Inner Whispers-An Eastern Thought.: " AND WHAT IS TRUTH ? "

Inner Whispers-An Eastern Thought.: " AND WHAT IS TRUTH ? ": " -- AND WHAT IS TRUTH ? " " TRUTH ? GOD ONLY CAN TEACH YOU ! ----AND TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE "

" AND WHAT IS TRUTH ? "

 " --  AND WHAT IS TRUTH ? "

   " TRUTH ?   GOD ONLY CAN TEACH  YOU ! 
       ----AND TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE "

MOVING THE MOUNTAINS

The other day,  I was standing in front of a mountain in my native place.  It was of solid rock having some green vegetation here and there.  I was wondering whether this mountain can be moved ! Lord Jesus says that even mountains can be moved by our faith.  He has assured us that if there is faith, we can ask this mountains to move, and it will move.   I believe in him.  Who am I to judge the teaching of  God incarnates ? I am nobody to  judge or doubt  the teachings of  gigantic spiritualities such as Lord Jesus, shri Buddha, Lord Shri Krishna etc..they may be in position to judge each other, but instead they seems to acknowledge & salute each other as their goal is the same--God realisation.  So, I don't have any doubts in my mind that if Jesus or any other spiritual torch bearers says that the mountains can be moved by our faith, so it will be, I believe in them without any doubt, that it can be moved.

I have moved many mountains in my life by faith, hope & courage. I was about twenty years of age when my father suddenly expired. As I was the eldest son, I had to support a big family of my mother and six younger siblings. After my marriage the financial situation became very tough. My earnings was insignificant when compared to the requirements.  A Mountain of financial problems was in front of me. By faith, hope, and courage, together with my wife, we crushed the mountain piece by piece and moved it to the sides. We cut a road, and on the way there were other mountains to be moved such as anxiety, uncertainty, lack of hope---We came across many such mountains in our life, immediately after one another, as our road was going through a mountainous range.  There were mountains of problems associated with our children's education, building a house, my employment, living together as a family, character formation of our children, to make them spiritual but not fanatics, their marriages, guide them to settle in a family life, and many more. Together with my wife and by great faith, hope and courage, we pulverized all these mountains and moved it to the sides one by one to make a straight path. We could clear our path, and instilled hope & faith in our children to move their mountains by themselves. As satisfied parents, now we are standing at the side lines and watching how our children are moving their mountains.

We can see in Ramayana that Shri Hanuman moves mountains by his bare hands. This was possible because of his unmitigated faith in Lord Shri Rama. There are many pictures of Shri Hanuman carrying mountain in his bare hand.  He could do anything with his faith. When the situations demanded, he leaped over the sea from India to Srilanka . That  was the magnitude of his faith. But other people also reached Srilanka, but only after  building a sea  bridge. It took several days to make this bridge. So the time and effort taken for crossing the sea was proportionate to their faith .Shri Hanuman could achieve this within no time by his undying faith focused in Lord Shri Rama.

I strongly believe in moving mountains. There are God realised Mahatmas who can move mountains just by a thought. But their mind is always fixed at the Lotus feet of God almighty, never to be diverted even for a fraction of a second. With their unflinching faith, anything is possible. The faith is so complete, there is no need for them to put their Lord the God to such tests. So, all these mountains of  rocks are remaining as it is,where it is from time immemorial.

I have seen other people, say Rail road engineers, with the degree of faith and conviction in their job, they pulverize and move the mountains in months time by bringing in heavy machinery ,Earth movers, Rock crushers, excavators and conveyors along with hundreds of laborers.

So, I am still standing in front of  this rocky mountain in my native village wondering whether it will be possible for me to move it !. Anything is possible. As told by  Lord Jesus, keep faith,  mountains can be moved. I slowly walked up the mountain, picked up some stones and started throwing it to the valley down side, So I started a beginning to move this mountain ! A great beginning ! The time taken and effort to this task will be proportionate to my faith and conviction. I firmly believe in Jesus teaching that mountains can be moved, please make the beginning, Let us start the job with our own capacity. Starting the job is more important. If not possible in single stretch, crush the mountain into stones and move it piece by piece, but let us move it, rather than going back wondering and scared by seeing the size of the mountain. The gigantic task at hand should not discourage us. Keep faith and hope. We are going to encounter many such mountains in our path..... .      LET US MOVE IT !

