Guest guest Posted January 6, 2002 Report Share Posted January 6, 2002 - " raj upen " <raj2497 " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda Sunday, January 06, 2002 03:07 fear or love > Dear Friends > Could you comment on whether people pray to God out of > fear or out of love. The other day I had one of my > friends telling that if she didnot pray, she would be > punished and sent to hell. I feel that in some > religion, remembering and talking to God is more out > of fear than out of love or respect. Fear of being > punished weighs more than the love for God. Its seems > that its more of a duty rather than praying for > respect or to spend some time in solace of the company > of God, who provides affection and love to his > children. Whats your opinion > Regards > Raj > ~~~~~~~~~~~~response~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Raj Swami Vivekananda has said something like:- Religious journeys may begin with 'fear' but have to end with 'love' for God. Fear may be the starting point but love has to take over at a later stage. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2002 Report Share Posted January 7, 2002 Ramakrishna, " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda@b...> wrote: > > - > " raj upen " <raj2497> > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda@b...> > Sunday, January 06, 2002 03:07 > fear or love > > > > Dear Friends > > Could you comment on whether people pray to God out of > > fear or out of love. The other day I had one of my > > friends telling that if she didnot pray, she would be > > punished and sent to hell. I feel that in some > > religion, remembering and talking to God is more out > > of fear than out of love or respect. Fear of being > > punished weighs more than the love for God. Its seems > > that its more of a duty rather than praying for > > respect or to spend some time in solace of the company > > of God, who provides affection and love to his > > children. Whats your opinion > > Regards > > Raj > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~response~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Dear Raj > > Swami Vivekananda has said something like:- > Religious journeys may begin with 'fear' but have to end with > 'love' for God. Fear may be the starting point but love has to > take over at a later stage. > > This fear is fear born out of ignorance either of the devotee or of one who has advised the child such. It is true that not only fear but many other methods ,viz., bribe, glamour, music, food and all kinds of allurements are offered by many to invite the devotee to the temple of God. This is all Maya. What counts is the closeness of the soul towards Him. If the result is divine faith then the means do not matter. Knowledge would remove the veils of Maya. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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