GOD - GURU the relationship.

Most people have a concept in mind about GOD. Is GOD human? Is GOD Male or Female? Has anybody seen GOD?

 When things dont go the way we want it to.. suddenly a question pops up in the mind. Why me? Why is all this happening to me? With the question a doubt comes up.. is there a divine power? Few might say - " GOD does not exist. " All these are the chattering of an ignorant mind.  To pull the mind out of Ignorance one needs a helping hand. Only THE ONE who knows who GOD is.. only THE ONE who has realized the truth can lend a helping hand. Only that hand has the strength to pull you out of Ignorance. Only that hand is loving and caring enough to lead you out of darkness.

GOD is not a concept.. GOD cannot be seen.. GOD is a presence that needs to be felt. More on GOD and GURU.. in later blogs :-) for now read a question posted to my BOSS( I mean Guruji.. there's only one BOSS for me in this life :-) ) and the reply given by him.

Q: Please explain the difference between Guru & God?

Sri Sri: In India, God was not a concept that was somewhere else above in the sky or in the seventh heaven. Here God permeates the whole of creation. God is present in every atom of the Universe. That is why we have the concept of "Nataraja". The dance and the dancer are not separate. You cannot have a dance without a dancer. Similarly there can be no creation without God.God is the basis of all creations. The three qualifications of God are ,God is Sath (Truth), God is Chit (conscious) and God is Ananada (bliss). This is the most scientific definition of God. He is present in every atom everywhere.

God is nothing but love. Where do you see love in life first? In the mother that is why we say "Mathrudevobhava" (Mother is your God) and mother is the first Guru, second comes the father, third the teacher and fourth the guest who comes to your house. The guest is god. Even today in Karnataka, they address the guest as god. They call them " Devarae" and they treat the guests with honor and respect. Guru is the manifestation of love. Guru is absolute love. He does not want anything other than happiness for everybody in the world. Love is God. We are all made up of a substance called love. Don't think God is somewhere else. That is why here we say, see god in the rivers, mountains, Sun, Moon, stones, trees, animals and in people around us. God is in everything and seeing God within you is meditation and seeing God in the person next to you is service. We need both.

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WOW what a reply..

My Journey has begun!!

Spirituality is saying ‘who am I?’ and science is saying ‘What is this?’ Objective analysis is science and subjective understanding is spirituality. And they go hand in hand. It is said in Bhagvat Gita -Gyan Vigyana triptatma which means you should satisfy yourself through both subjective and scientific knowledge. You will find fulfillment only when both science and spirituality go together
- Sri Sri Ravishankar.

FINALLY!!! After 2 days of intense search, I finally finalized the template for my blog! Scientific Seeker!! Hmm wondering whats with the name?? You'll know soon. Back in school I was probably the worst science student my class has ever seen. I was never interetsed to study about mass!! matter!! atom!! proton!! neutron!! Blah blah blah!! When I saw Einstein's photo.. I wanted to gift him a set of fancy combs!! if he was alive. So much for Physics at school!!

A decade later I find myself reading about the ATOM!! QUANTUM THEORY!!!what Irony!! But this time not for grades but in a quest for the TRUTH. The Universe is governed by certain LAWS. Laws that are undeniable. Every single being on this planet encounters these laws everyday. So whatever I discover, whatever I find fascinating, I will share on this blog.

So here I go, my entry into the blogging world has begun with a quote from my Master.