God is ever ready to guide us if our prayers conform to dharma
Most of us are unable to comprehend God, who is incomprehensible. Then, how do you develop faith in an entity that is hard to relate to with our human brains? But as we desperately need God’s help to exist well, we have to make some attempt to somehow find some similarities between identifiable objects and God.
I have chosen six objects for their similarities with God in some senses. The first one is the Sun. It is a glowing ball of hydrogen and helium. It is at the centre of the solar system. Its gravity holds the solar system together. The Sun radiates energy mainly as light. Then, there is ultraviolet and infrared radiation. It is the most important source of energy for life on Earth. When we can accept the reality of this very big star, what is so difficult in accepting that God can be big, very big, which He is? What about oceans? Aren’t they very large, holding an enormous amount of water, fish, etc. Oceans are the main sources of clouds, which in turn provide rainwater, which recharges groundwater, fills up ponds, etc. Don’t we take these huge bodies of water as an accepted fact of life? So, what is so difficult to comprehend is that God can be very big and useful at the same time.
The next example is that of the moon. It gives us light and has cool rays, which nourish all herbs/plants. (15.13) God is similar; He is effulgent unlimitedly. God supports living entities by His energy. (15.13) Fruit trees are my fourth example. These trees don’t eat their fruits but provide them for our consumption. God is similar; He is always giving because He is complete in Himself; He does not need anything from anyone. In short, God is useful par excellence. The Internet is my fifth example. Don’t we get amazed by what it can do? Then, why not accept that God can do unbelievable tasks like the creation of this universe? The last example is that of satellites, which see everything on the planet Earth all the time. Then, why not believe God when He states that He has eyes and ears everywhere; He is situated in this word pervading all. (13.13)
The following facts will make it still easier to comprehend God. What is the ‘karmaphala’ principle? It is simply: “What you sow you reap.” Who keeps track of what you sow? Who ensures that we reap what we have sowed? This has to be somebody ultimately powerful, who God is. He has appointed divine authority, which oversees this under His superintendence. (The Bhagavad-Geeta 9.10) Plenty of proofs exist to substantiate this. How do astrologers know that something will happen in someone’s life, say sixty years hence? Palmists are also similarly blessed to know the future of persons. How will you explain a group of friends descending upon a Tarot Card reader? All the friends pick up cards, which relate to them, and all the cards are different because we will pick up cards, which relate to us only; we are programmed that way.
Another classical example is of persons who take shelter from God. Their future is excellent. How does it happen? Because only those who have ‘saubhagya’ in their lives will turn to God; others will stay away. Even turning to ‘siddha’ persons indicates that some good fortune is going to smile upon these persons. We all know that this happens quite often but are not inclined to go. Why? Because we don't have something nice in store for us right now. The best part is that one can experience God quite easily and surely. We are habituated to pray when in trouble but are generally disappointed with the results. Have we wondered why? Mostly, what we seek is not according to dharma, for example, a person applies for a job for which there are many applicants. Shouldn't the job go to the most deserving, which we may not be? Try it,you will find that God will find someone to help you.
(The writer is a spiritual teacher)
