I’ve always tried to visualize as to how my God looks like? This is because, I take refuge in the concept of God quite often and have a dialogue (actually, a monologue and give expression to my prevalent frame of my mind). The circumstances dictate the God and the gender which I shall try to explain – when my grandfather was on the throes of death, I was appealing to Lord Siva that he should continue to be with us, but when I was taking a test – any exam for that matter- it had to be the Goddess Saraswati for ensuring success and before the commencement of anything- like taking up a new appointment- Lord Ganesh was to be appeased, so that no obstacle came my way during the execution. The list, thus, is endless.
Recently, I’d the opportunity to read Richard Dawkins’ ‘God Delusion’ where the author dispels the theory of God and reaffirms his point of view, that, God is a figment of imagination among the people thanks to the fear of retribution from somebody powerful, much more powerful than him/her, who’s continuously monitoring mankind and meticulously maintaining an account of each individual’s good deeds as well as the sins! This thought has been given credence through lots of myths and stories built around it and continuously reinforced in everyone, by the clergy of every religious group.
Till recently, I was sure that God was a powerful mass of energy guarding the universe and all of us who inhabit it. But inherent in this thought was a dichotomy as to how ‘It’ can discharge emotional functions. And resorting to prayers and visits to holy places for achieving aims desperately sought by one’s mind – highlighted in the first paragraph - knocks the bottom of this theory.
That’s why I’d like to believe that God has many forms as seen in the Hindu concept where He is a family man himself and each God has a definite area of responsibility! And my favourite is Lord Krishna who’s most practical in tackling the aspects of life as articulated beautifully in the ‘Bhagwad Gita’.
Recently, I’d the opportunity to read Richard Dawkins’ ‘God Delusion’ where the author dispels the theory of God and reaffirms his point of view, that, God is a figment of imagination among the people thanks to the fear of retribution from somebody powerful, much more powerful than him/her, who’s continuously monitoring mankind and meticulously maintaining an account of each individual’s good deeds as well as the sins! This thought has been given credence through lots of myths and stories built around it and continuously reinforced in everyone, by the clergy of every religious group.
Till recently, I was sure that God was a powerful mass of energy guarding the universe and all of us who inhabit it. But inherent in this thought was a dichotomy as to how ‘It’ can discharge emotional functions. And resorting to prayers and visits to holy places for achieving aims desperately sought by one’s mind – highlighted in the first paragraph - knocks the bottom of this theory.
That’s why I’d like to believe that God has many forms as seen in the Hindu concept where He is a family man himself and each God has a definite area of responsibility! And my favourite is Lord Krishna who’s most practical in tackling the aspects of life as articulated beautifully in the ‘Bhagwad Gita’.
So then where is the doubt .You have already given your God a name or form KRISHNA
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