QUESTION: WHY DO PEOPLE SEEK SALVATION? WHY NOT CONSIDER- "LIFE IS LIKE A GAME, LOVE TO PLAY & HOPE IT DOESN'T END"

Above all of your questions, we all know, Life will end once our time comes. So, whether you play, you enjoy, you make friends or whatever, IT WILL END ALSO, EVEN THE HOPE (referred in the question).

And you are only thinking of positive things, life also shows us the negative part of it, like death of beloved ones, health ailments, troubled relationships etc.  The word you referred “HOPE” actually doesn't exist in case of Rebirth, means you cannot be millionaire or king in next birth if you hope.

If all the positive things you mentioned get converted into negative one, you will feel sad, but Salvation or say when you walk on the path to achieve the stage of Salvation, you will be untouched by sorrow & grief. I mean, your mind will know the fact, that everything in this living world is materialistic and will end up for sure. But we do not have to grief or feel pain in that cases which may occur from time to time.

Salvation is the stage by virtue of which we will get rid off from the process of Rebirth.

Salvation (Moksha)

 I mean, everything in this world will end, So why so materialistic about it.

DEFINITION OF SOUL

SOUL is a form of (inner) energy, an unique particle of God which is roaming in the universe. This SOUL wants to get back to its parent, to meet its end/ to mix again from where it has been derived (GOD), but unfortunately does not have the adequate power to reach its origin. 

Only Soul has the capability, which provides us the inner power to run our body apart from outside power we get from food, air & water. The Soul does not require food, air, water or anything to survive. Hence we can say that “SOUL IS A UNIQUE AND A VERY MINUTE PARTICLE OF GOD”, which cannot be seen through naked eye.

SOUL- Never Dies (Intangible)

BODY- Always Destroyed in the End (Tangible)

SOUL has the power to ENTER/ EXIT the body as per God’s wish, however God’s wish is based on the DEEDS (Karma) performed by the living being.

As stated, the SOUL does not have so much power to reach its destiny, so it waits outside the living world (universe) and waits for the god’s direction to enter the cycle of birth & death. As GOD, the almighty being so generous, he favors the SOUL (as it is a part of it) and directs him to enter a body to ENERGIZE it, so as to reach the God’s place and achieve SALVATION. After attaining the phase of Salvation, Soul never enters the living world.

It is as simple as that, A DROP OF WATER WAITING TO END IN THE OCEAN.

QUESTION: IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXIT THE CYCLE OF KARMA?

Yes, By attaining Salvation (Moksha), It is possible to exit the cycle of Karma. 

SALVATION (Moksha in Hindu Mythology) is the process by virtue of it the Soul cannot enter in any life cycle and will never come to existence in future. In short, the soul exempt to born & death cycle and attains peace.

Salvation (Moksha)

But one thing we must all understand, people thinks that by only doing good with others will lead us to exit the cycle of Karma, which is wrong. One has to burn all their positive and negative deeds for exiting the cycle of birth & death. Remember, only by doing good with others will again add positive deeds (karma) in our accounts, which will again provide us good results which we have to undergo in this materialistic world.

Importance of Karma Yoni (Human Life)

So, If we want to exit the cycle of Karma, we have to follow the path of Moksha, by means of devotion to the god, meditation, chanting of mantras/ hymns, worshiping, remembering god in each phase of life etc.

Guru (Master) & God
Guru (Master) & God....Contd..

15 MOST AMAZING PREDICTIONS FOR KALI YUGA FROM THE BHAGAVATA PURAN

In the last canto of the Bhagavata Purana there is a list of predictions and prophecies about the dark times for the present age of Kali Yuga.
The following 15 predictions, written 5,000 years ago by sage Vedavyasa, are amazing because they appear so accurate. Despite the negative tone of these prophecies, there is still one bright spot for all of us, which is mentioned at the end.

