whether god is really listening to our prayers

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Priya Bhagawatas,

Asmadsrigurubhyonamaha!!!

 

With reference to the following mail, adiyen would like to put forth

some points

 

""""

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

""""

 

1. Regarding the first point that 'whether god is really listening to

our prayers and whether He is with us'; it should be noted that if it

is not so, one will not only be able to even raise such a question at

all, but also will not be able to read this messagel itself, because due

to Him only all the pancha indriyams are working (led by the mind) as

declared by Himself in Srimadbhagavadgita.

2. Though it is very common for most of our minds to assume

childishness and start questioning the existence/proximity of God when

some of our silly desires are not fulfilled; it should be remembered

that God's grace is like a continuous non-stop downpour on every body

irrespective of one's eligibility/quality , due to which one is able

to do one or many of the most basic but surviving activities like

breathe, see, hear, eat, digest, talk, walk, run and what not including

levelling allegations against Him or even realising the mighty Himself.

 

3. Thus it forms the basic responsibility of each and every person

first to constantly extend one's full gratitude to Him for all the

favours as referred above (though it may appear basic), He has already

granted in the past and continuing in the present and the future also

and there is no scope for accusation/allegations for the missing

favours.

4. While putting to test one's fortunes, if one is able to just

chant/hear/see the Tirunaamams of the Lord like SriHari, Srikrishna, Sri

Rama etc then that itself is the biggest fortune one is already

possessing and there is nothing else other than that one needs to

aspire for Supreme Bliss. Any other fortune is temporary and

infinitisimal or of no use in the absence of the Lord's remembrance;

and Lord's remembrance itself is enough in the absence of any other

fortune what ever big it may appear.

 

Jai Srimannarayana

 

Dr.Kilambi Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan