Faith is essential & everything in our life, without faith whole world will crumble. We need Faith in ourselves, nature, survival , relationship......yes everything depends on Faith. When we are traveling in airplane, we have to keep faith on Airline company, Pilot, Weather....etc. Many times Faith is not based on rational, logics or reason.....Faith means Faith. At a same time Faith should not be completely blind, irrational, illogical or based on Ignorance.
Faith in Scriptures means Spiritual Science to know our inner Spiritual nature is very sublime, sound and wholesome not based on ignorance or any unreasonable premises. Like students in elementary school who have very limited vision to understand the geography of this universe similarly our sense perception & consciousness are also very limited to understand the Spiritual science. Proof of pudding is in eating, at some point in our life we have to study theses scriptures with faith to reveal the truth.
SB 1.1.19 -- Transcendental literature is above the mode of darkness, and its light becomes more luminous with progressive reading and realization of the transcendental subject matter.
Since time immemorial Vedic scriptures passed on through Guru-Disciple chain by Aural reception. They were written in books form about 3-5 thousand years ago. There are few bullet points below about Vedic Scriptures should able to give us enough faith to study these scriptures.
1. Many Vedic Scriptures like Gita & Bhagavatam are in format of Dialogues, Question & answers sessions.... these methodology can not be followed by people with Blind faith. Enough faith & confidence in true knowledge of these Scriptures allow us to ask questions and have conversations.
2. Embryology and Life in Womb: In last 25 years many intervention & research done to study the development & psychology of fetus in womb with advanced medical technology. This subject matter is described in Vedic scripture Srimad Bhagavatam written in Sanskrit about 5000 years ago pretty accurate.
In 3rd canto of Srimad- Bhagavatam ( SB ) from SB 3.26-33 there is very long & deep conversation between Lord Kapila & his mother....very enlightening.
SB 3.31: Lord Kapila’s Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities in Womb, total 48 slokas ( Vedabase.com) ...
3. Vedic Astronomy: In 2nd Canto of SB there is descriptions in-depth about creation of whole Universe including measurement & distances between various planets pretty accurate. SB 2.10: Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions
4. Gita & Patanjali Yoga Sutra have mentioned everything about Yoga. Now whole world have realized & accepted the importance of Yoga in our life.
5. Knowledge of these Scriptures to live happy & peaceful life were applicable thousands of year back and now also. Our forefathers have lived moral ethical life based on these scriptures. In all these years no alteration made in these Spiritual books compared to modern science books which have changed many times.
6. Historical places like Vrindavan, Dwarka, Kurukshetra, Ayodhya, Lanka ( Sri-Lanka ), Bali, Ganges River.....etc including BHARAT ( now India ) were mentioned in these Scriptures, they are still existing in this world.
7. Vedic Mathematics, Vedic Astrology, Vedic Gemology, Vedic Arts, Vedic Schools of Dance include Bharata Natyam, Kathakali, Krishna Atam, Mohini Atam....etc now recognized at International platform and everyone can benefit from these.
8. Since time immemorial many divine festivals are celebrated in India & they all are connected with the historical events happened in past.
9. Last Canto of SB, Age of Deterioration have forecasted the condition of the upcoming world which we can see & experiencing today. Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration .
Vedic Scriptures ( Veda means knowledge ) are not about any religion or nationality. ( There was No Hindu, Abrahamic, Jainism, Buddhism or any other religions 5000 years ago ). Gita is the book of True Knowledge the Spiritual Science to know about Myself. Other Scriptures like Bible & Quran also written according to time, place & circumstances to understand the spiritual sciences.
Bg 4.39 -- A faithful man who is dedicated to transcendental knowledge and who subdues his senses is eligible to achieve such knowledge, and having achieved it he quickly attains the supreme spiritual peace.
Bg 4.40 -- But ignorant and faithless persons who doubt the revealed scriptures do not attain God consciousness; they fall down. For the doubting soul there is happiness neither in this world nor in the next. Vedabase.com
As always explained in very sound, eloquent, thoughtful language with deep meaningful transcendental message.........by His Holiness Bhakti Rasamitra Swami.
https://youtu.be/9XgsYpIsNaw
Thank You.
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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 discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts & other philosophy 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 daily are purifying to our senses, nourishing & satisfying to our heart ( Soul ) and transcendental to our consciousness.
I use the word Hearing instead of Listening when it comes to Scriptures. Simply by Hearing the scriptures even though if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand it still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.
We can follow either Quran, Bible, 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.
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.
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