book called "Miracle on Second Avenue" by Mukunda Goswami, who was one of the organizers of the event. Unless you have similarly reliable evidence that dhotis were what the men on stage wore during the Mantra-Rock Dance, we will have to leave the gowns in and the dhotis out. Thanks for your interest and participation. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 11:35, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't see any proof, you just say you have proof, where is it? What kind of "reliability" is it on wikipedia when anyone can just name a book and say it's a source and that's that for that? Do a search online, the only place where "merlin gowns" is mentioned is in this article. Why? There is no such thing. Where is your proof? shiva das — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.191.180 (talk) 18:12, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Bloom County flashback
Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Just cough up some dough, Mac! :) Cinosaur (talk) 19:33, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * LOL. Here, take my Admin's salary for January, that ought to cover it... --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:35, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Would you rather sign up for a monthly contribution? Cinosaur (talk) 19:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * No, thanks, but if you'd like to, feel free. :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Cinosaur (talk) 20:27, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

How is this under Hinduism?
Just because a rock group is sponsored and supported by a Hindu Cult does not make it part of Hinduism. Sankarrukku (talk) 04:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for writing. I am not sure what you mean by "a rock group is sponsored and supported by a Hindu Cult," but, according to the reliable sources cited in the article, the Mantra-Rock Dance became a major milestone in the development of ISKCON, a denomination of Hinduism, in the United States. This justifies the article's listing under Hinduism. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 04:31, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

ISKON is not denomination of Hinduism. It was started as a separate religion by Srila Prabhupada. Just because a Rockmusic band is part of a Hindu Cult, it does not make it part of Hinduism. Matter of opinion. The article is Good. What is relevant is that we do have many music bands sponsored by other Hindu cults. They could also claim to be part of Hinduism.

Hinduism considers music to be Divine. We have a type of Upasana called Nada Upasana. Prayer through the medium of music. Of course not something to lose sleep about. Sankarrukku (talk) 08:59, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Sankarrukku, it's an interesting topic, but a bit out of place here. Suffice it to say that there are reliable sources quoted in the article on ISKCON that state that ISKCON is part of Hinduism, like A concise encyclopedia of Hinduism by Klaus Klostermaier and Hinduism" by Lynne Gibson. If you have similarly reliable sources for making a convincing case to the contrary, take them to Talk:ISKCON and I will happily participate in the discussion there. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 11:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)