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Rama Krishna K • March 7, 2003 


Priya Bhagawatas,
Asmadsrigurubhyonamaha!!!

With reference to the following mail,  adiyen would like to put forth
some points

""""
Sangeetha  wrote:
    Hello Everybody,
    Greetings. I am Sangeetha, Vadagalai Iyengar. I have a very basic
doubt on whether god is
really listening to our prayers and whether he is with us. I am not able
to find an answer to
this. I will be greatful if any one of you could share your mystic
experiences.
    With Warm Regards
    Sangeetha
""""

1.  Regarding the first point that 'whether god is really listening to
our prayers and whether  He is with us';  it should be noted that if it
is not so, one will not only be able to even raise such a question at
all, but also will not be able to read this messagel itself, because due
to Him only all the pancha indriyams are working (led by the mind) as
declared by Himself in Srimadbhagavadgita.
2.  Though it is very common for  most of  our  minds to assume
childishness and start questioning the existence/proximity  of God when
some of our silly desires are not fulfilled;  it should be remembered
that God's grace  is like  a continuous non-stop downpour  on every body
irrespective of  one's  eligibility/quality ,  due to which one is able
to do one or many of the  most basic but surviving activities  like
breathe, see, hear, eat, digest, talk, walk, run and what not including
levelling allegations against Him or even realising  the mighty Himself.

3.  Thus it forms the basic responsibility of each and every person
first  to constantly extend  one's  full gratitude to Him for all the
favours as referred above (though it may appear basic),  He has  already
granted in the past and continuing  in the present and the future also
and there is no scope for accusation/allegations for the missing
favours.
4.  While putting to test one's fortunes,  if one is able to just
chant/hear/see the Tirunaamams of the Lord like SriHari, Srikrishna, Sri
Rama etc then that itself is the biggest fortune one is already
possessing and there is nothing else other than that one needs to
aspire  for Supreme Bliss.  Any other fortune is temporary and
infinitisimal or of no use in the absence of  the Lord's remembrance;
and Lord's remembrance itself is enough in the absence of any other
fortune what ever big it  may appear.

Jai Srimannarayana

Dr.Kilambi Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan



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