1. What does not bring sorrow to man even if it is lost?
2. What makes people rich when they lose it?
3. Who is scholar?
4. What does in the world has greater glory than religion?
5. Which creation in the universe is seen by all life on earth?
6. Which has more power than that obtained from fire?
7. What is heavier than the universe?
8. What is more subtle than water?
9. What is the first symptom of ignorance?
10. What is the purpose of life?
11. Does God exist? Who is He? Is God a man or women?
12. What are the important emotions which has to be kept under control by humans?
13. What is the difference between desire and love?
14. Can physical objects make you more and more happier?
Answers:
1. Anger
1. Anger
2. Greed
3. A person who understands the greatness of compassion and mercy even if he is scholar
4. Mercy
5. The moon during the night and the sun during the day
6. Anger
7. Guilty Feeling
8. Generosity
9. The feeling of having wisdom
10. There is no purpose of life. This is the beauty of human creation. We can live according to our interests and wishes. But still living in harmony with our fellow creatures can be considered as the purpose of life. We can find some opinions on this topic from the late Paulose Mar Gregorious in the following link.
https://youtu.be/yf5dgM-Dj_Q
https://youtu.be/yf5dgM-Dj_Q
11. There cannot be a single thing in this universe without reason. For example, matter exist in the universe because of bigbang. Our house is located in a position just because we constructed it there. Similarly we can realize about the invisible God while we see this visible universe. You do exist. And so God is also existing. God is neither a woman nor man. The whole universe exists in God. That is, we are part of the Supreme Being and this whole creation exist in supreme being itself.
12. There are mainly 6 emotions for man that has to be kept under his control. They are
1. Lust
2. Anger
3. Greed
4. Selfish desires
5. Pride
6. Unwanted competitiveness
If we cannot keep these emotions under control, there will be problems in our family and society. Let us see some examples to understand this.
1. Lust
2. Anger
3. Greed
4. Selfish desires
5. Pride
6. Unwanted competitiveness
If we cannot keep these emotions under control, there will be problems in our family and society. Let us see some examples to understand this.
Lust and selfish desires:
Attraction between the opposite sex is a gift given by nature to living beings. This is a key point in maintaining their progeny. But as a human being, we need to control our lust within a limit. When David, the mere shepherd, became king of a great empire, he fell in love with Bethsheba and killed Uriah. Thus he failed in becoming a good model before the people of his empire.
Attraction between the opposite sex is a gift given by nature to living beings. This is a key point in maintaining their progeny. But as a human being, we need to control our lust within a limit. When David, the mere shepherd, became king of a great empire, he fell in love with Bethsheba and killed Uriah. Thus he failed in becoming a good model before the people of his empire.
Anger:
Jesus Christ vehemently opposed the views of the lawyers, Pharisees, and Sadducees. We can see that they have nurtured their wrath to the crucify Jesus without recognizing their flaws. We also see that Cain killed Abel because of his rage. Therefore, it is essential to control anger.
Jesus Christ vehemently opposed the views of the lawyers, Pharisees, and Sadducees. We can see that they have nurtured their wrath to the crucify Jesus without recognizing their flaws. We also see that Cain killed Abel because of his rage. Therefore, it is essential to control anger.
Greed:
During the time of Jesus christ, the land of Judea was under the Roman Empire. Roman soldiers travelled around the land and exploited the common people and acquired much wealth. Jesus Christ came up with the Gospel at a time when there was heavy unrest in his place along with sickness, trouble and murders. It can be seen that greed for the wealth of the Roman Empire had put the whole society into darkness. Therefore, excessive greed is a danger. An in-depth look at the evils of the Roman Empire can be found in the link below.
https://johnkunnathu.blogspot.com/2019/06/jesus-good-news.html?m=1
During the time of Jesus christ, the land of Judea was under the Roman Empire. Roman soldiers travelled around the land and exploited the common people and acquired much wealth. Jesus Christ came up with the Gospel at a time when there was heavy unrest in his place along with sickness, trouble and murders. It can be seen that greed for the wealth of the Roman Empire had put the whole society into darkness. Therefore, excessive greed is a danger. An in-depth look at the evils of the Roman Empire can be found in the link below.
https://johnkunnathu.blogspot.com/2019/06/jesus-good-news.html?m=1
Pride:
Goliath was a very powerful giant. He was proud of his power. He thought that no one could overcome him. David, on the other hand, was a poor shepherd. His hallmark was humility and trust in God. We can see that David's humility and trust in God overpowered Goliath's pride. If we look at ourselves with respect to the building we sit, we are very tiny. With respect to a big tree, we are small. With respect to the entire cosmos, we are nothing. Not at all having any significance. Then what is the significance of each one of us in front of our Almighty??. Then pride will have no role within us.
Goliath was a very powerful giant. He was proud of his power. He thought that no one could overcome him. David, on the other hand, was a poor shepherd. His hallmark was humility and trust in God. We can see that David's humility and trust in God overpowered Goliath's pride. If we look at ourselves with respect to the building we sit, we are very tiny. With respect to a big tree, we are small. With respect to the entire cosmos, we are nothing. Not at all having any significance. Then what is the significance of each one of us in front of our Almighty??. Then pride will have no role within us.
Unwanted competitiveness :
Esau liked to work with his father outside his home. But Jacob preferred to work at home with his mother. Jacob was rebellious against his brother, because he suspected that Esau would love and bless Esau more. It is this unwanted competitiveness that has led Jacob to betray his brother. We can see that Jacob later regretted about it.
Esau liked to work with his father outside his home. But Jacob preferred to work at home with his mother. Jacob was rebellious against his brother, because he suspected that Esau would love and bless Esau more. It is this unwanted competitiveness that has led Jacob to betray his brother. We can see that Jacob later regretted about it.
13. Love is derived from mercy. Desire is derived from pride. Love tells us that God offers all the comforts of the world. But selfish desires tells us that we will gain all the comforts of the world. Love frees you. But selfish desires gives bond. Love is Dharma. But selfish desire is lawlessness.
14. Physical objects can create only comforts and not happiness. You think that new smart phone makes you happy. You think that new dresses makes you happy. You think that new house makes you happy. Lets take an example, from your new smart phone you just received a message showing that your lover would like to brake up with you. So the same smart phone which brought happiness within you can create great distress with in you. So we need to understand that physical objects can create only comfort not happiness. Happiness is an emotion which is created within ourselves. So we need to train our mind to stay always in blissful state
Very sensible answers to the basic questions we all ask!
ReplyDeleteRegarding the purpose of our existence, I think we have no evidence to conclude that there is no purpose. We simply have to admit that we don't know the purpose.
What you have mentioned is very significant. We do not know the purpose.What is the purpose of this universe, what is the purpose of our life? These are all unanswered questions. Now a days, science is also seeking answers to these questions. Science also doesnt have any particular conclusion.For example, during big bang, according to mathematics, amount of matter created should be equal to the amount of antimatter. But antimatter amount is very very less in our universe. And we are made of matter. Thus science doesnt know why we exist.
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