Friday, 1 December 2017

Should We Blame God For Our Sufferings?

  We have heard people blame God for their failure, misery and sufferings. Yes. There are many cases where the suffering people seem to be quite simple, ordinary, pious and God-fearing. They have done their part of duty sincerely, served family and society well. But, still they are suffering. Whom to blame? There is the karma theory and the present suffering is due to past karma, prarabhda; but, we do not what sin has been committed in the past to suffer now? How can we explain cancer, brain tumor or heart problems that need lakhs or even million of rupees for treatment and the patients are poor and cannot afford? other diseases Should they not curse God and their fate?
   Curse God for the ailments and see.  Will the diseases disappear? Yes. according to Narayaneeyam, this method also works wonders! One Bhattatiri cursed Guruvayoor Krishna a hundred time taking his name and his adventures and adding insult that he is unable to cure a small ailment. Lo! the hundredth episode and curse changed the life! The arthritis disappeared! God does not bother whether you curse Him or praise Him. His name on your lips is enough! 
   There is another method of getting cured of these diseases that accrue according to karma. Doctors cannot cure mental afflictions for they cannot diagnose them. Physical ailments also go un-diagnosed, at times, and the patients die! Well it is Lord's will! But, it is not the way to say that, some argue. Why should God take away your life? The answer is simple. Anymore suffering may be intolerable or have many unexpected complications on family finances and even affect others' lives in the family. May be the person is in coma for a long time, or disabled and nobody to take care, may be death is welcome? Any way, death is a solution.
  There is another perspective to death here. Death is inevitable once born here. This is a rule. Everybody has to die any day and nobody knows when. But why not live with the knowledge of this inevitability and work out for liberation, mukti moksha while time is still there. Scriptures show the way! Take to Bhagavad-Gita and see how it works wonders!.  

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