Clarification of Doubts

In Spirituality, no matter how much theoretical information one has access to, one's spiritual practice will not be smooth unless needling doubts are clarified. If you should have any questions related to spirituality, please email us at Weekly.

Unhappiness

Question: “Why is God so cruel, why has He given us so much unhappiness?”

- A Seeker.

Dear Reader,

When God gave us life, he gave us the wilful action (free choice) to do whatever we wanted. With our wilful action, we can choose to either ride the roller coaster of happiness and unhappiness caused due to the Great Illusion (Maya), or do spiritual practice and go beyond the Great Illusion. Happiness and unhappiness are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other. If one seeks happiness, one has to accept the fact that one will be subjected to unhappiness. The only way out is to attain a permanent state of Bliss by doing spiritual practice. What we do with our wilful action is up to us.

*If one is not currently doing any spiritual practice, or to complement one's current spiritual practice, one can begin with the simple, but powerful spiritual practice of chanting or constantly remembering God's Name according to one's religion. Chanting also acts as a useful complement to any spiritual path one may be already following. It is a practice recommended for the current times by Holy texts and Saints of all religions.

Seekers in the initial stages of spiritual practice (less than one year) can repeat The Name of the Lord as per their religion (refer to Issue 3 Clarification of Doubts section for details).
Seekers who have been doing regular spiritual practice for over a year or so can determine the appropriate chant for them from the experiment given in Issue 124, Message to Seekers section.