Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Suffering > > There has been evil and sorrow since the beginning of creation. You ask > why the Rishis (Sages) do not put matters right. The Vedas (Hindu > scriptures) tell of the demons (asuras) who have existed since the earliest > times. There is a force of opposition in the world, which produces strife > and suffering, but it works to make humankind grow and evolve. It is a > force in nature that exists along with the good. > > Q: What is the purpose of all the suffering and evil in the world? > > M: Your question is itself an outcome of the suffering. Sorrow makes one > think of God. If it were not for the suffering, would you have asked the > question? Except for jnanis (the enlightened), everybody, from a king to a > peasant, has a certain amount of sorrow. Even in cases where it seems to > be absent, it is only a matter of time; sooner or later it comes. Also, > one may not question sorrow or God at the first blow, but one is likely to > on the fifth. We have taken this vehicle (the body) in order to know our > real state. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. ===== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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