i remember when i was a kid mom would ask me, "whos our God?"... and i'd reply "Lord Mahavir"...
such a prompt answer that was... but was that true???... is there a God???... this question goes through my mind often... and i have still to find the answer... the nearest i have got to answering that is when i read up some books on Jainism... n met some jain teachers who tried to explain the theme of someone called 'God'... therefore my idea about God is definitely influenced by the teachings and beliefs of Jainism...
most of the kids brought up by a jain family will be taught that there is a God and his name is 'Mahavir'... and i strongly refute this statement...
according to Jainism there is no creator of this world... it has just come to being by certain chemical and biological reactions... for example if we keep some pulses at room temperature without any pesticides added to them we would notice that after some days certain living organisms form in them... same way we have been formed... chemically...
but there is something called 'karma' that influences everything in our life... all that we get or suffer in our lifetime is because of karma... its the cause and effect theory that works here... our soul migrates from one life to another.. sometimes in heaven... sometimes in hell... sometimes on earth... but never in 'moksha'... thats because once it goes to moksha it never takes birth...
then why do we call Mahavir our God???... again he is not God... he never created this world... because when we think of the word 'God' it is always synonymous to someone who has created this world... but according to me God is someone who has suffered in life n cleant up all his bad karma... someone who has infinite good karma... n whose soul is in moksha never to come back...
also the deities that we worship r not actually in moksha... they are all in heaven... therefore they have the power to intervene... that is why we pray to them... we goto themples and wish... this 'wish' is nothing but materialistic want... those in moksha dont grant us such wishes... therefore we should look towards them only when we want to achieve something more... something for our soul... not for our body... and the best way to do that is believe in yourself and believe that u too can achieve moksha... not in this life then in some other life... and the only way to acheive this is believe that your soul is 'God'... God is inside you... only u urself can find Him... no one can do that for u
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i dunno if thr is a god...im not a very religious person but i do blv thr is a force superior than all of us...
i am a skeptic on most things when it comes to religions..
but i am of the opinion that the force is within oneself..
anyway, its amusing that no one has managed to figure out god though we have been thriving on this planet for a long time..
Im not a hard core believer of GOD...nor am I here to debate whether GOD exist or not....but yes, I know HE is somewhere around me all the time....(only on certain times when I dont want to be with me) ;)
God is inside you... only u urself can find Him... no one can do that for u
That was a nice one :)
m000nie this a very beautiful post...u have taken ur experiences and lessons abt God and tried to derive the truth abt God in ur own understanding. And I think u have done a very good thing and have come to a very sensible conclusion abt God.
**and the only way to acheive this is believe that your soul is 'God'... God is inside you... only u urself can find Him... no one can do that for u
I so believe in that! Spot on m000nie. As I always knew, ur one wise lady...ty!
Keshi.
this reminded me of those loooooooong discussions :)
There is GOD,Moonie... Proof....de very closest proof is de nature....Look around you...Check out those things tht no man could hv made.
However,it finally ends up in ones belief whether GOd does exist or not. And how does beliefs make you feel it?? Thru experiences and miracles that happen in your life.... ;-)
Anway....good post...like it :-)
nopes nopes nopes
am an agonist!
I doubt if god exists!
Watever we do its on us!
Wat we do that is wat is yielded
God din create us
Our biological parents did and the chain goes on!
And hell wat we blame on god fate and destiny we should do that on us!! Cuz we are the morpher of our future and the outcome we will have
A Slight mistake can strike u bigtime in future!!!
Hi..
First time on ur blog...nice post..
make me remember an old proverv:"What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.”"
hahaha
my favourite is parshwanath!! for obvious reasons!! all the snakes and everything!!
These are not gods, but like the guiding stars, help us awaken the god within us!... Ultimately thats what every religion says.... the kingdom of god lies within you,
Nice thought provoking post....
Keep penning
these* = tirthankars!!!
Oh God!
now M00nie is trying to find u
u better run God
somebody up there loves u M00nie
dats all u need to no
and He will be happy if u love me too
Gracious God! How possibly one could write with such clear thoughts...You gotta expore this side of yours girl! You are a superb writer...Great read!
totally agree with you on the "god" blog...
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Sounds the author has a deeply philosophical side to he personality...:)
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