Really, the entire human world is so curious about to know the reality and existence of God or divine power. God, Religion and spirituality are closely interlinked and interdependent terms we encounter daily but have little clarity.
Meaning of God or supernatural entity
Someone declares God as a mere mental creation by human being to relieve anxiety, fear of mind. Or, others label it as the ultimate reality. Even though there is hardly any concrete evidences to prove the existence of God, there is no dearth of devotees believing supernatural powers.
This debate, or dichotomy has been a part of our lives ever since the beginning of human civilization. Undoubtedly, this is never ending debate of believers and Non-believers.
What does God mean for us?
Exactly, this is one of the most pronounced questions in our day to day life regarding the reality of God. But, even after the trials and tribulations over many years, our sages, monks, mystics unable to find a concrete, consensus definition. Still today, it is evading our cognitive abilities.
“For layman understanding, God is the purest, infinite, omnipotent, formless, compassionate, supernatural entity. So, God is the ocean of love, truth, and kindness”
By sages, mystics, it always stand by innocent, uphold truth, and practice love. In eed, it often protect and answer for just creatures. It never bias, favour, or discriminate nor be lured by offering, nor get upset by criticism. It is just hungry for love, devotion, and truth.
Important characteristics of God
God isn’t desire driven emotional supernatural entity. Had it been so, then God would have been subjective, luxury loving creature like human. Actually, God is a fond of devotion not him but for the sake of human itself.
In short, God is the infinite ocean of love and compassion, but in order to realize it, one needs to give up ego, hatredness, avenge, etc. Then only, one can freely deep into the infinite eternal happiness.
Rationale behind pilgrimages
Believing supernatural powers or God doesn’t mean to get involved in rites, rituals and pilgrimages. When the Lord is omnipresent and fond of devotion, then there is no substance in offering any objects by traveling thousands of miles.
Truly, instituliszation of pilgrimage means nothing but to reap lot of money on the name of liberating someone from the burden of bad karmas. In reality, there is no alternative to liberate anyone from the burden of bad deeds. The only way is to repay it in the same form and intensity.
Simply, rites, rituals, and pilgrimages are the human created products of panic of death. And, for this to relieve, people support ignorant practices. After all, almighty never desire for any favour.
So, it is better to control one’s self at the time of action, instead to burn a lot of resources along mental anxiety. As per my opinion, believing supernatural powers or God doesn’t need verification.
Beliefs of societies regarding God
Here, the answer is quite ambiguous. First of all, God cannot warn or threat anyone. If anyone scares by God when he or she intend to do anything badbad. Those who are aware about the power of “Atma” do not get scared by God but offers everything for the ultimate reality by love, and not by fear.
Spiritually, in case of bad deeds, no one could save person in question but his good deeds itself.
Really, the name of God always infuses the sense of morality, truth, and ethics directly or indirectly in the way of life of people of society.
Need for devotion
Devotion means being kind and compassionate by heart to the creation of God which includes each and every living creatures.
This is the secret why every saints preached love and compassion as a means of pure devotion for the purest supernatural, transcendental entity. Hope, this short explanation about the reality and existence of God would solve your most of the puzzling questions.
Last words on God Religion and spirituality
Overall, beliefs of existence of God are different in different religions and societies though all have consensus over existence. But, surely there is no clarity and that why we get confused over god religion and spirituality.