[Jeeyar Educational Trust] Digest Number 586

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JAi Sriman Narayana

 

> Message: 1

> Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:37:10 -0000

> "ssathia <ssathia

> 1. Please tell me why should we love God?

 

God Sriman Narayana is our father and mother. Don't

you love your father and mother? Moreover, He is our

owner. Athma is a sharira (body) for paramathma.

>

> 2. Please tell me what systems are set into motion

> when we love God? Conversely what systems are set

> into motion when we ignore God?

 

Serving God Sriman Narayana is our original nature.

When we realize who we are and what is our

relationship with Lord Sriman Narayana (parmathma), we

wiil immediately start loving Him. Then we want to

serve Him and act according to what pleases Him. That

will release us from the bondage of the cycle of birth

and death.

 

We are already in ignorance of God. The ignorance

makes us accumulate more and more karma, and karma

ultimately brings us sorrow.

 

> 3. Please tell me whether love for God would blind

> me and distract me from my duties? In other words,

> is love for God a pre-requisite for me reach the

> Paramatma?

 

The primary duty of the human life is to realize God.

 

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> 4. Please tell me what happens when the the jeevatma

> merges with paramatma? Does the Paramatma get

> bigger, more powerful? Conversely does the

> separation of jeevatma weaken the Paramatma?

 

The jeevathma does not merge with the paramathma.

The seperation of jeevathma does not weaken the

paramathma as He is complete (purnam). However, since

He loves us, He wants to give us permanent happyness

which can come only when we realize our relationship

with Him.

 

Even in the parampadam, we serve Him.

 

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> 5. If the bodies are made of the 5 elements and the

> soul is the integrating and controlling force to

> create a life form, what makes an inert object obey

> the biddings of an intelligent soul?

 

What is making a car obey the driver?

 

> anbudan,

> Sathia.

 

With best wishes,

Narender Reddy