12 Aug 2014
[Shri Krishnaraj asked: "You have mentioned that suicide equivalent to murdering somebody, and the reason being process of killing and torture is a sin. Then what is the case of motor accidents and calamities like earthquake, tsunami etc. Is the soul happy leaving the world living the shortened life? In such cases also soul is being tortured. Reasons may be the karma of previous birth etc, but everything is the wish of the god, and why does god does not shower his blessings, so that he can save such souls from accidents or calamities so that such souls live a complete life. This is one part.
The other part is the agony of losing near ones in such accidents and calamities. The trauma and torture suffered by the survivors cannot be described. Is god a sadist then to torture the living soul (for whatsoever reasons like karma of previous birth etc). The agony is more when evil people live a good life and seemingly innocent people live a shortened life. The reply will be appreciated, as more than personal reasons query is generic in nature." End of comment.
Dear sir, I hope you understand my feelings. Because of above thinking , I have a feeling of insecurity and not able to act to the full potential in any path. Though I agree that there is a supernatural power or concept of god , there is hesitation on my part to take to spiritual path or heed to scriptures. I am not able to respond sensibly to my responsibilities for the simple reason that ultimately if it is the wish of the god or supernatural power that prevails ( as in above nature disasters), let god take control of my life and I need not act anymore and remain inert. Though I am not an escapist and such attitude creates problems in practical life. How to overcome such feeling of insecurity and become more responsible is the essence of my query. I think many people have faced similar situations like that.
I don't have grudge against anyone and my anguish is directed against god, for everything is wish of god. I have read Datta Shri swami's articles in kpsystems facebook group and they were enlightening. I posted the above comments in kpsystem FB group in reply to your article and since i have not received response in FB page sofar (till 06.30 AM 6th Jan 2014), I am contacting through your website. The above thinking were one of the reasons I wanted to meet you in person and expressed my interest for personal interaction with you in my earlier mail and received response from your disciple that i should go through the knowledge and like to point out that I am seeking knowledge that whatever is required and wherever I am lacking through various sources.
Since Datta Shri is an enlightened person, and I think he can clear my doubts and enlighten me regarding the above mentioned points. I don't know whether I am making a mistake in nurturing above thoughts. If so I would like to know in what way I am making a mistake. I am open to change my notion if proper reasoning is given regarding above points. I request Datta Shri swami to spare time to clear my above doubts and guide me to live a peaceful life. - By Krishnaraj]
Swami Replied: When a criminal is hanged and if you see the process of hanging, you will sympathise the criminals, who look like sages with their grown hair and beards. You will criticise the judge and the jailor, who are implementing this execution. You are not aware of the crime. If you see the crime committed by the criminal, you will kill the criminal on the spot. At least, the constitution allowed him to be alive for a long time before execution in the name of trials. Another part of ignorance is that you think that death is the end of human being. Only the body perishes and the soul is still alive. The soul is subjected to the threat through death given to body since the soul is very much attached to its body. These souls will take re-birth and due to the threat given, some control in their behaviour exists. You may say that let all these punishments be done in the upper hell so that nobody sees and sympathises the souls. But, some punishments must be seen by the public and the corresponding sins done by these souls are inferred by the wise public. When the punishment is given by the judge in the court, the crime done by the criminal is not demonstrated in the court so that the public should know the details of the crime by visual means. The scripture gives the details of various punishments given to various sins. You can refer the scripture to know the sin committed by the criminal here by seeing the punishment. Even in the court, you know the crime informed through the judgement or can know directly from the constitution and infer the crime committed. You can refer the constitution to know the crime through the details of punishment. Mostly, the severe sins done on this earth are given punishments here only. The punishment given to a just born baby indicates only the sin done in the previous birth. Some religions do not believe in re-birth. In such case, it is the responsibility of those religions also to give the reason for the punishment given to the just born baby. Either you should say that God is cruel or the new born baby committed some sin in the previous birth. No religion blames God. In such case, you have to accept the reason given by Me. It is not reasonable that you neither give the reason nor accept My reason at least tentatively till you give the reason. The incident of punishment of new born baby is before all our eyes and every religion has responsibility to give the reason in this incident.
The main point is that you are seeing only the latter part of the punishment and not the earlier part of the sin done either here or in the previous birth. Stop the attitude of criticizing the administration of God, which is always perfect. You say that some sinners live with happiness and some innocents are punished. This misunderstanding is also due to lack of perfect analysis. The sinner is given sometime for reformation. The punished innocent person was already given lot of time and is punished now. You think that he is innocent since you do not know his background. Hence, all your analysis and conclusions are based on superficial and partial knowledge only. If you have the deep and complete knowledge of the entire humanity, you will appreciate that the administration of God is more justified and more kind enough than the human administration. You will know all this through spiritual knowledge only. Suicide is also a punishment given to a human being, which forced the other human being to commit suicide in this or previous birth. You cannot stop such suicide since it is divine justice. But, in the absence of such punishment, some people commit suicide due to emotion and ignorance based on the freedom of the soul given by God on this earth. The emotion and ignorance is wrong knowledge, which can be removed by right knowledge. Such suicides can be stopped through the spiritual knowledge. Develop devotion to God and replace your criticism by appreciation for God. You will be happy and succeed in life.