Faith makes us human

Good morning friends. Do you believe in faith? Some of us never thought that faith can’t help oneself to be human. Maybe with those people who thought of that was the one who experience bad things in life that’s why they can say that faith has nothing to do in one’s life. I have read one article and it is very nice. I want to share this with you.

It is our belief in God that makes us human, says Chetan Bhagat.

There are some questions that I don’t have answers to. Like, why does faith help? Or, why do we have faith? But I realize that it’s very important to strike the right balance between science and spirituality. If you become too scientific, too analytical and insist that everything has a reason, then you probably are trying to be all-knowing and all-powerful, which you as a mortal being cannot be.

Anything can happen anytime. Life is uncertain, relationships are uncertain, success is uncertain and so is health. Our belief in God is an acknowledgement to that sense of vulnerability. It makes us more human. I would like to pray more but I don’t get the time.

Our faith should not make us dogmatic or agnostic. Instead, it should channelize positive energy so that society benefits from it. Faith should comfort people, not antagonize them. God does not decide things for us on a day-to-day basis. He has given us a mind that can reason and an ability to think for ourselves.

This is what makes us superior to other living beings. Even if there is destiny, there is also a lot of free will. God has His place, an individual his. Hence the need to strike a balance between science and spirituality is all the more important. – The Times of India

Life is like a flowing stream

Good morning friends. We know that life is hard. There’s always a hardship while we are still living. But we can all consider life is like a flowing stream As we can go with the flow of our life. I have read one article and I want to share that with you. It’s a nice article and it might help to those people who have the agony in life.

I am a religious skeptic and don’t concern myself with the question of the existence (or non-existence) of God in everyday affairs.

I don’t look for Him and He doesn’t for me. I never found Him in any gurudwara , temple, church or mosque. But, I easily find him everyday in the music of a composer, in the voice of a singer, in the painting of a painter, in the writing of an author. He’s there in a monument, in a sculpture, in a piece of fashion garment, in a manuscript that lands on my desk for publication. I see Him in the innocent smile of that child standing half-naked with nose running in some far off village. I find Him in my friends who have taken me into their lives, their world, who are always there for me, who stand by me, who tolerate my various moods and eccentricities. I would much rather look at the beautiful formation of a cleavage than the cross that hangs close to it.

You can discover God by reconciling your different selves — the good, the bad and the ugly. Remember Graham Greene’s words: “...If there is a God who uses us and makes his saints out of such material as we are, the devil too may have his ambitions; he may dream of training even such a person as myself...” I guard and protect myself from being influenced by the teachings and preaching of any baba, any guru, any mata , any moral brigade on how to be pious.

For me, God is there within; certainly not in the distance, but here and now. I don’t waste time in prayers or in meditation. The only prayer to me is my work. My meditation is not to hurt anyone. It helps me have a clear mind. It gives me a good night’s sleep. And I enjoy the fruits of work to the hilt.

Uncertainty drives people to seek answers in religious practice. One turns to God to find solace from one’s misfortunes or seek favors for whatever one aspires for. Happiness or that “sense of inner peace” does not come from the realization of desires. I accept life, situations and people around me for what they are and not what they should be. I never think of yesterday. For me, everything is now. That’s what makes my tomorrow. This does not mean that one doesn’t strive to improve life, to look into matters that are obviously wrong. It means that there are limits on how much an individual can take. It also means that we limit our wants as there is no limit to greed. You cannot have God and Mammon on the same pedestal.

We all have our contradictions and multiple identities. There are many selves within each of us. Which Self will assert itself at any given point depends on what has influenced us at that particular stage. We are constantly evolving. What we are today is not what we were yesterday. Life is like a stream which has to flow forward on its journey. The minute the water gets stagnant it gets polluted. Change is the only certainty and acceptance of it is what gives one peace of mind. – The Times of India

(The writer is CEO & MD, Hay House Publishers India)

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