As per Hindu Philosophy there are two type of
Worlds in this Universe. Material Worlds & Spiritual Worlds. Let's
first talk of Material Worlds.
Our Earth, our Solar
system, other planets in our Solar system & many other types of Solar
systems are there in this Galaxy of ours. All these planets including earth,
moon etc. in our Solar system & other solar systems are there in this
Material World. Our earth is illumined by the Sun. Similarly other planets like
Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn etc. are all illumined by the Sun, as all are
part of the Sun's solar system. Sun is the external body which illumines all
these planets & these planets have to depend on some outer body like Sun to
have their existence / life. Similarly other Solar systems are there, in which
also other Suns sustain their planets. In Material World no single planet is
self illumined, that means all planets have to depend upon some other celestial
body like Sun to illumine them & give life to them.
In Spiritual Worlds it is not like that. Spiritual Worlds are abodes of God Himself & there is no need for any external body like Sun to illumine it. These are illumined by the power & Grace of God Himself, that is the reason that these Planets / abodes of God are Self Illumined in nature. These planets are full of beauty & there is no disease etc. on those abodes. A person's soul always remains in Blissful & Happy state over there. These Spiritual Worlds are beyond the Material Worlds. Below verse of Bhagwat Gita explains that these abodes are Self Illumined in nature.
"na tad bhasayate suryo
na sasanko na pavakah
yad gatva na nivartante
tad dhama paramam mama" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Fifteen verse 6)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, That God abode
of Mine is not illumined by the Sun or Moon, nor by fire or electricity as
these are Self Illumined in nature. Those who reach there never return to this
material world again."
Now how we can attain to these Spiritual Worlds? If we believe in God & invoke Him by prayers daily, then He shall certainly come to our rescue, as He always comes to the rescue of His devotees. So by the devotion, prayer to the Almighty, He shall arrange for our stay in the beautiful Spiritual Worlds which are abodes of God Himself. God Himself is declaring below in Bhagwad-Gita that, a person can come to Him through devotion.
"man-mana bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yaji mam namaskuru
mam evaishyasi satyam te
pratijane priyo ’si me" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 65)
mad-yaji mam namaskuru
mam evaishyasi satyam te
pratijane priyo ’si me" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 65)
"Lord Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Always
think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus
you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My
devotee."
As God is the Supreme Soul from whom all these souls have emanated, so worshipping him constantly, one shall be established in the soul & shall attain a blissful life.
"bhaktya mam abhijanati
yavan yas chasmi tattvatah
tato mam tattvato jnatva
visate tad-anantaram" (Bhagwat Gita: Chapter Eighteen verse 55)
"Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, One can
understand Me as I am, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, only by
devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of Me by such
devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God."
So let's be devoted to God as worshiping Him we shall be able to transcend this Material World & shall be able to enter the beautiful Spiritual World which is abode of God Himself.
Do you have the answers to the
following questions?
·
Why are
some born healthy and some with severe health problems?
·
Why do
some people suffer more than others?
·
Why do
some people live a good life and some a miserable one?
·
Why is
life full of ups and downs? One day we are happy, another day we are sad
·
Why do
some people die from diseases like cancer and some naturally?
·
Why are
some people born more fortunate than others?
·
Why is
there a difference between each person’s lives?
·
Why do
some children suffer from birth and die at very young age?
Sanatan Dharma is the only
religion which can answer all of the above questions, and with complete
satisfaction.
A Christian woman went to a
Christian preacher and asked him why her young son had died at a young age. The
Christian preacher could not give her an answer. She found the answer to her
satisfaction in the Bhagavad-Gita.
The answers to all the above
questions is:
The Law of Karma
For every action you take there
will be a reaction in the future. This is the law of Karma.
Whatever activity we do, good or
bad, brings us good or bad reactions. For every action you take, you will face
a reaction in the future, which could be a few seconds away or 20 years away or
your next incarnation. If you take good actions, you will face good reactions.
This may come in the form of good health, wealth or birth on higher planets
etc. If you take bad actions, you will face bad reactions in the future. The
bad reactions may come in the form of disease, poverty or birth on one of the
hellish planets etc.
When we suffer, we are facing
the bad reactions to our bad actions taken in the past.
Our actions include everything
we do, including our physical deeds, our words and thoughts. There will be a
reaction to all our actions.
Taking good actions builds our
good karma (joy and happiness in the future).
Taking bad actions builds our
bad karma (disease and suffering in the future).
Actions, which result in bad
Karma: Eating meat, violence, ignorance, harshness, untruthfulness, lust,
anger, greed, attachments, desires, gambling, ego, and alcohol.
Actions, which build good Karma:
Vegetarianism, non-violence, generosity, charity, self-control, truthfulness,
simplicity, forgiveness, religiousness, and cleanliness. Free from attachments,
desires and ego.
Your destiny is in your own
hands. You are held responsible for all your actions.
The reason why some people
suffer more than others is that they sinned more than others in their past and
thus they are now facing the bad reactions to the bad actions taken in their
past.
The reason why some good people
suffer all their life is because although they are now good. They still suffer
because they are now facing the bad reactions to the bad actions taken in their
previous lives. But because they are now taking good actions they will face
good reactions (be happy) in their next life.
The reason why some really
rotten people enjoy a good life despite being rotten, is that they are now
facing the good reactions to the good actions they took in their previous
lives. However, because they are taking bad actions now (being rotten), they
will face bad reactions in the future (suffer).
God does not make one happy for
no reason nor does God make one suffer for no reason. Karma is a very just law.
If a person takes good actions
in life and thus builds good karma, he or she will be born into a better life
in the next incarnation. A sinner who leads an immoral life may be born as a
poor person or as an animal in the next incarnation. A person is born again and
again to reap the fruits of his or her own actions. This cycle of birth and
death continues until the person attains moksha or freedom from the cycle of
birth and death. Moksha can be achieved through Krishna consciousness.
Karma and the Human Law
and Order System.
Why do we have the police,
judges, courts and jails? We have a system of Law and Order in each and every
country, which makes us responsible for our actions. If we break the Law, we
are arrested, taken to court and the Judge decides on the punishment we
receive, which will be in proportion to the crime committed, then sent to jail,
punishment for our crimes.
Without the Law and Order system
that we have, without the police enforcing the law, life would be pure hell.
People would go round killing, looting, stealing, raping and vandalizing
property. Simply because people, would not be held responsible for their
actions.
Without the Law and Order system
there would be no peace and justice in the world.
We have the human Law and Order System in every
country and the citizens of each country are held responsible for the actions
they take; those who break the law are punished.
Just as we have the Human Law
and Order system. God has a Law and Order system, the Law of Karma. We are held
responsible for all our actions. The differences between the human system and
God’s system are:
·
With
Karma, we are responsible for all our actions, including words and thoughts.
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With
Karma, there is no escape; you will face reactions to each and every action you
take in the future, that is guaranteed. With the human system, some people do
get away with murder and other crimes.
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With
Karma, we are punished for our bad actions and rewarded for good actions, in
the human system we are punished if we are caught breaking the law, but we are
not rewarded for abiding by the laws.
If you accept that we cannot
live peacefully and be treated fairly without the human system of Law and
Order, then you must accept that God also has a Law and Order system, the Law
of Karma.
Sanatan Dharma is the only
religion, which preaches the Law of Karma as this knowledge comes from God and
man.
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