Prediction 1:

Religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the age of Kali.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.1

sri-suka uvaca

tatas canu-dinam dharmah

satyam saucam ksama daya

kalena balina rajan

nanksyaty ayur balam smrtih

Prediction 2:

In Kali Yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man's good birth, proper behaviour and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one's power.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.2

vittam eva kalau nṛ􀀀ṇāḿ

janmācāra-guṇodayaḥ

dharma-nyāya-vyavasthāyāḿ

kāraṇaḿ balam eva hi

Prediction 3:

Men and women will live together merely because of superficial attraction, and success in business will depend on deceit. Womanliness and manliness will be judged according to one's expertise in sex, and a man will be known as a Brahmana just by his wearing a thread.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.3

dāmpatye 'bhirucir hetur

māyaiva vyāvahārike

strītve puḿstve ca hi ratir

vipratve sūtram eva hi

Prediction 4:

A person's spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols, and on that same basis people will change from one spiritual order to the next. A person's propriety will be seriously questioned if he does not earn a good living. And one who is very clever at juggling words will be considered a learned scholar.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.4

lińgaḿ evāśrama-khyātāv

anyonyāpatti-kāraṇam

avṛttyā nyāya-daurbalyaḿ

pāṇḍitye cāpalaḿ vacaḥ

Prediction 5:

A person will be judged unholy if he does not have money, and hypocrisy will be accepted as virtue. Marriage will be arranged simply by verbal agreement, and a person will think he is fit to appear in public if he has merely taken a bath.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.5

anāḍhyataivāsādhutve

sādhutve dambha eva tu

svīkāra eva codvāhe

snānam eva prasādhanam

Prediction 6:

A sacred place will be taken to consist of no more than a reservoir of water located at a distance, and beauty will be thought to depend on one's hairstyle. Filling the belly will become the goal of life, and one who is audacious will be accepted as truthful. He who can maintain a family will be regarded as an expert man, and the principles of religion will be observed only for the sake of reputation.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.6

dūre vāry-ayanaḿ tīrthaḿ

lāvaṇyaḿ keśa-dhāraṇam

udaraḿ-bharatā svārthaḥ

satyatve dhārṣṭyam eva hi

dākṣyaḿ kuṭumba-bharaṇaḿ

yaśo 'rthe dharma-sevanam

Prediction 7:

As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of their social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.7

evaḿ prajābhir duṣṭābhir

ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale

brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāḿ

yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ

Prediction 8:

Harassed by famine and excessive taxes, people will resort to eating leaves, roots, flesh, wild honey, fruits, flowers and seeds. Struck by drought, they will become completely ruined.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.9

śāka-mūlāmiṣa-kṣaudraphala-

puṣpāṣṭi-bhojanāḥ

anāvṛṣṭyā vinańkṣyanti

durbhikṣa-kara-pīḍitāḥ

Prediction 9:

The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.10

śīta-vātātapa-prāvṛḍ-

himair anyonyataḥ prajāḥ

kṣut-tṛḍbhyāḿ vyādhibhiś caiva

santapsyante ca cintayā

Prediction 10:

The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali Yuga will become 50 years.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.11

triḿśad viḿśati varṣāṇi

paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām

Prediction 11:

Men will no longer protect their elderly parents.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.42

na rakshishyanti manujah

sthavirau pitarav api

Prediction 12:

In Kali-yuga men will develop hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.41

kalau kakinike 'py arthe

vigrihya tyakta-sauhridah

tyakshyanti ca priyan pranan

hanishyanti svakan api

Prediction 13:

Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant's dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.38

sudrah pratigrahishyanti

tapo-veshopajivinah

dharmam vakshyanty adharma-jna

adhiruhyottamasanam

Prediction 14:

Servants will abandon a master who has lost his wealth, even if that master is a saintly person of exemplary character. Masters will abandon an incapacitated servant, even if that servant has been in the family for generations. Cows will be abandoned or killed when they stop giving milk.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.36

patim tyakshyanti nirdravyam

bhritya apy akhilottamam

bhrityam vipannam patayah

kaulam gas capayasvinih

Prediction 15:

Cities will be dominated by thieves, the Vedas will be contaminated by speculative interpretations of atheists, political leaders will virtually consume the citizens, and the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.

