Does God Exist?

well that apart, coming back to search for the ultimate Truth…right …of GOD n his existence !

just assume i had met God sometime back. full complete ‘Darshan’ n all stuff associated with proper benedictions n all. but i just could not video tape it or photograph HIM as i was completely mesmerized n dissolved in utter devotion or even I managed to click His photograph! then i would say or show to u as a friend that i had met the ONE ALMIGHTY ! no use at all to u as u have not met HIM or why trust the photograph!

now take it other way round…u search in history…in manuscripts…in religious scriptures n all such stuff where such incidences of mere mortals getting the True enlightenment r reported or highlighted. would that help …? still problems remain d same ..world around u has not changed. Strange…everything is still same….even after u may have believed in the existence of GOD.

there r numerous eg’s, real stories, autobiographies of most Striking character where such great contemporaries of our times have done such astounding things that have directly or indirectly changed the entire course of human evolution!

like for one small e.g. if u r more Analytical then there were/are many scientists or artists like Einstein, Newton, Franklin, Raman, Kalam, Shakespeare, J R R Tolkien, Tagore, Mozart, Michaelangelo,Gibran, Aamir khan, tendulkar or any one of the numerous personalities who did most amazing stuff ever known….would there sayings n experiences have any effect on u if u read them ? or many leaders n pioneers like Shivaji, Akbar, Lincoln, Gandhi, Lal Bahadur, Martin Luther King, etc(note : there was tremendous unrest n strife during there lifetimes – something again Outside)

OR if u r inclined towards religion then there r Sufis, Christ – his disciples, Buddha , Baba Nanak, Prophet Mohammed, Rama , Krishna, Mahavira , lao tse, Confucius, Socrates, Kabir …list is quite vast infact !

Another little eg. Could be if u can remember any naughty or bad thing u might have done…somehow it was hidden from others, but U know u have done some mischief !
Did u get ur punishment instantly…..or u feel u hav been sanctified of that sin over a period of time…??

Forgiveness is a term that has existed long before even we can remember…..’kshama’,
Maybe u have exercised it unknowingly many a times with ur own children…or with someone else. I am just trying to highlight that suppose if there is someone who judges humankind, then be assured that He is exercising ‘Forgiveness’ for All equally.

“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”
All prophets n seers have preached the same thing to multitude of generations.

what they said n did u can read(one lifetime is not sufficient !or even a sec is enough if u get the True Awakening !)….they r believed to by many as Idols n propagators of Divine Law or u can say they served as portals between ignorant humans n d Divine power.

Ignorance has wreaked havoc which is fully evident in History of Human Civilization, wars, battles, unorthodox dogmas, stupid doctrines, etc. Our very own Freedom struggle against the British Supremacy(Greed for Power n status n most cherished of all….EGO)….can u imagine urself living in that world now !

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” – - Albert Einstein

but present modern times r most engaging n shocking in d amount or sheer quantity of degradation prevalent All Around(Kali yuga-according to Hindu timeline, Al-Qiyamah – Islam, Judgment day – Christianity, etc).
Today we r technologically in a very advanced situation, all across d Globe connectivity is very easy. World has become a small place indeed. We know about a lot of things happening all around…..here I would like to add a quote from Martin Luther King – “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men”.

even after this still the Q remains…Life externally is as Brutal n scary as it was earlier or is it inwardly !

all my sympathies r with u in this sense !

forgive my next assertion for those who r in process of ascertaining the Truth(discovering virtual reality-illusion maybe Matrix like Neo finding the Real or Sherlock Holmes cracking the Case of Existence of GOD) -
Arjuna had a devastating n conflicting time on the battlefield !
He was lucky to have his charioteer as the Godhead !

but what about us…????

again all my sympathies….quest n seeking or pilgrimage for Truth for solution for answers has always been the Hallmark of Indian Tradition & culture and philosophy since ages immemorial.

let me rephrase ur Q a little bit now….how to find God ?

life is full of uncertainty n suffering n hardships n etc, that overshadows the Truth like clouds hide the sun !

friend paths to God are manifold…it all depends what ur real desire is in the Heart to find….. if u care enough then maybe there is an easier path which may b just around d corner…!

Kitni shiddat se tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai.. Ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse milane ki saazish ki hai..
Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho to saari kayanath tumhe usse milane ki koshish me lag jaati hai….

Mr. S.R.Ayyangar is fully correct in saying “What is happening and as narrated in this post is all making of mankind and not the God”. Questioning the existence of God n making a non-existent thing bear the blame for all evils invented by Humankind! We have been enthroned with Freedom in lieu of our birth as humans; use it as u like it! maybe u r right…but then again it is only ur ‘inception’.

There is a famous internet story :-

An atheist professor of philosophy was speaking to his class on the problem science has with GOD. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand.
Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is GOD good?
Student: Sure.
Professor: Is GOD all-powerful?
Student: Yes.
Professor: My brother died of Cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fellow. Is GOD good?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From… GOD…
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And GOD did make everything? Correct?
Student: Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?
(Student did not answer)
Professor: Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son… Have you ever seen GOD?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in HIM?
Student: Yes.
Professor: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student: No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater)
Student: What about darkness, professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student: You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light… But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never been seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and can not even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar)
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so? So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student: That is it sir… exactly! The link between man and GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.
Let me add a little more on this Faith – it is nurtured n developed in direct proportion to our personal experience of the unknown, some call it miracles or working of Divine….others just remain wonderstruck in amazement !
Khudaa Haafiz !