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  2. Good question! Who is God??? Is there a God???
    A lot of people are answering these questions with books, lectures, retreats, paid private readings, blogs etc. All proclaiming to put you on the path to infinite intelligence. It seems the leaders, authors etc have found financial gain by taking us on journeys and holding us in some kind of trance while they exclaim to us how easy all of this is and just stick with them and God will appear within. Something is just off…….! Are we just beings from another unknow universe left here to take care of this planet…. maybe it is just that simple! Tolle, Dyer, Abraham-Hicks, Seth, Budda, Ramantha, Chopra and thousands more try to instill their beliefs into our minds and all with different directions. It’s obvious we as humans are starved for something more and this is quite evident in our pursuit of spiritual enlightenment.

    Sorry for the vent…….just really over enlightenment through mankind

    Who is God……..hmmmmmmmm, beats the heck out of me!! But, I don’t think it cost money to find out :-)

    I enjoyed your son’s cozy answers :-)

  3. I had to laugh at my response a few months ago. Can you tell I was frustrated with enlightenment and all the people who were “getting it” except me??? Yes, I know exactly who God is. God is me, God is you !
    What a beautiful school room our Planet gives us for learning and growth.

    Thank you Desika for sharing your insights and knowledge with us. You are so appreciated!!
    Bev

  4. Hi Bev,

    No problem. :-) I went through that phase of frustration and denial as well. But I came out of that just as you did.

    Just to answer your earlier comment regarding money: money is just energy and currently money is the standard of transaction for gifts and services. In older times, the teachers in India were given cows, land, fruits, vegetables, grains, as gifts/tuition fee/donation (guru dakshiNa) depending on the financial status of the disciples. So, money itself is not bad, but how we perceive, use and get attached to it. In short, “Greed” for money is the problem and not money itself. Note that the teacher is transmitting his energy (teaching) and the disciple exchanges that energy with a gift — this keeps the balance.

    It is unfortunate that spirituality became identified with poverty. In Buddha’s and even Mahatma Gandhi’s time, majority of the people were poor and uneducated. So, to get their attention they renounced their own wealth. It is not that they hated wealth. It is just that they felt satisfied within themselves that they just did not need it. If their audience was rich, they may not have renounced their wealth. Will a rich man be followed by all the poor, starving people, if he tells them how great it is to be enlightened? I wouldn’t. I would say, “It is easy for you to talk, because your belly is full.” :-) These days especially in western nations, it is not a problem since most people who embark on spirituality or those who are disillusioned by material wealth, anyway. :-)

    I am currently working on an article, depending on my free time, of course. I hope that it sees the light of the day soon. :-)

    Thanks,

    Desika

  5. Hi Desika,
    Thanks so much for the great comment. I do understand so much more now and I am most grateful to individuals like you who shed “light” where there were clouds. I enjoy all your articles and look forward to more.

    Bev