faith

IS IT A MUST TO APPEASE GOD WITH OFFERINGS

K Prabhakar Rao — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:29:00 -0700

In all societies across the world and in various religions offerings are made to the God. Is it for appeasing him or as a sense of gratitude? Some do it as ritual while do it expecting some benefit. Does the God accept these offerings? Can he be influenced by such offerings? Will he make judgment by taking these into account? Such questions need answering.

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Into the Void

reido — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:13:26 -0700

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Bill's photos and the comments following by Dr. Rao provoke me to place a few words (sorry Bill, I tried to post a response at work but it got zapped into Neverland.)

The stark beauty of the rugged West Coast is breathtaking (especially for those who enjoy motorcycling). Yes, it is being ravaged like everything else by humans seeking to dominate all existence in order to better a short term plan for wealth. The sharpness of the land reminds me that this was (and still is) a very active geology with seismic and volcanic activity. The beauty that now is, came in the aftermath of what had to be reckoned as God's Coming. Annihilation and destruction always create a void in the wake -- and that void seems to always get filled by something. It is motion.

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HUMAN VALUES IN CHRISTIANITY

K Prabhakar Rao — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:01:12 -0700

Some critics describe Christianity as a religion that is devoid of human happiness, inculcates fear and that the followers are after salvation that is a mirage. But Jesus was a source of happiness and those who follow him would also be happy. They should not worry over the difficulties encountered during their lives and scared of challenges enroute. However saying is easy but in practice it is very difficult as people say. The Christians must concentrate on Jesus and heavens and with great devotion and faith must lead their lives instead of going down in unhappiness and dejection. At no point of time, Jesus said that he would remove all difficulties for his followers. He said that he would help and standby those who are in difficulties during the life. He would help the followers to carry their cross of their difficulties with patience, determination and love. He would fill love in the hearts of his followers and reduce the burden of their grievances. He demonstrated to the world by carrying his own cross and sacrificed himself on the Cross and even at the time of his death, he did not blame any one. Therefore all Christians loving Jesus and having faith in him must carry their own Cross of grievances with cheer and follow the foot steps shown by Lord Jesus. This is the true life of a Christian.............................

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God, Jesus and Christianity

K Prabhakar Rao — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:46:57 -0700

All the Christians believe in the God. God exists outside the universe that he created. Humans are made in the image of god. God has no variations while humans are varied in appearance, conduct and thinking. God is spiritual while humans are in possession of physical existence. Humans can think and decide what is good and bad and are capable of taking decisions accordingly. All world religions believe in God in some way or other. In certain religions, God is seen as entirely independent while others view God and world as one. These two are the two extreme assumptions and beliefs.

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WHY PAY TO SEE GOD?

K Prabhakar Rao — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:08 -0700

Temples are the centers of religion in India where from centuries temples played great role in preserving belief in God and scriptures. The bye-gone kings and emperors apart from important nobles and rich people constructed most of the Hindu temples in India. The kings also granted endowments and lands to the temple for the maintenance and preservation and conduct of various religious rituals. Every person has the right to see the God. However the caste system in India in past played havoc in society and the untouchables were denied entry into temples in the past till recently. This was most cruel and insulting. But the practice continued in spite of many reformist movements in the country. Only after gaining independence such practices were abolished and was also made an offense. Yet at many places the practice goes on and regular reports in newspapers are found to that effect.

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Pluralism: Reducible or Irreducible?

aggregator — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:46:09 -0700

Among present commentators, how is Jesus related to other figures of religious devotion like the Buddha or Muhammad or even New Agers?

One popular response is to reduce the relationship between Jesus and, say, the Buddha, to one of Right versus Wrong. Let’s call this view the “many paths, one goal” model of thought. Usually, it turns out that Jesus is Right and the Buddha is Wrong. Ravi Zacharias, a popular Christian theologian, philosopher and commentator recently gave a talk that focused explicitly on the zero-sum relationship between Jesus and Eastern religions. And in turn, Tom Gilson over at the Thinking Christian blog used Zacharias’ insight to declare followers of New Age deities “contradictory” and wrong. For folks standing with Zacharias and Gilson, then, the empirically apparent plurality of religious figures is reducible to a single relationship of either Right or Wrong.

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GOLDEN WORDS FROM SAINT POET VEMANA...........VI

K Prabhakar Rao — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:19:26 -0700

Vemana a saint poet is believed to have lived in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India during 17-18 centuries. He enjoyed worldly pleasures and company of women in his youth without a check and is believed to have renounced the world at a later stage much disillusioned with the way of world. His poems are popular with common men and he spelt out his poems in simple Telugu poetey that could be very easily understood. His poems reflect the social and political conditions of that age and ills in the society. The European officer C Brown of British Government who was an officer in the related district where Vemana roamed and lived has done a great amount of research work. Some of his Telugu poems are presented as translated English poems that send an universal message to the people of the world.

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Golden words from Saint Poet Vemana....V

K Prabhakar Rao — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:05:20 -0700

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The golden words from Saint Poet Vemana ........III

K Prabhakar Rao — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:23:12 -0700

GOLDEN WORDS FROM SAINT POET VEMANA.............III

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ETERNAL RACE

K Prabhakar Rao — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:38:15 -0700

High up in the sky stars twinkle

Hidden in the tress birds quackle

And feeble light cast fading shadows

As light breeze flows through the meadows

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