03 Mar 2023
1. Why did Buddha create Buddhism, which preaches atheism?
[Shri Divakara Rao asked: Padnamskaram Swami, please clarify the below doubts. Please apologise if any mistakes are present in the questions itself. Buddha is one among the Dasavatars of Lord Vishnu, then why did Buddha being the incarnation of Lord Vishnu create Buddhism, which preaches atheism?]
Swami replied:- Buddhism never preached atheism. Buddha told that silence is the best regarding the absolute unimaginable God (Parabrahman), who is beyond space being the generator of space. Theism also says that silence is the best expression for the absolute God. The followers of Buddha misunderstood the silence of Buddha as the negation of the existence of God.
2. Why is Spiritual Science significant for a soul compared to any other Science?
[Why is Spiritual Science so significant for a soul compared to any other Science? Regards, Your servant, Divakara Rao.]
Swami replied:- All other sciences speak about the creation, which is relatively real whereas spiritual science speaks about the creator, who is the absolute reality.
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