Alright folks, I dont know where to start, a very sensitive issue indeed. Some may not like what I have done here but just deal with me.
Born as a Hindu I was so fascinated by the way we worship God. We do it in many different ways. From chanting mantras, to being a vegan, fasting, taking the kavadi, etc. I as a Hindu previously have taken part in most of the ways mention except the kavadi. I found all those ways very effective. I bet you would be asking why did leave Hinduism. Well the reason was this, I had purchased many factual science books most of them associated with the beginning of the universe. As I kept on reading those books, my spiritual connection to god started to drift away. I had started to doubt if god really exists. That one fine day I had realized I dont believe in god anymore and he was just a symbol for hope that was created by mankind.
Several years of being an atheist had really affected me. I had no faith in anything, I was always depressed and I kept looking for science for the answer. I believed science has all the answers and scientists are discovering ways to improve our lives. I could not find any solutions to my depression problems until one day a very close friend of mine who was also a senior in high school guided me and showed me the way to god. He was a christian and he told me to read the bible it will help you, it will show you how God is great. I did as I was told and true enough I had found god again. All my prayers were answered, I'm no longer depressed.
Now comes the fun part, my family members are really strong devotees of Sathya Sai Baba. They attend the weekly prayers conducted by devotees. I decided to attend the prayers one day and I was surprise to find that there were many statues of God not only from Hinduism but also from most of the major religion. I was shocked to even find other races seated in the prayer room as well. They were even singing songs to the other religions and stuff.
That experience was a real eye opener. I started to think again. I concluded that yes there is god out there but since all of the religions originated from different parts of the world, the way they see god or the name they give to god is different. God is one and he is the supreme power of the universe.
So, if people come and ask me now what religion are you, my answer would be I'm a follower of God. If I was asked to read the bible and conduct services in church, I would do it. If I was asked to fast for the Muslim holy month of ramadhan and also read the Quran, I would do it. If you ask me to read the guru grant sahib from Sikhism I would do it. I'm a follower of God. Allah Malek. (God is one)
Friday, 8 November 2013
Finding God
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