Monday, January 10, 2011

GOD

I went to Tirupati last week. They said God resides in Tirumala hills. People from all over the world come here in search of God. This undoubtedly makes it the richest trust in India. But does God really reside in Tirumala? I personally did not feel the presence of God there.

But yes I have experienced His presence, not in the Golden temples and royal poojas but in very simple experiences of my life. Here I am listing those experiences.

A stranger guides me to remote native village in Mangalore

My mom was not well and I had to go urgently to Mangalore overnight. Since it was very late in the night all the busses to Mangalore had left. The tour guys told me to go to Hubli and then take a local bus to Managlore. I reached Hubli bus stand, however I could not read the bus routes and there was no one who could speak in Hindi or English. Luckily I met a man who was going to the same village as I was. He was a localite and could understand Hindi. We traveled together, changed two busses, had lunch together and I reached my mom’s native place safely. I felt that man was God; otherwise there was no way I could have reached that remote village in Managlore.

A friend cheers and motivates me for cycling

Somesh and Priyaranjan invited me for cycling ride to Theour. I had not cycled more than 20 km before that, but I was very excited about cycling so I went for it. We were going to cycle around 100 km that day. The night before the ride I practiced on the cycle a few rounds near Priya’s house just to get a feel of things. I was pretty confident and excited that I would make it. However riding in the night and riding in busy roads is completely different. I was very much afraid that I would be hit by the vehicles traveling. Priya, somi , and Mahesh were experienced riders and could ride easily. Somi could sense my nervousness, and he ride besides me , cheering me up and giving me confidence. He could have just gone ahead speedily but he instead stayed with me. At this point I could see God in him :)

In Sahyadris

I see God in the beautiful ranges of Sahyadris such as HarishChandraGad , Salher, Dhodap which continue to attract and inspire me.

In Beauty

I see God in amazingly beautiful ladies like Pronomika Abraham. I get intoxicated every time I see them :)

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