The Problem of Evil !

[Guest guest]

The question of evil is one that has taxed human thought and evolved

various and conflicting solutions. For a rationalist, the problem

does not exist, because he does not believe in any thing which is

non-matter. For a rationalist, everything is in Nature, who is

blind and uncontrolled and does what ever it likes under certain

unknown laws.

 

The religions and philosophies pondered over the question for years

but could not possibly solve this mystery, as to how an All loving

God, A "Sarvamanglam" owner of the universe could create Evil or if

he has not created it, why he permits Evil to work on his subjects.

 

Some religions, which were lacking the philosophical research, and

which emerged only to teach the newly evolved human, took a short-

cut to the problem. They divided the Supreme Existence into two

equal forces God and Satan. God as the Principal of good and Satan

as the Principal of the evil.

 

But this philosophy is a childish solution to a great problem and it

may satisfy a nouveau sadhaka, but this theory will be straightaway

rejected by any one who is a real sadhaka of the Truth !!

 

Those who believe in the existence of an intelligent evil power as

superstition, find the origin of evil in man who abuses his freedom

and by his revolt and self-will gives birth to the sin and evil.

This solution also solves nothing, for it does not explain why there

should have been a possibility of evil at all ?

 

If we say God is the only entity in the universe and beyond, then we

have to presume, all things are created by him. It implies evil was

also created by him.

 

So why should all loving god, the father of all living beings should

create an entity which troubles his children more than anything.

Why he created such a thing as sin and evil, which drags the

progressing soul backwards.

 

Why did evil come into existence and what is its purpose in our

journey towards Truth??

 

A point worth pondering!!

 

With love

 

baba