Are we not hearing that voice of someone shouting in the wilderness of our mind encouraging us to level the mountains, fill up the valleys,and to straighten the winding roads? Level the mountains of desires blocking our path, fill up the valleys  with our faith, smoothen the pot holed road with our 'Gurus' grace, which will make our path shorter and straight to the real destination where we actually going to live for ever.

John P.K

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Inspirations

   Teaching of Lord Jesus Christ.
   Holy Bible, Mathew 17:20, Luke 3: 4-6

   Teaching of Swami Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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ANGELS ARE NOT EXTINCT

            We were discussing about Angel encounters in our earlier posts. I would like to hi-light one more such incident. A few months back my wife and I were bringing our daughter and her two little ones to our home town. It is about thirty hours train journey from her place. When we reached railway station, younger child, who was three, was running a slight fever. Unexpectedly the train was late due to fog. Train which was to come by six in the evening was  late and was only expected by four early next morning. So we took a room in a nearby hotel. At about 11 night, the child's fever had gone up, and we urgently needed the prescribed medicine. But there were no medical shops open around as it was almost midnight.  So, we left the kids in hotel under the care of my wife.  We wanted to try our luck at a pharmacy attached to a hospital which is about two kilometers away.   My daughter and myself somehow got a bus going to that direction, may be  the last one, but unfortunately the medicine was not available with them. The pharmacist suggested that we might get this medicine in another new pharmacy which was further one kilometer down the road. As it was nearing midnight, and the roads were deserted, walking down that road  with my daughter was a risk. When we were discussing and thinking what to do, there came two stout men in a car to buy some medicines. One  is the driver, and other seems to be his friend. They overheard our conversation and voluntarily offered to give us a lift to that new pharmacy. We could find no other choice to get this medicine, but to go along with these two strangers. They dropped us by the new pharmacy, but the medicine was not available there either. This pharmacist referred us to another pharmacy which is further half kilometer away in a different direction. When we came out dejected, this car with two men were waiting at the gate. Seeing our plight they again offered  to drop us at the referred pharmacy.

Luckily we got the medicine from there. Now the problem is how to get back to our hotel in the middle of this night.  When we came out of the pharmacy with the medicine, we were happy to see  again that car with two men at the gate. When they dropped us at our hotel, the time was past midnight. We did not know how to thank them. We thought of offering them money, but they refused, and suddenly sped away telling us to remember them in our prayers, not to be seen again. Suddenly our eyes opened, we knew they were Angels. They were there to guide and protect us.

I do not really know whether the status of Angels are much above human beings or below. It is written that human beings are created in the image of God. Same is not written about Angels. Salvation,  and to be one with the God,  is promised  only to humans. But as far as I know , nowhere the salvation is promised to Angels. They are only servants of God, not sons of God. The God incarnated as human and lived amongst us for our salvation. It is not known any incarnation of God as Angels to give them salvation. So, the angels may have to take birth as humans to get their salvation. Is that the reason we are seeing many Angels amongst us in human forms? Really I do not know! 

I close this chapter with a fine certificate from the scriptures " God will give orders to his Angels about you;  they will hold you up with their hands,  so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones"   

John P.K

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Statutory warning :  Beware of Demons in Angels costumes
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ENCOUNTER WITH AN ANGEL

It was in 1997, before the start of the Mobile Phone era in India. We were travelling by our car to Palakkad, about 6 hours drive. We were going to Palakkad Engineering college for my daughter's joining there the next day. I was driving.  My wife, son, and daughter were with me. It was about 8 at night. The area where we were passing through at that time was a hilly terrain--ups and downs with a number of sharp bends. It started drizzling.  There were large stretches and miles of rubber or teak wood plantations at either side of the road.  No houses nearby. Pitch darkness except for our headlights. Occasionally some long distance buses and lorries were passing by. The situation was like what we read in horror books --- pitch darkness, at the dead of the night, thick forest, rain, no humans around, dead silence except for the crying of owls etc---but no, situation was not that bad, but bad enough if our car breaks down. But that was exactly what happened! Our car stalled, and stopped. It would not move. We were terrified and out of options.

