Guest guest Posted April 15, 2001 Report Share Posted April 15, 2001 Hi padmanabhan! Your questions some how knocked me. Parashanth has given some very nice examples. Today i was reading a story in which a person approaches a Rishi n ask him. Can u show where is God. I have eyes i should be able to see him. So rishi went in to meditative stage and start rotating his finger in small circle for about 20 minutes. Man lost patience and said i am just seing the finger. i am not able to see God. Rishi said all this time you were looking at my finger. If i cut this finger will this rotate. No it will persh away. Rishi said the life, the energy due to which everything becomes animate is God. God is within u. Padmanabhan our eyes, ears, smell, taste, touch, voice all have limitations. we can't hear , see beyond certain frequencies. Like our bodies Gods too have bodies but there bodies are not made up of this gross matter. So they can't be seen with these physical eyes. In order to see them the inner eyes need to be awakened n they can only be awakened by true love, meditaion n sadhna towards the God. We are existing only at one plane of existence. There r other planes of existence too where bodies don't have this gross form rather they have a subtle form. N whenever a enlightened one takes birth for upliftment of socirty gods n godesses are always around him to see n hear what he says n does and are to eager to serve him in one way or the other. > > Message: 4 > Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:39:48 -0700 (PDT) > Prashanth Godrehal <gprasha > Re: Digest Number 754 > > Dear padmanabhan, > > Let me try to give answer to your questions. I hope > in this way somehow of my doubts will also be cleared. > > Your question is about existence of God. > In vedanta, they never ask this question. Vedanta > firmly beleives there is God and gives many of logical > explanation to prove the existence God. like salt > mixed with water. We don't see salt in water but when > we taste it we feel the saltiness. Sameway God is > everywhere we don't see, we can feel precence of God > if try sincearly. > > > > > i am thankful to you that u had told me that i am > > god. > > If that is the case, then why do people go for > > temple for > > worship of an idol if he himself is god. > > Sages say " I am God " is the state only in samadhi. In > the normal state of mind there is point in saying I am > God. About the Idol worship, think even though there > is ocean of milk infront of you you drink milk by > taking in small cup only, in the same way though God > is everywhere, it will be easy if we can conceptualise > the God in a idol form and worship. > > > > One more > > thing i want to share with you is > > > > " I came to know when i was browsing for informations > > on > > Swamy vivekananda, and there it was said that in the > > final stage of meditation all will come union to god > > so what does it mean, if i am god then what does it > > mean that i will be very close to god. > > Above explanation answers this question. presently we > identify ourselves with our mind or body. But the real > thing is we are verily that brahman or we have to > identify ourself with that atman. This can only happen > when someone is in samadhi state. That is what > vievkananda was feeling, as and when he went int > samadhi his mind vanished he was one with God. close > to God means, I feel how much we have detached > ourselves from mind & body. > > As other list memebers have suggested, I would also > recommend you to read complete " complete works of > Vivekananda " . The answers for most of these questions > will be found. The only thng remaining will be > practical part. As S.V himself says, " there is no > therory in religion, it is all practical " . > > my 2c comments > > sarvam vasudevamayam jagath > Prashanth > > > > > Please tell detailed. > > > > As far as vivekananda, he himself agree with the > > existance of god only after Ramamkrishna touched his > > body > > and he became unconsious of the material world and > > really > > felt the existance of god in samadhi. > > > > Then what u say must be wrong. I am not clear yet > > > > > > > ___ > > Chat with your friends as soon as they come online. > > Get Rediff Bol at > > http://bol.rediff.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________ > > > ______________________ > > > > Message: 4 > > 12 Apr 2001 03:45:38 -0000 > > " padmanaban balaraman " > > <padmanaban_bala > > god > > > > hi every body who ever listens or read it, > > > > I put up a question earlier but i could not > > able to > > find a answer which i could really agree (Existance > > of god). > > > > But i am in search of god and i am not sure > > whether he is present or not still i am trying > > enough atleast by > > somebody i could understand the concept of life with > > that > > to god > > > > > > > ___ > > Chat with your friends as soon as they come online. > > Get Rediff Bol at > > http://bol.rediff.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get email at your own domain with Mail. > http://personal.mail./ > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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