Source: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.32

dasyutkrishta janapada

vedah pashanda-dushitah

rajanas ca praja-bhakshah

sisnodara-para dvijah

Despite all of these dark prophecies, there is one good quality in this age of

Kali yuga:

kaler dosha-nidhe rajann

asti hy eko maha gunah

kirtanad eva krishnasya

mukta-sangah param vrajet

"Although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about

this age: simply by chanting the names of Krishna, one can become free from

material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom." (Source:

Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.51)

So let us take advantage of this special spiritual gift given during the dark

times of Kali yuga to quickly raise ourselves spiritually through chanting of

God's holy names.

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Lord Kalki (Kalki Avtaar)

QUESTION: DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN FOR A REASON?

"Karma” is an action performed by a living individual / human being which allows them to experience its consequences, in coming future.

Consider an example of a ball:- Suppose we throw a ball on a wall, what will happen? The ball hits the surface of the wall and tries to come back to its position or somewhere near to it.

Meaning of it,

“What you throw, Will revert back” or say “Reap what you Sow”

What are we suffering is an output of our positive/negative deeds, which we have accumulated from our past births which means:-

REASON BEHIND OF EVERYTHING IS UR PAST / PRESENT DEEDS

Importance of Karma Yoni (Human Life)

QUESTION: EITHER NOTHING LIKE GOD EXISTS OR IF GOD EXISTS, HE/SHE/IT CAN'T INTERFERE IN OUR LIVES IN ANY WAY, IF WE PRAY OR BELIEVE IN HIM/HER/IT. DO YOU THINK IT'S A RIGHT CONCLUSION, OR IS THERE SOME FLAW IN THIS?

God doesn't exist - In that case, He can't interfere in our lives.

Answer:

Air is everywhere, but we are unable to see it, still we believe that air exists. Now people will say that, we can feel air but not god.

For feeling the touch of god, we have to walk towards the path showed by him, which take us near to the God. 

Also, think and recollect the experiences from our daily life in which we feel that, this thing can be worse but something charismatic happened and we are saved. I hope this will happen to all of us, in small as well as big things.

As per our holy books, we are not allowed to challenge the existence of God.

OR

God exists - In that case, We can have two more cases:  

1) God is an individual with his own free will -  So what type of individual God is? Is he punish or reward people based upon his own pleasure and not by their deeds? He only like those people, who admire him and pray him. That's sounds more like a Devil and not God.  

Answer: 

God creates the Universe and organisms as per his will, but the individual gets reward/punish as per his deeds. So there is no wish of God in the suffering.

2) God is an Institution with some defined set of Rules - In this case, If rules are already defined (like Do good have good), how can our prayer can change them?

Answer: 

Yes we can say that the rules are already created in the form of our holy scriptures like Vedas, Purans, Mahapurans,Gita. But remember, God is supreme, he is not like humans, he can forgive and always provide us the chance to change or rectify our sins by means of Worship, chanting of his name, verses, hymns, mantras.

In Hindi it is said as “Bhagwan apse badla (revenge) nahi lena chahte, apko badla (changed person) hua dekhna chahte hain”.

QUESTION: WHAT COMES AFTER LIFE?

It depends upon our Deeds (Karma).

1.) If we burn ALL of our deeds (whether positive or negative), Salvation (Moksha) will be achieved. But if SOME of our deeds (say 5%) are remaining (to burn), and if we are near to the death bed, God will allow us to take next birth as human again, so as to burn the remaining deeds which enable us to achieve Salvation (Moksha). 

2.) Else, if the deeds are not burned or suffered, we will have to take birth in form of animal, birds etc., which is called as BHOG YONI (means only to suffer).

TYPE OF YONIS- DIVYA YONI, BHOG YONI & KARMA YONI

Human Beings- Only comes under Karma Yoni (who can burn their deeds by worshiping god, chanting the name of god, meditation etc.)

All other Animals, Birds etc.- Comes under Bhog Yoni (who can not perform Karma, they are born only to suffer as per their deeds performed in their past birth)

"Only Human beings are able to perform Work (Karma)"

What is the importance of Karma Yoni?

Refer:- Importance of Karma Yoni (Human Life)

QUESTION: HOW MANY SUPREME GODS ARE THERE THREE OR ONE IN INDIAN HINDU BELIEF?

LORD SHIVA is the topmost and supreme god as per Indian Hindu belief, as Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra are derived from the Lord Shiva itself and they all are parts of him.

