I felt the GOD

By rajvishal25 · Jun 17, 2013 · 639 · 4
  1. Today, after the last crazy 5 days, I laid back and relaxed in my bed watching my little babies asleep. The calmness on their faces made me skip my breath again and again. Suddenly, I slipped into a trans state where I could find a connection with some unseen force. The sudden impulse of energy made me forget all the troubles and I was at complete peace with myself. No more concerns of the business, no more thoughts of another travel, the team meetings just faded away and the new upcoming project just took the back seat. What was it…..I asked myself. The same mind, body and the soul which were craving for a sleep for last so many days are just rejuvenated and are probably ready to take up another challenge with greater vigor. Whenever, I wish to think something deeply, I start writing. The writing gives me newer horizons to think and makes it easier for me to dig in deeply of any matter. So, I started…….
    Life is crazy, we all know. It’s unpredictability sometimes surpasses all our assumptions and sometimes it leaves us amused. It was not too far back when a mere mention of getting married was like…..hey are you in your senses man?? And then suddenly the same life changed it’s course. Within the 7 years of my wedding, I am a father of 2 beautiful kids. Believe me, it was not so easy to accept the news from my other half (won’t say better as I believe in the equality of both the genders) and it did take me at least one minute to bring my suddenly choked brain to a level where it could digest the facts presented by the circumstances. That was almost 5 and half years back. Then, it took double the time around 3 and half years later when the same steps were repeated. Thankfully, I have a habit of taking it easy always and my belief in destiny makes me take the life as it comes. Now, here I truly admit that I was scared initially both the times but I did witness the strong power that the brain does possess. Basically, the tougher part is not with the problem but with the fact that how do you program your brain to perceive the problem. The moment, the brain programming was done, the same task which initially seemed like a herculean task transformed into brisk morning walk.
    Those perplexed moments have resulted into these loving memories which have painted my whole life with the most vibrant colors available in this beautiful world. They sleep in front of me and I touch their small feet and hands; the touch evokes an ethereal emotion; the innocence in their smiles is the most mesmerizing picture I have ever scene; the glitter in their eyes is worth more than this whole universe and believe me when they call me Papa, I can die for that…….We are always curious to discover God someday but in this pursuit of him, we forget to appreciate his own presence in just everything around us which is so visible and yet neglected. Today, with a very limited knowledge I have, I cogently say, though I haven’t seen or touched God but I have felt him in his most magical creations. Thanks God for the wonderful gifts and bless your gifts forever.
    We all can experience God, just look around and believe in him. Somebody out there in any state of relationship might actually be the reason for your existence and your messed up mind probably hasn’t been able to conjure up those precious thoughts as yet. Let’s appreciate the life in its true form and the people around us always.

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  1. Macaberz
    PART I

    I have been sitting here for a few minutes, thinking how I am going to say what I feel like saying to you. I am afraid I can't, I can not form the words that will tell you that what you've experienced, though beautiful, is not God. Most likely you will say that I don't understand, that I haven't felt what you have and that I am underestimating it's significance to you. I do not say any of this to insult you or make you angry, I say this because of the one famous quote that (in the long run) changed my life:

    "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" ~Douglas Adams.

    Merely four years ago I would have agreed with you fully, I would've said something spiritual in return, I would have joined your ranks and confirm your belief that this experience is God communicating to you. It took me one year, one full year to get from my vague, spirtitual superstitions to atheism, and that quote was a vital part of it. Sadly, only now that I already am an atheist can I see the true meaning and value of that quote. I am afraid that you won't be very impressed by it, or do as I did and answer the question with a stubborn 'Yes'.

    I am going to give this my best shot to try and show two things to you:

    1. You can have epiphanies, feelings of transendence and blissful happiness without god.
    2. These feelings are enhanced by the fact that they are human feelings, not divine inspirations. As the quote says, we can feel marvelous about a garden, or a child's smile, but you don't have to attribute a divine power to that feeling. In fact, the feeling is much more powerful when coupled with understanding.

