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Is There God? by Raman Handa
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In the present age of high speed communication, internet and information explosion, it may interest one to know that there is maximum information on one topic – God. Even God would be surprised and amused at this! God reigns supreme, whether we believe or not in His existence. The atheists endorse it, by not believing and the believers by surrendering to Him. The former do it by disproving His existence and the latter by trying to establish it. Now the question that naturally arises is ‘does God exist’? The believers take the knowledge in the Vedas or the scriptures of other religions, as their support, whereas the non-believers are sustained, by their own logic. But logic is a peculiar thing – it can be used both to support and nullify and is in the end, inconclusive. Even in a court of law, mere arguments are never entertained without supporting evidence. People generally have a concept or idea of God, which may be commonly accepted or may be of their own logic. It is this notion that they refute and hence their arguments cannot be accepted. The systematic approach would be, to refer to the scriptures or books that refer to word, check its use and find out its definition. For Instance, the Upanishads refer to God as Ishvara, Bhagavan, Brahman, etc. They explain the concepts with clarity, and if after studying these books we conclude that we do not believe in God, it is acceptable. In fact, both believers and non-believers need to have clarity of the concepts, so that the understanding of the faithful remains unshaken, in the face of ‘seemingly’ logical proof of the non-existence of God. There are some people who at different times believe or accept contrary viewpoints. They are convinced by any argument. They accept the viewpoint of the atheist, and also that of the believer. The Taittiriya Upanishad says ‘That from which all beings are born, that by which all beings are sustained, and that unto which they merge back is Brahman.’ This beautiful statement clearly says that if there is a creation or an effect, then there must be a cause for that ‘creation’ or ‘effect’. Everyone will have to accept this. There may be a dispute on the nature of the cause, but we will have to accept that from nothing, only nothing can come. In fact, the statement itself is meaningless. If the whole creation is the effect, then there has to be something in the origin, a cause. Here we know that something is or exists and that self-evident being has to be accepted. It is this existence or pure Being which is God. Every person has infinite potential! But despite this we find that some people succeed and some fail. The reason for this is that they do not work to their potential. What is this potential? Do we know the potential of the earth, the water, the sun or the other energies? Their potential is infinite. That infinite potential is called God. Now that we know He exists, the next logical question is – Can I realise God? This could also read – can I realise or manifest my infinite potential? We are continuously manifesting some of our potentials and therefore we are able to achieve even what we are achieving. So the answer is – yes I can realise God! And if one is able to do it, in this world, then the true end of all human aspirations is gained.
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