whether god is really listening to our prayers

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Namaskarams,

 

God is referred to as Ksheerabdhi Nathan (Lord of Milky Ocean).

 

Our galaxy is Milky Way and it is very nice of our elders to have described

Lord as Universe and as Lord of Milky Ocean.

 

The whole universe is God and our galaxy too. Each step we take or each work

we do is God. "thena vina thrunamapi na chalathi".

Our Society is also our God as we can see in Purusha Suktha.

 

Parabrahman is there with us always and listening to our prayers.

 

 

Thuphal VijayaRaghava Dasan

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Dear Dr.Ramakrishna:

 

on reading Your comments to your response to

point 1 , the following Upanishadic

passages came to my mind:

 

The passage is from KenOpanishad is set up as a Q&A:

 

The student asks the question and the AchAryan

responds:

 

Question:

 

kEnEshitham pathathi prEkshitham mana:

kEna prANa: praTama ; praithi yuktha:

kEnEshithAm vaachamimAm vadhanthi

chakshu: srOthram ka u dEvO yunakthi

 

(Meaning by Dr.NSA Swamy): Prompted by whom does

the mind function in its objects? Being directd by whom

does the chief vital air proceed to function ?

By whom is this speech directed that people utter?

Who is that effulgent God that directs the eyes and

the ears?

 

AchAryan's answer:

 

SrOthrasya SrOthram manasO manO

yath vAchO ha vAcham sa u prAnasya prANa:

chakshuschakshu: athimuchya dheerA:

prEthyAsmAllOkAdh amruthA bhavanthi

 

(Meaning given by Dr.NSA Swamy): Knowing Him

who is the ear of the ear , the mind of the mind ,

the speech of the speech , the life of life

and the eye of the eye, the wise passing out of

this world (through archirAdhi mArgam) after

death become immortal.Such people become MukthAs.

 

Through the next few manthrAs of this humbling

Upanishad , teacher states that such informing

and energizing principle (Brahman) is not to be

known by the external or internal organs.

 

This Upanishad goes on to say: Brahman is infinite

and hence is not knowable as "This Much" with our

limited faculties. It is unknowable in its fullness

and totality but is known to one , who does not think

it is of limited (aparicchinnathvAth BrahmaNa:) is

the comment of Bhagavath RaamAnujA.

 

In the concluding passage of the second khaDam

of this Upanishad , the appeal is made to us for hurrying

to gain Knowledge about Brahman as the possessor of

unique attributes such as Sathyam , Jnanam and

ananthathvam . The phalan of attaining amruthathvam

(immortality ) through such attempt to know about

Brahman is stressed . AzhwArs have stressed this same

Upanishadic message intheir Paasurams ( Thirumangai

in His Periya Thirumozhi paasurams on BadrikAsramam

and elsewhere).

 

To make it easy for us to relate to Him ,

He is present as Archais at the dhivya desams .

The analogy that comes to mind regarding

the soulabhyam of ArchA Moorthys is like

the Cow , whose whole body is full of milk

but that milk for our easy access and enjoyment

comes out of the udders . ArchA Moorthy enjoyment

is the wonderful and easy way to talk with Him,

ask Him questions and get answers and enjoy Him

in this world as the AzhwArs showed us the way.

 

NamO NaarAyaNaa !

 

V.Sadagopan

 

 

SrImathi SangeethA's Question

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>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

>""""

 

Dr.Ramakrishnan's rsponse to the above question

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>>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 message itself, because due >to Him only all the

pancha indriyams are working (led by the mind) as >declared by Himself in

Srimadbhagavadgita.>