How to Find God: The Seven Ways
How to Find God: The Seven Ways – Invisible God is visible through nature, creatures, and all the objects manifested in the universe.
God is manifested in all the deities worshiped in various religions. In this universe, Shiva Lingam is the direct manifestation of God.
Shiva Lingam is a symbol of God on the earth. The whole visible universe is Shiva formed, it borne from the Shiva, lives in the Shiva, and dissolved into the Shiva.
Who is Shiva?
The world, five elements, physical and subtle bodies all are borne from the Shiva. The whole universe is illuminated by the illusion energy (“Maya shakti”), one of the important energies of Lord Shiva.
Lord Shiva Creator, Caretaker, and Destroyer
Bhrama, Vishnu, and Mahesh all three are also forms of Shiva. When Shiva is the creator called Bhrama when Shiva is a caretaker called Vishnu, and when Shiva ends life called Mahash.
Hence, all three are one and Shiva only. Shiva is the seed of the universe. The whole journey from invisible to visible is the Shiva.
Satvik, Rajsik, Tamsik Elements of Nature
“Satvik”, “Rajsik”, and “Tamsik” are three features of nature or Cosmos. Humans borne and enjoy nature and trapped by the Illusion energy and rotate in the unending cycle of life and death. At the beginning of the Cosmos, there was nothing except soul or supreme soul.
Physical Proof of God
As your body is physical proof of your presence in the world same the whole universe is the physical proof of God. The whole universe is a big idol of Shiva.
This universe is not possible without the Ether, Earth, Sun, Moon, Time, or water. Hence, all these are the body of the cosmic soul.
As you cannot see your soul the same way the supreme soul is invisible only the physical body is visible and can be touched and experienced.
How to worship Lord Shiva?
Once, goddess Parvati asked Lord Shiva; how you like to be pleased. What is the way to please you? Lord Shiva smiled and answered I become happy only by the reverence (“Shradha”). I like to be worshiped by the Shiva Lingam with reverence (“Shradha”).
How to view God?
Lord Shiva answered to goddess Parvati that devotees can view me through reverence. Reverence means highest regard, greatest respect, highest admiration, true appreciation, deep love, affection, and devotion.
Reverence is pure religion. Reverence is of true subtle knowledge. Reverence is a “tap”, “havan”, and liberation. A devotee can attain me though the reverence only.
Great devotees and deep mediators can realize his or her souls. When a person realizes his or her soul, immediately the person can realize supreme soul pervaded everywhere. A person who is a great devotee of Shiva can see God in the form of the universe.
God cannot be verified as he is beyond the senses, but the presence of almighty God can be experienced in daily life.
How to Find God; Experience God in daily life
1. The sense of incompleteness
Despite, all the comforts, love, and luxuries you ever feel the need for something. You suffer from a sense of incompleteness. You can experience a sense of fullness only when you join yourself with God.
2. Feeling of fear
Whenever you do anything wrong or evil with someone, you always feel some guilt, stress, tension or fear depends upon how big the wrong you did.
It proves that someone inside you is watching your actions. Inside is God, who takes care of all your karmas.
3. Feeling of satisfaction
Whenever you do well unconditionally for someone whether that is relative or unknown, you feel the highest satisfaction in your heart.
It ensures that someone inside you feels happy with your good actions. Even a little act of kindness for a little bird gives a sense of satisfaction. God pleases from all your acts of kindness.
4. Accidental help from the divine
When you are in difficulty facing trouble due to money or anything else accidentally help comes to you from some unexpected sources, which forces to you to keep firm faith in God. You exclaim at that time with joy “Thank you God for all-out help and the support.”
5. Power of Prayer
Sometimes, due to the pain and sorrow of your loved one you go to a temple and pray to God, receive the unexpected cure, and obtain life again which gives you firm faith in God.
There are so many such incidents that people feel in their daily life which ensures their faith in almighty God.
True Story: How to Find God
Once, there was a girl of about 6 years old suffering from a heart problem. Her parents went to a renowned doctor for the cure. The doctor examined the girl and found her in serious condition.
The doctor informed the parents that the girl needs immediate operation otherwise she will not survive for more three months. In addition, the chances of success of the operation are only 30%. The parents asked the doctor to do the operation immediately.
The doctor took the time of 6 days for preparation and the seventh day was fixed for the operation. The mother and the girl started a prayer for the success of the operation.
Mother said the girl that God lives in the heart. Pray to God for the success of the operation. The baby girl daily asked God for success.
7th day came; the doctor took the child to the operation theater. Before the operation child asked a query to the doctor “Are you going to open my heart?” The doctor replied don’t worry there will be no pain. The girl replied no doctor I am not worried, but still I have a question. The doctor said what your question is?
The girl replied doctor my mother said that God lives in the heart, when you open my heart, please see God and informed me how God looks. The doctor said; ok, ok.
The operation started and the doctor surprised that this was the first time when no blood came during the operation otherwise every time his hands wet in blood. After a few minutes, her breathing stopped and her heart stopped beating. The doctor declared the girl died.
The doctor was very said and thinking about the girl’s words’ of viewing God in the heart. Suddenly, the assistant of the doctor said to the doctor that the girl started to breathe and blood also coming.
The doctor again started the operation. At last, the operation succeeded and the girl saved. Doctor asked the girl that I experienced God while doing the operation. The doctor also said that we cannot view God, but we can experience God.
This amazing experience changed his whole life and nature. He developed an intense faith in God and became a spiritual doctor. He put a picture of God in a wall of his operation theater. Before doing any operation he started praying the God for the success of the operation.
All such events are a clear proof that there is the divine hand behind all healings.
6. Inner self
Sometimes, we don’t want to sit in the company and want to sit alone with nature to enjoy inner peace. You talk yourself and get the answers from your inner self.
It proves that you are alone with God and your inner self is your true beloved and guide.
7. Law of Nature
Some people born and die after a few hours, some enjoy a good age. Some struggle throughout life while some enjoy a happy life. It proves the theory of karmas. But who made this theory. Who governs all these laws of nature?
8. Sixth Sense
A person who is blind by birth can’t see the light of a day, the beauty of nature. The same way due to the lock of the sixth sense one can’t see God. But it doesn’t mean that God doesn’t exist.
In fact, God only exists in the universe, rest is an illusion.
Ref. “Lingam Purana”