    What you've just experienced might feel spiritual, it might feel divine yet there is human psychology behind it. May I once again remind you that the fact we can explain feelings such as your does not devalue them one, single, bit? Anyway, psychology is very, very powerful. The mind is very well equipped to remember and get into states. Derren Brown, a psychologist, entertainer and showman has demonstrated numerous times that feelings of drunkness can be evoked in people without them having ever to drink one drop. He can put people into states where they accept blank pieces of paper as actual money. The mind is very suggestable, though I am no expert, I do know a few tricks myself to make you (if we were sitting opposite to each other) like me. Just to give you an example, by mirroring your gestures, your intonation, by using your own words and repeating some of what you would say to me, I can generate liking between us. In fact, you can go see this yourself with young couples, when they are really into each other their posture becomes the same, their breathing can even become the same. Why is this relevant? Because it shows how easily the mind can be tricked. I am sorry, you might feel that I am dismissing your experiences but I am not. I am merely pointing out that they can be explained and that therefore no divine inspiration for these feelings is needed.
    Macaberz, Jun 17, 2013
  2. Macaberz
    PART II

    I feel terrible to have to break into your day and tell you about the horrors in this world that are happening right now. Right. Now. Roughly 17 children only under the age of five die every minute in pain and agony. What is my point here? You are making a logical misstep that I see all too often. You look at the world around you, you see and experience beauty and you conclude that these feelings are so transcendent that they have to be divine. Ergo, God. But there is a flipside of course, you can't attribute just the good things to God. Absolutely horrible and vile things happen in this day and age. From children starving, to children dying from diarrhea, to children dying from cold, to parents losing their children in spite of their prayers.

    I don't know how I did it but I managed to see past this for years, I brought up all kinds of excuses as to why any god would do this. But there is no excuse. If God is omnipotent and/or omniscient and he truly exists, then either he doesn't care enough about the welbeing of other human beings or it is not within his power to act.

    Now think how easy it is for you to say, God gave me two beatiful children, can't you see? Somewhere, across an ocean, or perhaps within driving range a parent right now is wondering why that same god took away his/her two children. Ask yourself why God would knowingly ignore hundreds of thousands of prayers sent up every night yet make you, out of all the billions of people, happy with two smiles.

    No, it's much better if God isn't involved at all. Because if God isn't involved you can enjoy these marvelous feelings at face value, you can enjoy them without having to question God's motives for picking you and letting thousands of others suffer in the meantime. Without God you become responsible for your own happines, you can bring about change in the lives of others. Without God and destiny lifes becomes liberating, it becomes what you make out of it and forces you to make the most out of it.

    With all that said, I just want to close on a note of mutual understanding. I know precisely how you feel, I have been there too, as have almost all other human beings. Now let's enjoy these moments together for what they truly are. Human.
    Macaberz, Jun 17, 2013
  3. rajvishal25
    Hey, glad to read your candid words. And it is not that I don't agree with them. 2 things I noticed here:
    1) Your definition of God
    2) Differentiating between Human feelings and spiritual/divine feelings

    God has as many definitions as Human being's vivid imagination and beliefs. For somebody, if the God exists in the form of a book, for another it could be music. A stone idol could be a form of God for somebody while, the warm love of his beloved could be the God for him. Don't restrict your imagination while pursuing a thought like GOD.... For me, God is a "Feeling" which transcends into my soul and takes me in an ethereal world generally unknown to me and makes me speechless. Those are the blissful moments when I lose any urge to speak, I just become a mute spectator, watching those glorious moments which were hidden from me for so long. It happens very often, sometimes when I am with my kids. Sometimes, when I am right there in the lap of the nature......and I start thinking about that mighty force which crafted all this so much skillfully. I name that as GOD.

    The problem with the people is that when they think about God, they often become too irrational and in their fearful and diffident minds, they start transforming into "God fearing" people. I say, if God exists as per the general definition of people, then anything so vast, powerful, compassionate, who is to be revered and to be trusted can't be fear inducing. If god is there then it can only be a well wisher and a friend. On the practical grounds, I don't think that God has anything to do with our general lives. The lives for us are nothing but a series of choices we make. If we connect the dots, we realize that our present is because of our choices and decisions taken in the past and likewise our present will certainly destine our future too. God in that essence could be the guiding force helping the individuals, differentiate between right and wrong. Once choices are already made, the GOD can be the pillar of strength giving your timid heart a reason to stay on, stand by your decisions firmly and prove your mettle. Yes, there are tragedies all over the world.....but GOD is in that too. Isn't it that witnessing a tragedy makes us more understanding and compassionate and is it not that a couple losing there new born again gathers the courage to make love and bring a new life yet again. As I said, as per me, God is a feeling, a very strong feeling, present in every thought which can help this world become more liveable and better. A feeling that brings happiness, as Aristotle once said, "Happiness is the outcome of the activities originating from one's soul and virtues". This happiness, the outcome of such an activity which comes from a combination of soul and virtue is divine in form and spiritual in nature. Being spiritual is not too difficult like it seems to be.....it's a natural process and no gravity can defy the shear force of a spiritual state of mind. Such a god loving mind, is at complete peace with himself, completely devoid of any compulsions like Fasting, praying loudly, counting beads, lightning candles, visiting a pilgrimage etc and finds beauty in everything. That state of mind.......I wish I can attain someday.

