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Troosha
Yes, perfectly said. All religions are pearls held in a string.
posted by
anib
on September 20, 2011 at 3:59 AM
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Though there are many renditions of how to commune with God, there's a strand that runs through every religion that resonates of similarity.
posted by
Troosha
on September 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM
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WileyJohn
It is perfectly natural as long as one is satisfied with whatever beliefs one espouses, and it is also said that "As many opinions as many paths" and "let knowledge come from all sides". I was myself a non-believer once and would vehemently criticize the scripures and the rituals. I was overly rebellious until I found one day that some scientific researchers from the West first learnt Sanskrit and then studied the Vedas and Puranas for years and years which, they believed would lead then to higher truths and discoveries not extant until now. And they have. This motivated me to study the Gita just to find out as to what was so great about the scripture that every single giant of a scholar, especially the Germans, went so gaga about? Twenty or twenty-five attempts to understand the first two pages went in vain; that was 13 years ago. Today I find that there is nothing of belief in the whole scripture but the stress is on first-hand experience, and only if found matching with one's experience, belief or rather call it faith automatically will develop. It is an exploration from a thousand different angles, something which I find very exciting to my temperament. That is what I thought would share knowing fully well that there would not be many takers. One day I even desire to get these interpretations of mine published. Thank you so much sir for reading.
posted by
anib
on September 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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abanerjee
My own belief in a Higher Power or God is much more simplified. My knowledge of God is very personal, within me and I have a difficult time trying to fathom any other belief especially when it's complicated-by man. Great writing though in what is your belief.......
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 18, 2011 at 10:36 AM
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shobana
I am glad that you appreciate my efforts. Thanxalot
posted by
anib
on September 17, 2011 at 11:48 PM
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I loved this piece abanerjee where you outline the various practices evolving into one realization.
posted by
shobana
on September 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM
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sam
It is a sheer delight to read such a marvelous comment sis shelly. The spiritual knowledge being imparted to Arjuna right in the middle of a battlefield is also very significant; all other scriptural wisdom was spoken of in an utter peaceful atmosphere where the mind was at rest; here as you see in the Gita, it is not. Life is at stake. Symbolically, the chariot is the body, Arjuna the warrior is seated in the chariot as the 'confused' mind, unable to distinguish the good from the bad - the obstacle of the egoistic mind -as you rightly talked of being swayed away from the journey due to the irresoluteness of the the will; he needs clarity. This is provided by Godhead Krishna as the charioteer, the soul. I do not at all feel that you fall 'woefully short' in your striving as long as the path is in the right direction the journry will take you to your desired desttination. Thank you so veru much.
posted by
anib
on September 17, 2011 at 10:11 PM
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Good evening or perhaps it's day for you my dear Bro! I liked the end but now that I have a time to sit down and read with greater understanding, and I still feel like I am Arjuna of a sort, wisdom is indeed in god-realization and that one must be relentless in devoted faith! I understand this completely for it is devotion that makes it all possible! Possible to become ego-less for one joins with the Divine and becomes one with the Divine as in the example of the river becoming one with the ocean and vice versa! I think this can be a 'brick wall' so to speak because without the understanding that the moment one lives in the flesh is purely temporal, and until one can abandon the temporal he cannot gain the knowledge necessary to cross over and merge with the Divine. Too much emphasis is place on the existence that one comprehends in the flesh that makes it difficult to abandon it but that's where knowledge seems to serve best. Unless one gains the necessary knowledge he will never acquire the wisdom to understand that it is greater to merge with the Divine and thus become an entity within an entity of the Divine! The ego is a haughty beast for me! It strives for fulfillment of the temporal existence even to the point that it become the force that drives a life but it simply in its selfishness prevents the life from having true existence! That being preparation for what is to come and not what is in the current physical existence for me. I like that devotional service is important because it serves to set the ego free and thus it does not compete with where the seeker intends to reside. When the devotion is practiced and one see what is beyond the physical existence they can see the light so to speak of a greater existence away from the mortality of it all! It seems that seeking, devotion and undeviating faith makes the most sense to reach the understand that has been imparted to Arjuna, in essence one must live in the flesh, understand the path, and seek to gain the shelter of the Divine. Since man likes to take care of his needs with his woeful lack of understanding and thus no wisdom, he misses out the greatest part of existence and that is the preparation [and he can have great assistance to actually enjoy the physical time if he were to let go and merge] for the life away from the physical existence that so craves the ego to direct! It all seems so easy to comprehend but so many things come up along the journey that I continue to go back to the relentlessness in devoted faith! I am learning a great deal. I have no need for the ego and yet I find I must continually strive to be adequate in devotion and yet feel as I fall woefully short of the level I would like to attain! I think that Arjuna shares this, too! sam
And I look forward to the continuation!
posted by
sam444
on September 17, 2011 at 9:35 PM
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I am glad that both won. Do take a good night's rest. Just realized you already have.
posted by
anib
on September 17, 2011 at 9:27 PM
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Thanking God for everything. Yes that is the right path. Prayer emanates from thankfulness.
posted by
anib
on September 17, 2011 at 9:22 PM
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So many paths to God....main thing for me is to keep my self
thanking God for everything.
posted by
Kabu
on September 17, 2011 at 10:17 AM
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The closing paragraph was astounding for me! I did a quick read tonight but I will be back in the morning for a closer read. It has been a long day and I have simply run out of energy! Too much rooting for my teams today! But, it was great fun because both of them won their contests! sam
posted by
sam444
on September 17, 2011 at 12:03 AM
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