Article - Have your personal God!
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| Magazine Name | Nithyananda.org |
| Magazine site | https://nithyananda.org/articles |
| Article Name | Have your personal God! |
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| Language | English |
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Morning satsang at Bidadi ashram
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Yesterday one devotee was asking me – Swamiji, are Karuppar, Kalabhairava and Ayyappa all one and the same? I said - Why do you want to make all of them one and the same? Come on, enjoy all of them!Western-influenced mind feels perturbed to see the pantheon of gods! I tell you, do not try to merge all gods and try to see one god in all of them. Every god is different. All Gods are true and unique. Understand, I am not saying ‘equal’. No. I am saying, ‘unique’.
When it comes to the outer world, having one product and branding it and selling it globally is okay. For a shoe company, naturally if they have just one product, one shoe, branding it and selling it all over the world with a wide market is easy. But our deities are not created for marketing purposes, but for practicing purposes. In Hindu tradition, there is one unique concept called Ishta Devata – you can create your own god, customize it, tailor it and worship it as you wish. There are millions of gods, but if you are not satisfied with any of them, create your own!
I tell you, in India there are no atheists. Just like how in the US, if you breathe, you will put on weight, same way in India, only breathe, you are already a theist! Because all these ideas go into your system through mother’s milk. There is no atheism and this country does not need atheism.
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