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August 06, 2009

is it Him?

Is there such a thing as 'obstacles' in our lives? By that, I would mean, that when we attempt to do something, it is either met with a lot of distractions or we are forced to deviate before hitting on the goal. For years, I have always been intrigued by this concept, not because it's critical to our growth, but that it's annoying to have to do things the long way when a shorter route was available.

There are pockets of people who believe that there is yin and yang energies, negative and positive energies which balances this realm we are all in. When the balance is interrupted, we find obstacles in our pathways. Perhaps thats how Feng Shui consultants are in demand and that is perhaps also why a lot of people turn to religion for 'supreme' assistance.

Because I am a Buddhist at heart and observe simple Hindu practices (since both philosophies are born from the same root), the balance of energies and deeds are not uncommon in my belief system. I do not have a religion per se, because Buddhism is not a religion, but a way of life - therefore my balance system, must balance, otherwise, I find myself plagued with obstacles. As a Buddhist, I believe so much in the fact that we need to generate good, so that it will cancel out the bad - and mathematically, that makes sense to me - any equation has to balance for it to be correct.

Although I do not make balancing the equation a primary target - it does bother me when the equation is wrong. This whole week, I have gone to seek refuge in the temples - it brings me peace. We all require some kind of peace, because when we do not have that within, our minds become busy with troubled thoughts. A friend was telling me that she didnt' have a strong faith in a supreme power, but she does believe that there is some stronger force acting. Yet when she's troubled, she goes to the temple to find the answers.

Perhaps the world is confused about what is a religion and what is not.
But whatever we are comfortable with, that's where we should seek refuge. I do not believe that GOD bothers about how much we believe in religion - because it's entrusting Him that matters most. It's typically the behaviour of society to have a need to label our beliefs - but for GOD, He is THE ONE and THE ONLY ONE - how he appears when comforting us, is irrelevant to Him. The bottom line is, we still turn to Him. So, when we chat and discuss which church we go to, or which temple - it shouldn't divide us because there is still a belief system and it all leads back to Him. Whatever superstitions that one person has, should not be taken as crazy, but with respect, because if He was in our hearts, He would respect that. And even when someone goes over the deep end, we should still accept that person who may need help in being a reformed person. When we reach this point, then we will know that whatever propels us to live, is Him.