A doubt in grace.

[Guest guest]

Wonderful poser. .

 

Question is : does it matter? Assume for a moment god does not listen to

your prayers. Do you have a choice?

No. Whether you pray or not is immaterial. God, Heaven, Perumal, etc.

call any name, but you cannot deny the omnipresence of an entity beyond

your senses, beyond your mind, beyond your body, beyond your intellect and

knowledge.

 

Under this entity's hold the entire universe operates. You may claim that

you have a distinct and perhaps somewhat superior capabilities - as a human

you have something called the brain, mind, intelligence, thinking capacity

etc. - but this is still limited and cannot comprehend the Immeasurable.

 

You have created the concept of God because the mind cannot find an answer

to your constant quest for something beyond yourself/beyond your

body-mind-nexus.

 

And to chat with God, again you have created something called prayer.

 

So both God and prayers are your own creation. Now what is fact and what

is fiction ?

 

To know sincerely, and not indulge in idle curiosity for passing time, one

must give a lot. The first step is the last step. To reach far we must

start from very near.

 

So, respected Madam do you sincerely wish to know?

 

Beware, the writer is not assuring you any concrete answer which is what

everyone one of us want and seek. A certainity so that they can follow that

certainity and also confirm whether the certainity meets their own

'idea'concept'. The point the writer is making is that this question is a

dynamic one and it all depends on the inclination of the seeker. It

changes from time to time, season to season, external influences, social

influences and so on. All these must be set aside and the mind made empty

for the benediction to happen

 

The writer's focus, interest and devoution is to the twin subjects of Yoga

and Sandyavandanam. To some extent he can say that Yes, through

preparation, one may make oneself (the mind/body nexus) fit to investigate

whether there is God and if so whether God listens to prayers? what is

God's role? Whether God is male or female? etc.

But this requires preparations. It is a long and ardous journey. Not an

impossible one though. It is a discovery in devoution. You have to plumb

the depths of your mind to get into a silence where thought cannot

penetrate. In this very brief, abrupt silence occasional flashes of

something which is Pure may perhaps come about.

 

There is a simpler way to start preparations. Can you tell what do you

like doing most? Is there something, say driving, or swimming or maybe

cooking a dish. This must not necessarily have any reason, rationale,

logic. It has got to be absolutely something which is unique to you and for

no reason whatsoever. Next, find out why you like that? If you can get a

logic, answer, rationale, then you are on the wrong track, if you cannot

find an answer then you can proceed further.

 

One does not have time right now...Hope the group members also contribute

and keep this thread of discussion alive. Lets continue after further

inputs from other learned members of these fora.

 

Om tat Sat

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Everybody,

 

Greetings. I am Sangeetha, Vadagalai Iyengar. I have a very basic doubt on

whether god is really listening to our prayers and whether he is with us.

I am not able to find an answer to this. I will be greatful if any one of

you could share your mystic experiences.

 

With Warm Regards

Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

The question was posed on 5th March 2003 and the answer has come on its own on

6th march 2003 in Shri SadagopanIyengar swami's article " Lord Remembers" . Even

before you ask HE GIVES.

 

LORD IS OMNISCIENT, OMNIPOTENT AND OMNIPRESENT. WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT. THERE IS

ALWAYS LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL.

 

My pranams to all Bhagavathas

v k vijayaraghavan

 

Sangeetha wrote:

 

Hello Everybody,

 

Greetings. I am Sangeetha, Vadagalai Iyengar. I have a very basic doubt on

whether god is really listening to our prayers and whether he is with us. I am

not able to find an answer to this. I will be greatful if any one of you could

share your mystic experiences.

 

With Warm Regards

Sangeetha

 

 

 

PLEASE KEEP CHANTING GOD'S NAMES LIKE KRISHNA , RAMA, GOVINDA .