SageTree

So there is alot of talk in here about God. And it seems alot of the Anger about God comes from a mis/understanding of the Christian Bible.

I feel that generalizations are made, with few sources drawn upon, and I wish to share another idea of what "God" means in other religions.

If anyone has a story or metaphore to share please do. There are many good stories to philosophically approach this topic, both theist and atheist.

So please enjoy and share.

The three phases of life, Birth, Sustaining, and Death, are represented by the Hindu Trinity thus culminates into One underlining the fact that the three are in reality one and the same Ishwara, Supreme Being.

An interesting legend illustrates this concept beautifully.

Once, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva were boasting about their great powers. All of a sudden, a young boy came forth, and asked Brahma as to what he creates.
Brahma quickly replied with pride, “Everything”.
When he asked Vishnu and Shiva as to what they sustain and destroy respectively, he got the same reply from both Gods – “Everything”.
Showing Brahma a small straw, the young boy asked him if he could create a straw just like the one he was holding. However, even after a great deal of effort, Brahma was unable to do so.
The child then turned upon Vishnu and asked him whether he could preserve the dissolving form of the straw, as the boy gazed at it, but Vishnu looked on helplessly.
The child , pulling out a new straw,finally asked Shiva to destroy the small straw but despite Shiva’s best efforts, the straw still remained as it was.

Then the boy turned again towards Brahma and asked him whether he was the child’s creator. Even after great thought Brahma could not remember having created this bright child.
The child then suddenly vanished, and the three Gods then remembered that there always is the Supreme Being behind their amazing powers and beyond their consciousness.

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SageTree

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