The people who lived in a small village were always arguing and fighting among each other about God and different religions. They could never agree to a common answer. So they came to the Buddha to find out what exactly God looks like. The Buddha asked his disciples to get a large magnificent elephant and six blind men. He then brought the blind to the elephant and asked them to describe what an elephant looks like.
The first blind man touched the elephant leg and reported that it "looked" like a tree trunk.
The second blind man touched the elephant’s stomach and said that the elephant was a wall.
The third blind man touched the elephant ear and said that it was a fan.
The fourth blind man touched the elephant’s tail and described the elephant as a piece of rope.
The fifth blind man felt the elephant's tusks and described it as a spear.
And the sixth blind man rubbed the elephant’s snout and got very scared because he thought it was a snake.
All of them got into a big argument about the "appearance" of an elephant.
The Buddha asked the citizens: "Each blind man had touched the elephant but each of them gives a different description of the animal. Which answer is right?" "All of them are right," was the reply.
"Why? Because everyone can only see one part of the elephant. They are not able to see the whole animal. The same applies to God and to religions. No one will see Him completely."
The first blind man touched the elephant leg and reported that it "looked" like a tree trunk.
The second blind man touched the elephant’s stomach and said that the elephant was a wall.
The third blind man touched the elephant ear and said that it was a fan.
The fourth blind man touched the elephant’s tail and described the elephant as a piece of rope.
The fifth blind man felt the elephant's tusks and described it as a spear.
And the sixth blind man rubbed the elephant’s snout and got very scared because he thought it was a snake.
All of them got into a big argument about the "appearance" of an elephant.
The Buddha asked the citizens: "Each blind man had touched the elephant but each of them gives a different description of the animal. Which answer is right?" "All of them are right," was the reply.
"Why? Because everyone can only see one part of the elephant. They are not able to see the whole animal. The same applies to God and to religions. No one will see Him completely."
There are many religions. Each one believes it's the only one. But in reality there is only one. And that one has no religion.
We should see heaven in our real lives, we should try to create heaven here on earth. By loving other religions and by giving them the respect we can create a heaven on earth and by criticizing we merely create hell on earth. My understanding of religion and god.
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It is much easier to find God within oneself. But it’s rare and seldom to find God outside. Not always but sometimes it’s possible to certain extent. It’s safe to have optimistic thinking like this. That God is inside ourselves. This God is a assumed concept which is strong inside within. And maybe weaker outside.
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Searching for God.
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Searching for God.
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My cast, god and religion.
I am not religious (not superstitious). And I do not blindly follow what ever is written in religious scriptures. As it may lead to superstition. Thus I believe in reasoning and analysis using science. Anything written in religious scriptures is meaningful only when it is proved with scientific facts of science with proofs. A reasoning to convince the human mind is a must.
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Sharing few links below, to explore the journey of my life. It's an effort to provide better understanding of life. This might even help in finding solutions and answers to problems and questions.
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Journey of my life.
Religion: Blind Men And The Elephant.
https://goo.gl/eJcNcT
- Based on a story from the Buddhist Sutra. (Download PDF)
Spiritual Education.
*[ To which religion does this universe belongs to?] [ Cast-God-Religion!] [Religion-and-cast.]
*[ All Stories.]
*[ Monkey’s-Justice.] [Tied-Elephants.] [Critical mass-Experiment.] [Healing-affection.]
Stories.
The-Monkey’s-Justice-for-two-cats. The-Blind-Men-And-The-Elephant. *Manoj-Kargudri. Two-rich-merchants-and-a-thief. Healing-is-contagious. Two-saints-in-a-market-place. A-Terrible-Fight-Between-Two-Wolves. Hen-that-laid-golden-eggs. Healing-forgiveness-and-affection. Elephants-held-by-small-ropes. Story-of-Punyakoti-the-strength-of-truth. What-is-the-reason? Reply-Depends-on-the-Question. Critical-mass-Experiment. The-Brahman's-Wife-and-the-Mongoose. The-Boy-Who-Cried-Wolf. Difference-between-Heaven-and-Hell! Freedom-and-Prison! It's-in-Your-Eyes!
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