To answer your mail Sridevi, let me also first point that the analogy of video-game was excellent. But what did the analogy really cover ? It addressed the concept of re-incarnation as a means to attain perfection finally. It also talked about progress and failures and the role of Guru etc. Now when people turn agnostic due to failures what can be said ? The first point is that all the happenings in one's life are only due to Prarabdham (fate). Happiness and sorrow are just functions of what we have done in our past of which we possess no knowledge. And everyone is subject to time (kaalam). Even Sri Rama who was god himself surrendered his kingdom and spent time in the forest. The Pandavas who were so close with Krishna experienced all kinds of problems right from poisoning of Bhima, burning their house, sending them to forest, Durvasa's visit and then the Mahabharata battle, and finally they also lost all their sons and grand-children except Parikshit. What about all these problems for those who can directly put questions to Sri Krishna itself ? Kunti in her stuti prays to Krishna to give her more problems!!! The reason being that whenever there is a problem, Krishna was by their side. Same with all the gopa, gopis of brindavanam. One should take problems as a good thing to do some introspection and realise the impermanence of happiness. Even Indra the lord of heavens, is just a post holder for sometime, which may appear long for us, but then when it gets over, he too will have to exit. And for any spiritual progress Sri Krishna tells Uddhava that he first takes away the devotee's ego which happens through failures in life. Only when one realizes that things are not under one's one control that there's any scope for Bhakti to begin. I know not much sinks in when one is agnostic. But how can God consciousness be instilled by anyone other than himself ? It is only through his Grace that one can understand his presence. > "..I kindly request someone to throw some light as I really > want my dear ones to start believing in God.." When someone shines a powerful light from above a tower, everthing below gets illuminated and we can everything being below. But unless the person turns the light towards himself, we cannot see him. So the light towards God can only be shown by himself in through a Guru (who is himself). Radhe Krishna
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