Suddenly, from darkness a drunkard appeared.  While trying to balance himself on the ground, he studied the situation with what sense he had left of him. He was trying to stop the passing vehicles for a lift, none of them stopped. He finally attempted to stop a mini lorry.  He got into it and offered me a lift to get the mechanic from the nearest place he knows--- God knows where! I was afraid to go with the drunkard, but more afraid to leave my family in the pitch darkness. Entrusting my family and car to God, I went with him in the mini lorry in search of a mechanic. After travelling about two kilometers he brought me to a workshop. The mechanic was closing the shop, he would have left if we were late by a few minutes. Together we brought this mechanic back to the car.  I was relieved to find my family safe. The car was fixed in an hour. It was still drizzling when we started the car, and meanwhile the drunkard had disappeared to darkness, never to be seen again. Suddenly my eyes opened.  I knew it was an Angel. An Angel in the guise of a drunkard, to help us in our distress.

I have never read anywhere or knew that Angels can come as drunkards. We may also add to the description of Angels that not only they are beautiful, fair complexioned, blue eyes, golden hair, wings, white overflowing gowns and so on,  but some of them are ugly, in rags, black complexioned, with soiled hands and dirt under the nails, without wings, and even drunkards.

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Statutory warning---Beware Demons in Angels costumes

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ANGELS & HUMANS

As per our known concepts,  Angels are very beautiful beings created by God . They are normally male,  having fair complexion, with golden hairs and blue eyes, with wings, wearing long white overflowing gowns, brave, and some of them armoured with sword in their hands. They are Gods servants for carrying out God's tasks. They deliver Gods messages to human beings, protecting and guiding them. Angel Gabriel is a God's messenger, but Michael is a fighter and warrior. They appear from nowhere during our distress, and disappear to nowhere.  They can assume any forms, including human. 

So, God created Angels to carry out  many of  His jobs and deal with us, instead of Him doing it directly.  See, He did not come personally but sent Angel Gabriel for delivering His message to mother Mary, and so on-- Even though He is not personally coming, He sent clouds to give us rain, sun for heat and light, fire for burning, breeze for air, plants for grain, and trees for giving  fruit, horses for riding, even guide dogs to help the blind etc..Are they Angels in disguise sent from heaven to do these tasks ? we do not know.  May be we are not able to comprehend such a beautiful golden haired, blue eyed angels in that not so beautiful guide dog.

It is read in Bible, that in many earlier occasions Angels had taken human forms and interacted with us.  Once the Lords Angels came to Abraham as men and taken rest in his house. Abraham served them food and they ate.  These Angels also went to the house of  Lot and stayed with him during the night. Are we encountering them in our day to day life ? Many of my experiences tells me that they are amongst us in disguise to help  in our distresses.  I remember one incident when my 3 year old son lost in a busy Mumbai market. I was doing shopping along with my 3 year old son. My son was with me all along, when I turned after making payment at the cash counter, suddenly he was not there, missing. No traces of him. I ran the length and breadth of the market searching for my 3 year old son enquiring with all shop keepers. Nobody has seen a 3 year boy with blue T shirt and red cap. I was desperate and in deep distress not knowing what to do. If you lost 3 year boy in busy Mumbai market, you lost him for ever. From the market place I came to the main road enquiring for my son in blue T shirt, but in vain. . I taken a turn from the main road to the pocket road which leads to my house--all along running in desperation and enquiring. After covering further quarter of a kilometer I seen an old woman holding my sons hand and walking slowly in the direction of my house. My son was still crying and pointing with his hand the direction towards my house which she was following. Then I know that I was also crying. she told me that my son was wandering in foot path crying and she knew he was lost. I could only mumble some thanks to her, not even a proper thanks in that sense. After handing over my son safely, without telling anything, she just walked away , just disappeared in the busy road. Suddenly my eyes opened, and I knew she was an Angel in disguise. I never seen that woman again.

