Swami Answers Shri Anil's Questions

Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi, some questions raised in internet discussion forum is presented below. Please grace Your response to the same. At Your Lotus Divine Feet-Anil

1. Why is it so easy to misinterpret the Quran? Why didn't Allāh send the message in an easily understandable language?

Swāmi Replied:- Easy misinterpretation of the Quran is your personal opinion. You must prove your point with some examples.

2. It is written in the bible in Exodus 33-20 that "And He said: 'Thou can’t not see My face (God’s), for man shall not see Me and live.'" If Jesus was God, how come people saw Him and stayed alive?

Swāmi Replied:- Jesus is referring the face of first energetic incarnation merged with Him. The radiation of the first energetic incarnation is terrible as described by Arjuna in the Gītā in the context of cosmic vision. No human being can see Him with these physical eyes and hence, God gave supernatural power to the eyes of Arjuna to see Him. This first energetic incarnation is called as the Father of heaven, who was referred as Father often by Jesus.

3. What is the meaning of Jesus asking us to turn the other cheek?

[Why does Jesus ask us to turn the other cheek? How can we fight injustice if we keep turning the cheek to all evil? How can I defend my family if I keep turning the cheek?]

Swāmi Replied:- In this context, Jesus refers to a person, who has some good nature and hope of probability of realisation through love. Such attempt is for the first slap, which means the first mistake. He never said that you should continuously show the other cheek for continuous slaps. There is every possibility for a good person to realise the first mistake.

4. Jesus abolished the practice of stoning people to death. Prophet Muhammad revived this practice after 600 years. What are Your thoughts about this?

Swāmi Replied:- All depends on the state of psychology and nature of the people of that time. Sometimes, for certain psychologies severe punishments are necessary, which will frighten the public and control the sin completely. Now the government has passed an act to hang the person committing rape cum murder. It depends on the severe nature of the sin. In one time, one type of sin may be viewed very serious and in other time, the same sin may not be viewed very serious. The psychology of the public is also changing from time to time. Accordingly, the acts are also changing. Hence, you have to view a point as per the then psychology existing at that time.

5. Who’s the equivalent (Person/ Prophet/ God/ Messenger) of †Jesus Christ, ☪ Prophet Muhammad, ☸ Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha, ☬ Guru Nānak & ✡︎ Moses for ॐ Hinduism?

Swāmi Replied:- Every human incarnation involved in the propagation of true Spiritual knowledge is exactly equal to all the human incarnations mentioned by you because the same God exists in all human incarnations. You have to worry about the knowledge preached by the human incarnations and not worry about such questions like which incarnation is equal to this incarnation etc.

6. Why didn't God let Jesus live to an old age to know how it felt?

Swāmi Replied:- The divine programme depends on the will of God and the will of God is always perfect. Therefore, no soul shall doubt the plan of God.

7. How can I stop the Allāh loudspeaker in the mosque? This irritating me so much.

Swāmi Replied:- Are you irritated with mike when the religious programmes of your religion are conducted? Don’t you think that other religious people are also irritated by your religious programmes? How can you climb the sky of Universal Spirituality if you are failing to climb the steps leading to the roof of your house?

8. Does Jesus Christ belong to the Viśvakarma community since He was a carpenter?

Swāmi Replied:- I told several times that caste system depends on qualities and deeds of the soul and not on the birth of the soul. There is nothing wrong to say that Jesus belongs to the caste of carpenter based on His talents (professional qualities) and subsequent deeds. Hence, by this the caste of carpenters, which is decided by birth, need not raise their collars claiming Jesus belonging to their caste. Caste is not a fixed system since it varies from person to person depending upon his qualities and deeds (Guṇakarma vibhāgaśaḥ…- Gītā).

★ ★ ★ ★ ★