The all encompassing ocean

Recently I read the Bhagvad Gita. Gita says God is like the ocean and you are like a wave of the ocean. You come from the ocean, return to the ocean, and is the ocean. Have you noticed that life on earth is literally like that? Mountains and hence life on land come from the ocean and the rivers slowly return the land to the ocean. And this cycle continues.

Religious observation of breathing

To understand life the yogis concentrate on the breath.  The observation of the breath is the only way to god, apparently.  When we go about our daily chores, we forget that we are always breathing. Only when we meditate the breath becomes  prominent.  The exchange of the universe and the self happens mainly by this means. A constant exchange. When the breathing stops, its all over.  No wonder Hindu yogis pay so much attention to it.

The unique nature of Hinduism

I am liking some aspects of Hinduism very much.  Travel and meditation is integrated  in to the Hindu faith.  Everyone knows travel educates and meditation revealed truths to prophets.  Travel and meditation  are so useful that the keepers of the Hindu faith asked everyone to do the same. This sharing of what is holy to the masses is what makes India such a spiritual place. Moreover, to make some places like Kedarnath holy not because it has some historic value but because God resides there currently is wonderful.  For the Hindus God is attained by paying attention to themselves like doing yoga and listening to their breath.  And yes even their gods live  on earth in the Himalayas.

The seeker

After coming to the conclusion that no god of any religion is really my god, I still am seeking something in the religions of the world. I realize that it is not god that I seek in religions but humanity.  The epitome of goodness of humanity is present in every religion.  It is unfortunate that even religion is exploited to do  inhumane things.

The grand purpose of life

“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought (a computer), with infinite majesty and calm.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I would say it is zero. In my understanding there is no purpose of life but to exist. People want to hear some exciting stories of heaven and what not. Unfortunately, the answer is zero.

My take on creation

I think life happened just like a hurricane happens. Under certain conditions life happens. It gathers storm and tries to sustain itself. All morals and practices of any living species is to keep life going. The life force does not like anything that diminishes it like for example suicide is a big no no. So then will life end? May be not because of the multiplication law. You multiply everything that exists and hence life can go on forever. A little like the Mandelbrot set (or other fractals).

When I found out there was no creator .......

The search for a creator lead many to god. Osho explains that if we believe no one created God then there is no reason for a creator for creation. Science had a huge problem with the creator and so do spiritual people. But you feel good when you visit a place of worship. Just because there is no creator, it is not necessary to do away with worship. Everyone is not capable of meditation or touching the common consciousness. Going to a place of worship may be his or her way of reaching out to something beyond the mundane. As we begin to understand how transient life is, we will allow anything that feels good happen. There is no need to fight culture that has come to existence with so much effort. One may as well enjoy it.