There are number of such incidents in my life. These direct encounters with the Angels changed my perception that they are living in heaven with beautiful golden hair, blue eyes, wings, and in white gowns.  But living amongst us as human beings to help us in our distress. We can easily recognise them. They suddenly appear in time, and disappear immediately after the task. They will never ask your name or address, neither give theirs . They never ask anything in return.

They are the Angels who appears in a lonely stretch of highway with long unending paddy fields at both sides to show us the direction whenever we are in doubt. They will appear all of a sudden at the side of the road as if they are waiting for us to ask them the direction. Otherwise what are they doing in that lonely stretch of no mans land ?. Those are again the Angels in farmers cloth to show  the repair shop whenever our tyre punctures in an unfamiliar abandoned road. Most probably, that repair shop also put up temporary by another Angel only to attend to our vehicle ! Otherwise what other business he expects from such an abandoned stretch of  road ?   If you try to recollect, you can remember many such encounters.

John P.K

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Statutory warning :  Beware of Demons in angels costumes
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SONG OF A SINNER

With you I am,  From time immemorial !
as one amongst you,  one of you.
Fearless I am,  even death dared to touch me !
My face never changed,  and never aged.!

Can't you recognise me ?
I am the ONE who killed Abel !

I live amongst you from time immemorial,
Can't you recognise me ?,
I am the one who poisoned  Socrates !
My face never Changed,  and never aged !
Only my Costume changes, and  Insignias,
no dearth of costumes in my cupboards.

Can't you recognise me ? in different costumes,
in fanatics, around the world,
stamping my foot in contempt,
waging war,  killing,  maiming,  raping,
pulling down Gods houses,
in the name of  religion,  Ideology,  races------
My face never changed and  never aged !
I live amongst you,
But you scare to identify me,
for fear of becoming my next victim.!
You  Coward..!

You seen me as Chief  Priest,
all dolled up with appropriate  Insignias
to suit different times ,
making human sacrifices,
eating their flesh & drinking blood,
so the God will be appeased.
sacrificing virgins and children,
offering live beating hearts at the Altar,
so the most high will be pleased !
persecuting Gods messengers,
crucifying Jesus accusing blasphemy !
burning old Ladies & widows as Witches,
taking their properties,
leading Crusades,
leaving millions dead,widowed & Orphans,
burning Libraries,
massacring  free thinkers and learned, as Heretics,
killing thinkers to kill thinking,
 frying them alive at stakes,
selling Indulgences for money,
inventing  Inquisition,
and perfecting torture as a  fine art.
Poor Galileo, just escaped through my finger tips !
Cant you recognise me  ?
my face never changed and aged,
scared to identify me,
you  Coward !

It was me who pulled trigger at
Mahatma Gandhi and  Martin Luther King,
seen me in your midst as  Human Traffickers
 Slave Traders, politician---
and in the costume of  Aryan hero
incinerating millions of Jews,
no body knows what for !
I am living amongst you,
My face never changed and aged,
you scare to identify me,
you Coward !

Happy to hear that Jesus coming again !
sharpened my weapons,
made decorative Cross,
to Crucify him again accusing blasphemy !
What a contradiction to kill God
accusing Blasphemy !

My face never changed & aged,
scare to identify me,
you Coward !
for fear of you victimised !
When are you going to stand up,
you Coward !
Putting the tail in between your legs,
hiding in your kennels,
A dog, even scare to bark !

Fearlessness, Courage, and daring,
that is in me as evidently in any fanatics.
even dare enough to challenge most supreme !
How dare I am !
Take me as your Roll Model for Courage,
stand up against me, make a challenge,
let me have an enemy with an equal courage,
to play games.
Dog! not even barking ,
You Coward !

John P.K

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