Brahman is the miacle of Ishwara !

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Namaste:

 

In a recent post Sri Benjamin has made the following statement: " So

the only question is, do we need an Ishwara for the original big bang

and soup of subatomic particles? I believe the answer is yes, but not

so much as some kind of engineer or designer, but rather simply

because the existence of ANYTHING is a miracle. Pure existence alone

is a miracle that must constantly be sustained by something like

Ishwara. That's the basic reason as I see it."

 

Sri Benjamin's statement is quite useful and it needs some expansion

as further clarification and understanding. First, if everything

that happens or bound to happen can be explained scientifically, then

the question of God will not arise. The question of God arises when

scientific explanations become incomplete. The statement, 'religion

starts when science ends' is quite appropriate and valid. The fall of

rain, flow of air, light of sun, flashing stars, space of earth, etc.

were considered miracles attributed to God. With the advance of

science, scientists were to explain the miracles and force the

religious minds to accept the facts of nature.

 

There is still one outstanding question that remains (will always

remain) unresolved - Can Science explain everything that happens in

the universe without an epsilon of doubt? The answer is an emphatic

no? The Hindu concept of 'Ishwara' doesn't contradict any scientific

truth and at the same time no science can challenge the descriptions

Ishwara stated in Gita and other scriptures. One of the significant

problem is that 'perception of Ishwara' solely depends on the

perceiver and his/her attributable characteristics. All that advaita

declares is that Brahman has a address label Ishwara to facilitate

His recognition!

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran