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Don't worry, Be happy

The good stuff in me I got from my dad. 

 Best of all, I can smile with serenity when people cause me grief and pain.

So, what's the takeaway?
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Can you share your thoughts on this? 

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MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
@ Mrs.Sanand, Have u ever wondered what is d purpose of CREATION, KARMA, etc. I often wonder about these things. I wonder whether God is chidish, lunatic or a tyrant. All religions say dat God is all love & compassion. Then why is there so much suffering?
May 14, 2018 at 7:23 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
Contd from pre. post. They say dat God has become everything in creation. " Jeeva is Brahman Himself". Our real swaroopa is God Hinself. Why does not God give GENERAL AMNESTY to ALL JEEVAS, forgive their sins & merge them with Him ? Some wil say that .Con
May 14, 2018 at 7:45 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
Contd from prev.post: Some will say dat d world will come to a standstill if GENERAL AMNESTY is given to all living beings. So what ? D MOON is a natural satellite of d earth. There are NO living beings there. It simply goes around the earth as well d sun
May 15, 2018 at 7:01 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
Contd frm pre.post: Whatever I may say, ultimately d WILL OF GOD is going to prevail. Often my Guru gives answers thru' books & TV programs. Once I was thinking about "purpose of creation" etc., I switched on d TV & a priest (NOT a saint) was speaking. .
May 15, 2018 at 9:49 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
Contd frm pre.post: Whatever I may say, ultimately d WILL OF GOD is going to prevail. Often my Guru gives answers thru' books & TV programs. Once I was thinking about "purpose of creation" etc., I switched on d TV & a priest (NOT a saint) was speaking. .
May 15, 2018 at 9:50 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
The priest was saying,"A child sometimes cries, at times laughs, suddenly jumps, rolls on the floor, suddenly runs out of the house. The child does not know why it is doing all this & others also don't know. So also there is no reason for God's actions."
May 27, 2018 at 12:28 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
IS GOD LIKE A CHILD ?
May 27, 2018 at 12:34 AM
MOHAN SUNDARAM said…
Something connected with this. In "Shivananda Lahari", Adi Shankara says," You created d whole universe 4 the sake of play. D people r like play animals "Kreeda mrigas".
IT'S PLAY 4 GOD & TORTURE 4 HNMANS & ANIWALS !! Yogananda says escape is thru' WISDOM
May 27, 2018 at 3:19 AM
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