The material world is a kind of virtual reality in which we souls, who are transcendental, spiritual persons, identify with the bodies we inhabit. We suffer because we think that whatever happens to our bodies happens to us.
God has designed the material world so that there's much suffering here, because He wants us to realize that we can never be satisfied outside of our relationship with Him.
To help us see the futility of our endeavors for material happiness, the Vedas describe three categories of suffering in this world:
- Miseries from the Body and Mind
Every material body suffers the pains of birth, death, old age, and disease. And that's just the beginning of the list. Add hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, depression…
- Miseries from Others
Human beings inflict unimaginable pain on each other. Even our family and friends can wound us deeply. Add to that biting insects, growling dogs, wild animals…
- Miseries from Nature
Heat, cold, fire, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis…
All suffering comes because we've lost our original consciousness and are identifying with our bodies and the temporary affairs of this world. By looking inwards we can regain the unending happiness that is our spiritual birthright.
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crikey mate... lighten up. the spiritual presence that we all feel, cannot be trivialised by the brigade of hard core christians who espouse “suffer unto thee little children” mentality.
you’re so grim. i have had a lovely life . lots of hardship... but lots of joy too! it’s a bit screwed up mate that you observe nothing but pain!
your god is definitely not my god! my understanding is the realisation that god is what we call the universe. we have always been and shall always be part of this universe... just not in your heaven or in our current form.
who the hell wants a vengeful god? you’re way off target mate. my god... the universe will resurrect me as a part of many things that i cannot imagine.
i respect your beliefs mate, but obsequious to a greater power is not something that i embrace. i am already part of the universe. i don’t want threats of the pits of hell as my reasoning for being pure.
i am a bad man but i will always be universally included, no matter what i do in this life.
this pic is a beautiful view of our omnipresent sky. the universal god is alive and well... just not in a judgemental form that threatens ppl with never ending pain unless they do the will of the religious mainstream.
my world is beautiful veen. yours is apparently full of fear.
my regards, prickles
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