Quote:Not at all. Did I ever say I was 'Seeking' a God?
Namaste
Mahasvapna
Have I assumed too much?
<i>It is not so much as that I am looking for the 'correct religion' as I am looking for the seeds of truth that I believe to be buried within each religion. </i>
There is only one source of truth. And God is Truth and Truth is God. There is no other truth.
<i>I asked this question a few years ago. "Why am I here? What is My purpose in life? </i>
How shall I adress suffering in my world? What name shall I call God, and how shall I worship him? Does he need to be worshipped?"
Excellent questions. Don't assume you have found the answers. I say this because <i>"I asked this question a few years ago"</i> implies to me you think that the journeying has lost it's impetus and details only remain. At least that's my assumption.
<i>I believe that the greatest good one can do is to simply align one's own will with the will of God. </i>
"Surrender one's will and purpose" is Allah's (Most Gracious Most Merciful) term, or perhaps "Submission of one's will and purpose" to the One who is Omnipotent. Allah says;
<b>Allah Himself is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning too are witness. Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise. Lo! religion with Allah is The Surrender to His will and guidance. </b>
Those who formerly received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah will find that Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
And if they argue with thee, O Muhammad, say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and so have those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye too surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message unto them. Allah is Seer of His bondmen.
<i>These five basic principles, to me, cover every situation I have encountered in my life, since I began to seek God.</i>
Why did you cease?
<i>If you would like to know the details of my own original quest for Revelation, I will happily offer it to you to the best of my ability to describe it in words. Short of this, though, you can't possibly have any understanding of how I came to where I am, or what my own personal journey means.</i>
Actually I would like to hear. How about posting up seperate thread?