Many have often
declared stoically that they are atheists. Let them profess to be so in a dire
situation or crisis! When push comes to shove and all efforts fail, “someone up
there” is there to fall back on. We live in a whirlpool of theories about
“God”, that unseen power. Although we believe in the goodness of God, we wage
wars “in the name of God”. We think God is light but we are happy to live in
the dark: dark thoughts, dark words and equally dark deeds. We think there is
an old, wise being “up there” who pours over a big, black book of debits and
credits with a view to punishing humans. Quaint but amusing!
We can discuss
God “ad nauseum” but the truth is, God can only be experienced as popularly
theorized. Those who have absolute faith in prayer and the subtle energies have
been privy to such experiences as have people who consider themselves
“ordinary” vis-a-vis some others who are “extraordinary”. “God! Are you
listening?”
The terms
“ordinary” and “extraordinary” are mere perspectives based on perceived success
and failure. Just today, I heard someone say, “courage is not the opposite of
fear; it is driven by fear”. Similarly, for human beings, God is driven by crisis
or disaster of any kind. God is our Disaster Manager. God is one who is
expected to become active when humans can’t deal with a serious, even life
threatening situation. Or, this is what WE believe. Would you believe me if I
said that we all have the qualities of God within us but no intention, awareness,
effort or realization? What would you say if I said that if we hadn’t polluted
our energies by sullying ourselves in the muddy waters of this transient world,
we could actually elevate ourselves to becoming spiritual masters like the
Buddha, Lord Rama, Jesus Christ and others? The buck lies with us supported by
God’s grace. “God! Are you listening?’’
God can be
experienced in many ways. The sudden appearance of a stranger on a lonely road
who gives you a lift to your home is no coincidence. You are looking for a book
in a bookshop but you pick up a completely different book, which has an answer
you have been looking for since quite sometime. You are alone and depressed
when a friend forces you to go out and you meet someone there who later,
becomes your life partner. A long lost friend re enters your life suddenly when
you are in abject need of support.
The point is, are
we just staring at the signs of the presence of God without understanding or
are we actually aware and cognizant of God given help and opportunities? But simultaneously, we need to make ourselves
worthy to attract the godly energy. We need to increase our levels of cleansing
and awareness to actually feel God within ourselves constantly; through
substantiating God by living exemplary lives of which God, our “parent” energy
can be proud. Let us invite God’s grace every living moment. “God! Are you
listening?”
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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