Quest Part 1

Quest is the series of posts that has been derived from discussions with my friends through facebook chat. They have asked a wide range of questions comprising different aspects of spirituality. I decided to post them on the blog for public reference as I expect these questions to be very common to every spiritual aspirant. I hope you will be greatly benefited from this series of posts. I thank my dear friends for putting his questions and understanding innocently before me.

Frequently Asked Question And Their Answers

Q1: Spirituality is a fathomless ocean. Has anybody ever reached its zenith?

A1: Spirituality ends in God-realization. Many have reached this state in past.

Q2: What is the importance of spirituality in life?

A2: It is hard to explain, what the importance of this topic is. But, I can say that after encountering with it, I felt it as the most important thing to know. This is complete knowledge. Everything is in it. Everything is from it.

Q3: Can we see God by exactly following them (persons who have realized God in past)?

A3: Of course, but following doesn't mean trying to replicate them but trying to follow the path they have shown us through their teachings.

Q4: I have two concepts of the creation. One says that the whole cosmos is generated by Brahma. But, according to science it is different.

A4: Both are correct. The only mistake science makes is that it considers its knowledge as complete in spite of existence of numerous mysteries that are unexplained by science.

Q5: Even if I assume that the world was created by Brahma, isn't it wrong to credit a Hindu god for the creation of the whole universe? Other religions also have their gods.

A5: There is nothing like Hindu god or Muslim god or anything such. The God is One. Only names differ. Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Guru Nanak, Mahavira, Jesus all are same.

Q6: All the names written above are of humans. Then why are they regarded as God?

A6: These great beings have acquired this state by their hard labour. When someone reaches the state of God-realization, he becomes almost equivalent to the God and only the limitations of physical body remains with them.

Q7: What is the birth cycle?

A7: Death after birth followed by another birth forms a continuous cycle, known as the cycle of birth and death.

Q8: Do effects of actions follow in the same cycle or can even be carried over to next?

A8: Both are possible.

Q9: Is it necessary that the person will suffer due to his wrong deeds? If the man changes himself then do the effects of ill activities get nullified?

A9: Effects of actions do follow. This is like an arrow shot from a bow that can't be stopped. Good and bad actions do not nullify each other's effects. Both are awarded separately.

Q10: Why does God exist?

A10: God is the Reason of all reasons. There is no reason for his existence. He exists therefore everything else exist. He exists to help us exist.