(Drafted in 2012)
With bit of time at hand, these days I often sit with friends who are located in SZ building. Although its a 5-7 mins walk from ST building, and its difficult to walk in shining Sun but still the motivation to spend time with friends and opportunity to hear new things from them takes me to SZ Food Court area.
Quite recently on one such occasion, I was sitting with two friends who were discussing about existence of God. As per their understandings both were keeping their individual views and I was witnessing their interactions. It so happened that at one point of time, both had little difference in opinions. They tried to explain their own views by supporting arguments, but it didn't dissolve the difference. Because of the affection with own's view point, no one wanted to give up. Discussion on that single point continued at least an hour from then, and amidst this one hour period I kept silent.
When one of them realized that the discussion was going no where, he looked at me. Perhaps with an expectation that I would support him, he asked me to give my opinion on the same matter. Realizing that no one was ready to give up and they had already wasted an hour by just denying the possibility of other side of coin, I just said " I don't know, I have come from ST ". Both of them looked at me with open eyes. What had God to do with me coming from ST?
The discussion some how ended.
And so have ended many other discussions, where I have given absurd statements. I haven't been like this always. I would credit Vivek Ji for this. Vivek Ji hasn't given me a list of such statements but has indeed given direction that purpose of life is not to get into trap of becoming an answering machine. Often in spiritual arena, people assume that one who answers all the questions is more knowledgeable but actually it is one who has transformed his own life.
Perhaps this shaking from Vivek Ji helps me to keep myself aligned wherever there are temptations to jump into such discussions.
Anyhow - the whole point is bhaiya, that your coming from ST is Ok :)
With bit of time at hand, these days I often sit with friends who are located in SZ building. Although its a 5-7 mins walk from ST building, and its difficult to walk in shining Sun but still the motivation to spend time with friends and opportunity to hear new things from them takes me to SZ Food Court area.
Quite recently on one such occasion, I was sitting with two friends who were discussing about existence of God. As per their understandings both were keeping their individual views and I was witnessing their interactions. It so happened that at one point of time, both had little difference in opinions. They tried to explain their own views by supporting arguments, but it didn't dissolve the difference. Because of the affection with own's view point, no one wanted to give up. Discussion on that single point continued at least an hour from then, and amidst this one hour period I kept silent.
When one of them realized that the discussion was going no where, he looked at me. Perhaps with an expectation that I would support him, he asked me to give my opinion on the same matter. Realizing that no one was ready to give up and they had already wasted an hour by just denying the possibility of other side of coin, I just said " I don't know, I have come from ST ". Both of them looked at me with open eyes. What had God to do with me coming from ST?
The discussion some how ended.
And so have ended many other discussions, where I have given absurd statements. I haven't been like this always. I would credit Vivek Ji for this. Vivek Ji hasn't given me a list of such statements but has indeed given direction that purpose of life is not to get into trap of becoming an answering machine. Often in spiritual arena, people assume that one who answers all the questions is more knowledgeable but actually it is one who has transformed his own life.
Perhaps this shaking from Vivek Ji helps me to keep myself aligned wherever there are temptations to jump into such discussions.
Anyhow - the whole point is bhaiya, that your coming from ST is Ok :)