As for successfully driving the cycle of whole Universe, when Shiva (The Supreme God) associated with Rajo Guna, he acts as Brahma (Creates Universe). Further when associated with Satva Gun, he acts as Vishnu (Preserves Universe) and subsequently when linked with Tamo Guna, he acts as Kaal Rudra (Destroys Universe).

Birth of Other Gods from Lord Shiva

In short,
BRAHMA:                  “The Creator of the Universe”
VISHNU:                     “The Protector of the Universe”
KAAL RUDRA:           “The Destroyer”

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Role of Supreme Gods in Creation of Universe

QUESTION: CAN PEOPLE KNOW THEIR PURPOSE IN LIFE OR DOES ONLY GOD KNOWS?

God is supreme and above all, he knows everything, past, present and even future. So there is no comparison of Humans with God.

People can know, but they are unaware of the fact that "Why they are here on earth".

Due to lack of guidance and in absence of Master (Guru), nobody knows the basic aim of life, which is to attain Salvation. Birth in form of Human is precious and we are wasting it by collecting the materialistic things. However basic needs are only Food, Clothes & Home.

Why we are here, is an interesting thing, we must have to understand.

Refer the link:-

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/02/significance-of-birth-in-hindu-mythology_3.html

QUESTION: IN VEDAS IT IS MENTIONED THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD WHO IS BODY LESS AND WHOSE IMAGE CAN'T BE MADE. THEN WHY WE WORSHIP 3 GOD'S, SHIVA, VISHNU AND BRAHMA? ARE THEY MESSENGER OF THAT PRIME GOD?

Because, We enters in the 3 different phases of life:-

1.) Birth (BRAHMA: “The Creator of the Universe”)

2.) Nourishment (VISHNU: “The Protector of the Universe”)

3.) Death (KAAL RUDRA:“The Destroyer”)

As per Ling Puran, All the three Gods are the part of Lord Shiva, he is the main prime god. For successfully driving the cycle of whole Universe, when Shiva (The Supreme God) associated with Rajo Guna, he acts as Brahma (Creates Universe). Further when associated with Satva Gun, he acts as Vishnu (Preserves Universe) and subsequently when linked with Tamo Guna, he acts as Kaal Rudra (Destroys Universe).

Visit for details:-

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/birth-of-universe.html

QUESTION: WHY DOES HINDUISM BELIEVE IN THE PRINCIPLE OF RE-BIRTH AND PAST LIFE KARMA AFFECTING YOU IN THE PRESENT BIRTH?

The principle of "Rebirth and Sufferings from Past Life Karma" has been written in our ancient scriptures, holy books viz. Vedas, Puran, Bhagwat Gita etc. 

Lord Brahma, the inventor of the universe, designed / created PURAN, so that it builds the base of the society which further directs the individual to their basic means of life. Purans are the books of Hindu legends and contains religious instructions. Purans narrates the history of the universe from creation to destruction, role of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu philosophy.

Lord Brahma wrote the Puran consisting of 100 Crores Verses (Shloks), which was further translated by our ancient Saint Ved Vyaas (Maha Rishi Ved Vyaas).

He briefly converted those 100 Crores Verses into 4 Lakhs Verses (Shloks) and divided the same into 18 Purans.

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/brief-history-of-purans.html

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/number-of-verses-in-18-different-purans.html

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/the-18-primary-puranas.html

QUESTION: WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE HINDU GOD AND WHY?

LORD HANUMAN or BAJRANG BALI

As per my view, he is the only one God, who was blessed from all the Dominant Deity (Swami) of 9 Planets (Grahs). All of the 9 masters gave boon to Lord Hanuman that,

“Any Individual Who Worship You (Hanuman Ji) Will Remain Unaffected From All Of Us”

We Indians are very much concern about the Grahas (Planets) and their movements which also affect the conditions of the individual. The 9 planets situated in Universe which governs our lives (as per hindu myths) are stated below:-

1.           Surya
2.           Chandra
3.           Mangal
4.           Brahaspati
5.           Buddh
6.           Shani
7.           Shukra
8.           Rahu
9.           Ketu

BY WORSHIPING HANUMAN JI MEANS THAT WE WILL NOT BE ILL AFFECTED (if any in our destiny) AS PER THE BOON GIVEN TO HIM BY ALL THE 9 GRAHS.

