The Christ and Krishna

A zen master was asked,"Are there differences among
religions?"
He replied,"For those who have not realized their religion, there are differences. For those who have realized their religion, there are no differences."

Recently, on my continuing journey of spiritual growth and development, I came upon one of those "a-ha!" bits of information that proves to me that all of the major spiritual philosophies convey essentially the same message. The interconnections between the religions of the world is simply beautiful and awe-inspiring.

My discovery that jazzes my being is how Krishna and Jesus have many
similarities. I have previously studied the similarities between Jesus (and elements of Christianity) and the Pagan/Goddess religions that existed in Western European culture, finding strong evidence to support that Christianity borrowed heavily from previous religious practices and philosophies. I was unaware of the strong connections between Krishna and Jesus until now.

Take a moment to review some of the sites I have found and see for yourself. Then come back an read some more!

The Krishna
and Christian Jesus Parallels This site lays it out in a nice
side-by-side comparison chart.

Is Krishna
Also Christ?

Jesus
Christ is a Clone of Krishna

In the course of my readings,not suprising to me, what I could find on the Internet that were Christian sources had nothing good to say about Krishna, and totally discredited any "coincidences" between Jesus and Krishna. In contrast, Hindus are very tolerant and accepting of the similarities. I have found a similar attitude from Christians in regard to there being any similarity to Goddess/Pagan religions.

I am perplexed by this reluctance of the Christian religion to even remotely entertain the possibility that their religion has been influenced (and in some cases directly stole) ideas from those religions and philosophies that came before.

If someone of the Christian faith were to point out that Krishna wasn't real, I'd like for them to read the evidence that supports that Jesus wasn't real, either.

The bottom line here isn't whether or not Krishna or Jesus is real, and who came up with what religious idea or practice first. The heart of all of this is THE MESSAGE and not the messenger. It should not matter who first said it, or when it was first said. There is a universal Truth and Message spoken by Krishna and Christ, and that is to Love...not just any love, but Unconditional Love. Both spoke of the way, or the path---what have you---to God. It is through
Love that we align ourselves to The Divine. It's so simple, and yet we muck it up with all of this other crap and get into arguments with each other, go to wars, ad naseum.

Why is Krishna colored blue?

One of the theories is that Vishnu, because of his association with water, is depicted blue; therefore all his incarnations including Krishna, are shown as such. In Hinduism, persons who have depth of character and the capacity to fight evil are depicted as blue skinned.

The theory of the blue coloring of Krishna goes to the fact that the Creator has given the maximum of blue to nature i.e. the sky, the oceans, the rivers and lakes. The deity who has the qualities of bravery, manliness, determination, the ability to deal with difficult situations, of stable mind and depth of character is represented as blue colored. Lord Krishna spent his life protecting humanity
and destroying evil, hence he is colored blue.

(Excerpt above is from this website