    By religion, I am an atheist as I don't follow any religion at all. Yes, I try to read what those ancient scriptures want to say and get amazed when even those writings too say....."Be fearless, free from any fear and have faith in divine". I truly appreciate people like you with such noble thoughts and accepting Humanity as the core religion....and what beautiful lines those were "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" Truly mesmerizing....

    I tried to delve into this topic of God sometime back and wrote a blog http://vishaltravelstheworld.blogspot.in/2013/05/dare-to-be-your-true-self.html
    Thought to share with you, I might get some new chain of thoughts stimulated with your inputs on that and you too might find some new horizon.
    rajvishal25, Jun 18, 2013
  4. rajvishal25
    Hey, glad to read your candid words. And it is not that I don't agree with them. 2 things I noticed here:
    1) Your definition of God
    2) Differentiating between Human feelings and spiritual/divine feelings

    God has as many definitions as Human being's vivid imagination and beliefs. For somebody, if the God exists in the form of a book, for another it could be music. A stone idol could be a form of God for somebody while, the warm love of his beloved could be the God for him. Don't restrict your imagination while pursuing a thought like GOD.... For me, God is a "Feeling" which transcends into my soul and takes me in an ethereal world generally unknown to me and makes me speechless. Those are the blissful moments when I lose any urge to speak, I just become a mute spectator, watching those glorious moments which were hidden from me for so long. It happens very often, sometimes when I am with my kids. Sometimes, when I am right there in the lap of the nature......and I start thinking about that mighty force which crafted all this so much skillfully. I name that as GOD.

    The problem with the people is that when they think about God, they often become too irrational and in their fearful and diffident minds, they start transforming into "God fearing" people. I say, if God exists as per the general definition of people, then anything so vast, powerful, compassionate, who is to be revered and to be trusted can't be fear inducing. If god is there then it can only be a well wisher and a friend. On the practical grounds, I don't think that God has anything to do with our general lives. The lives for us are nothing but a series of choices we make. If we connect the dots, we realize that our present is because of our choices and decisions taken in the past and likewise our present will certainly destine our future too. God in that essence could be the guiding force helping the individuals, differentiate between right and wrong. Once choices are already made, the GOD can be the pillar of strength giving your timid heart a reason to stay on, stand by your decisions firmly and prove your mettle. Yes, there are tragedies all over the world.....but GOD is in that too. Isn't it that witnessing a tragedy makes us more understanding and compassionate and is it not that a couple losing there new born again gathers the courage to make love and bring a new life yet again. As I said, as per me, God is a feeling, a very strong feeling, present in every thought which can help this world become more liveable and better. A feeling that brings happiness, as Aristotle once said, "Happiness is the outcome of the activities originating from one's soul and virtues". This happiness, the outcome of such an activity which comes from a combination of soul and virtue is divine in form and spiritual in nature. Being spiritual is not too difficult like it seems to be.....it's a natural process and no gravity can defy the shear force of a spiritual state of mind. Such a god loving mind, is at complete peace with himself, completely devoid of any compulsions like Fasting, praying loudly, counting beads, lightning candles, visiting a pilgrimage etc and finds beauty in everything. That state of mind.......I wish I can attain someday.

    By religion, I am an atheist as I don't follow any religion at all. Yes, I try to read what those ancient scriptures want to say and get amazed when even those writings too say....."Be fearless, free from any fear and have faith in divine". I truly appreciate people like you with such noble thoughts and accepting Humanity as the core religion....and what beautiful lines those were "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" Truly mesmerizing....

    I tried to delve into this topic of God sometime back and wrote a blog http://vishaltravelstheworld.blogspo...true-self.html
    Thought to share with you, I might get some new chain of thoughts stimulated with your inputs on that and you too might find some new horizon.


    rajvishal25, Jul 13, 2013
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