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/choosing-favourite-god-isht-devtacontd.html

LORD HANUMAN

QUESTION: WE SAY NOTHING CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT GOD'S WILL. SO IF I MURDER SOMEONE IT MEANS GOD WISHED I DO THAT. SO ISN'T IT GOD WHO IS TO BE BLAMED?

A question, I found on internet, is worth to answer,

“We Say Nothing Can Happen Without God's Will. So If I Murder Someone It Means God Wished I Do That. So Isn't It God Who Is To Be Blamed?”

Answer:- Everything which is happening to us in our daily life is not based on God’s will, we are suffering on the basis of our Karma (deeds), which we have accumulated in the past.

So we cannot blame God for some murder or anything, it was that person’s negative deeds (from past) which results in his murder.

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/02/importance-of-karma-yoni-human-life_17.html

However, Earthquakes, Volcano Eruption, Drought etc. are natural disaster, but still we are also responsible for these disasters.

QUESTION: DOES RELIGIOUSLY FOLLOWING THE STORIES IN HINDU MYTHOLOGY LEAD TO THE ATTAINMENT OF PEACE MORE THAN JUST FOLLOWING ITS METHODS OF SPIRITUALITY?

1.) “Following the stories in Hindu mythology lead to the attainment of peace”- Following the stories written in our holy books, ancient scriptures just allow us to builds a base for the society which further directs the individual to their basic means of life. Purans (which also consists of stories) are the books of Hindu legends and contains religious instructions. It narrates the history of the universe from creation to destruction, role of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu philosophy.

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/brief-history-of-purans.html
 

2.) “Following its methods of spirituality”- For attaining peace, one should have the devotion (bhakti) and guidance (path to achieve God), which he gets from our holy books and ancient scriptures. But the process to attain God is same, chanting of mantra (hymns) and burning of deeds and reach the final destination (salvation or peace). 

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/02/salvation-moksha.html
 
As said by saints “Kalyug Naam Adhara” means “In Kalyug, only by reciting the name of God will lead you to the peace or moksha”.

QUESTION: WHEN LORD KRISHNA SAYS THAT HE IS THE DOER AND NOTHING IS IN THE HAND OF MAN, ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ACTIONS, WHETHER GOOD OR BAD?

Many people interpret The Holy Book Gita as per their thinking and understanding.

My point of view and understanding:-
God or say Krishna is the Creator of Life but he is not created by anyone. He created Life (humans) and allows humans to perform Karma. Now what I want to say that, "HE IS THE DOER" means by providing Soul and Energy to a Body (human), he has done his doing, means by virtue of Krishna we have the power, we have the life, we are alive, so we are doing our daily tasks. (However, as he is god, his doings are not accumulated in any account as in case of humans).

Importance of Karma Yoni

"NOTHING IS IN THE HAND OF MAN" means that, without Krishna's or say God's consent no one can get rid off the system of life and death, nobody can ignore the process of karma, no one can get more or less w.r.t. their karma.

In short, Krishna created us so he is the doer to take us in this life system, it is not in hand of a man. But while our stay at earth, we can only perform our karma or deeds, which in turn gives us the results.

QUESTION: WHY DO SOME PEOPLE CALL SRI KRISHNA "SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD" WHILE NO VEDIC SCRIPTURE DESCRIBES HIM SO?

Sometimes I feel, as Dwapar Yuga i.e. period in which Krishna stayed at earth, was only 5000 years old, we have found many things which proves the existence of him like submerged Dwarka Nagari (in Gujurat), Mathura & Vrindawan (in Uttar Pradesh) etc.

However, we are unable to found much more evidence of other Gods which are millions years old. So it might be a reason, people trust the existence of Krishna is more than other deities, so they used to call that "Krishna is the supreme personality of godhead".

BUT, LORD SHIVA IS THE SUPREME DEITY OF ALL THE GOD HEADS AND THE SAME HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN LING PURAN.

Refer:-

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/birth-of-universe.html

http://basicsofhumanlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/role-of-lord-shiva-in-creation-of.html