Nature is not a mere chance
collection of events, a mere jumble of accidents, but an orderly affair. The
planets move regularly in their orbits, seeds grow into trees regularly, the
seasons succeed each other in order. Now Nature cannot order itself. It requires
the existence of an intelligent being, i.e., God, who is responsible for it.
Even Einstein, the great scientist, was strongly convinced of the creation of
the universe by a Supreme Intelligence.
Even a fool thinks that he is
wise. Everyone wants to show that he knows more than others. Nobody likes to be
called a fool. Children tease their parents with various sorts of questions.
The desire to know is ingrained in them. These indicate that our essential
nature is knowledge.
When a man laughs, people seldom
ask why he is laughing. On the other hand when a man cries, everybody asks why
he is crying. This shows that our essential nature is bliss.
If everyone then is of the nature
of existence-knowledge-bliss, there should be an all-pervading principle having
these characteristics and different from the perishable, inert, pain-giving
physical bodies. Therefore, Existence-Knowledge-Bliss(Sat-Chit-Ananda).
You always feel that, despite
your possessions and all sorts of comforts, you are in want of something. There
is no sense of fullness. Only if you add to yourself the all-full God, you will
have fullness. When you do an evil action, you are afraid. Your conscience
pricks you. This also proves that God exists and witnesses all your thoughts
and actions. To define Brahman is to deny Brahman. The only adequate
description of Brahman is a series of negatives. That is the reason why the
sage Yajnavalkya declares in the ‘Brihadaranyaka Upanishad’ about Brahman as
neti, neti, or ‘not this’, ‘not this.’ This means that the residue left after
sublating the names and forms is Brahman.
Based on their karma all features
are getting punishment.
