Don't be offended or take it in your heart.❤️. Little lengthy article.Conclusion of the article: As a atheists or theists you have to approach some one directly or indirectly to learn the philosophy either a Guru, Parents, Friend, Spouse, Sibling, Leader....or Supreme God himself as Arjuna approach to Lord Krishna. Like Lord Buddha said there is no God....millions of people believed him and still they are following him.....and indirectly he become God for them. In short as a atheist or theist you are instructed or guided by person or his/her audio/video/books......you can not runaway from word God either a real Supreme God or God concept....LOL ( whichever way you want to accept ). Note: Lord Buddha as per Vedic Scriptures is Supreme God himself 9th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He rejected Veda and played a roll of atheist according to time, place & circumstances to stop animal killings, violence and have peace in society ....and indirectly he wanted people to believe in God and he achieved his goal. Important point as a atheist or theist is in understanding the philosophy & implementing in our life and inspire others. ( Atheist can have Godly quality and Theist can be Demonic or vice versa ).Writing this article as a Theist: We can follow either Quran, Bible, Gita or any other Scriptures that makes sense to us, purify us, elevate our consciousness and qualify us to understand the God and instill love for God & his creation. I am following Vedic Scriptures Gita & Bhagvatam the conclusion of Vedas ( means knowledge ) and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding, emotion & love through articles not enforcing on anyone. Any philosophical or spiritual discussions is always centered around dose God exists or not? Let's look into this subject. ATHEISTS ( Heathens in Christianity and Kafirs in Muslim ): Different types of atheist.
1. Default atheist: Too busy or too lazy to explore about God. Ignorance is bliss.
2. Philosophical atheist: They think believes in God are intellectually immature & naive. They don't have any empirical evidence or logical argument, but try to play around words, profess their explanation and packaged differently against Theism.
3. Emotional atheist: Turn away from God due to corruption, materialism, too many scandals in religion and seeing too much suffering all around the world, lost the trust in God.
4. Covered atheist: They are in delusion, do not see the God as a supreme person separate from other living entities. They believe everyone can become God as a part of bigger oneness and universal consciousness...Dog can become God also...LOL.
5. Psychological atheist: See the God as a Supreme Person but they are running the show by keeping themselves in center ( or their followers keep them in center ) and eventually they become God......Guru becomes God.
Bg 7.25 -- I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not know that I am unborn and infallible.
Bg 9.11 -- Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be. ( Vedabase.com ).
Bg 9.12 -- Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated
Bg 16.8 -- They ( Atheists ) say that this world is unreal, with no foundation, no God in control. They say it is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust.
THEISTS: They see the God as a Supreme person separate from other living entities. God is not abstract or some kind of light , by definition God is the Absolute Truth the source of everything. God is unborn, complete, infinite eternal living person known by name Krishna means who attracts everyone has MANY other NAMES, form, abode, many incarnation, activities, qualities, associates, full of wisdom, bliss, cause of all causes and he is seed giving father for every living entities.
As a THEIST here is some logical argument about existence of GOD.
1. Invisibility is not a proof of nonexistent like we never saw our forefathers, other planets and so many other things in the universe. Our vision is very limited just like frog in well can not understand how big is ocean similarly we can not understand the God, this world & universe beyond this world by mental speculation.
2. Life comes from other life. Life can not origin from Matter either tree, birds, beast or human, has to origin from other life. Who is the seed giving supreme father for all these living entities?
3. Any thing Form or Formless has to be origin from the Form. Heat and sun shines are formless can not exist without Sun form. Every living entities has form & came from other form. So our supreme father or God by definition is Absolute Truth the source of everything has form and simultaneously presence throughout the universe in his formless or impersonal aspects.
4. Anything very precise, complex or intricate design like an universe and living entities can not be created by chance. Can we create anything in this world randomly by chance, yes we can destroy many things randomly by chance.
5. Body is made up of five basic elements or matter. Who keeps the matter alive? Scriptures described the living force of the body as a Soul which keeps body alive. Outerwear on your body moves because body is moving similarly body is moving because Soul is moving. Soul is not Matter but spiritual entity, has to be origin from other spiritual entity. Once Soul lives the body become dead matter again.
6. Many people believe that life came from Matter, question is where is origin of Matter? Nothing manufacture or happen in this world by chance.
7. Most of us ( it is fair to say none of us ) have no memory about our existence in mother womb before we born into this world. Similarly due to too many births we have lost the memories about our relationship with the God.
8. Along with five basic ingredients for our survival......knowledge in forms of Vedic Scriptures to live moral ethical life were also provided by God. The Vedic literature ( like Srimad Gita & Bhagavatam ) is a complete library for understanding life, the purpose of the creation, how the cosmos manifested, spiritual identity of the individual as an eternal soul, Supreme Being ( God ), the relationship between each other, and the pathways for directly realizing and perceiving these. Other Scriptures like Bible & Quran also written according to time, place & circumstances to understand God & his creation.
We can progress on path of Spiritual journey by having Faith in Scriptures & if they make sense to us. Vedic Philosophy is describing different aspects of realization or seeing a Supreme God or Absolute Truth the source of everything.
1. God is pervaded throughout the universe as a formless or impersonal future known as Brahaman just like our consciousness pervaded throughout the body.
2. God is seated in heart of every living entities realize as Paramatma or Super-soul.
3. God is Supreme person known as a Bhagwan or Absolute Truth the sources of everything...Complete realization of God.
Bg 7.19 -- After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.
Bg 14.4 -- It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.
Bg 15.15 -- I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. (vedabase.com ).
Atheism is due to our false ego not realizing our true identity as an eternal spirit soul part & parcel of Supreme Soul or God. Our false ego is due to our impure consciousness. With spiritual practices our consciousness will start purifying lead us toward self realization......and finally God realization. Irrespective of Atheists or Theists God loves everyone.
Bg 9.29 -- I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all.
Bg 9.30 -- Even if one commits the most abominable action, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination.
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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION & SOURCE:
I am inspired to hear & read Vedic Scriptures & other philosophy by regularly hearing Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale known as Dadaji ( speak on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra.
I also hear and read everyday the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......).
FYI: Good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com ( Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures ). Hearing & reading these scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantra daily are purifying to our senses, nourishing to our heart ( Soul ), transcendental to our consciousness and uplifting to our emotions.
It is always good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. I am posting articles based on Vedic scriptures and expressing my opinion, thoughts, understanding & emotions. Writing/sharing the articles is my Devotion to God/Gita/Guru. Of course I use Smartphone, Google, Pexels search to collect some data. Thanks to Facebook & Social media for providing me the platform.
Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE.
Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).
NOTE:
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.
We can follow either Quran, Bible, Jainism, Buddhism, Gita or any other Philosophy that makes sense to us, purify us , elevate our consciousness and qualify us to understand the God and instill the love for God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand the God, Form or Formless..or Universal Consciousness or Energy ...etc ).
Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion & Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by Definition through Scriptures. Transcendental subjects of God & his creation can not be understand by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why circle is circular? Just by definition circle is circular similarly by definition God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes.
I see the God besides above mention qualities as a eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by name Krishna means who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, form, abode, many incarnation, activities, qualities, associates, full of wisdom, bliss, cause of all causes.
