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the essence of spirituality lies in enduring life's trials with patience and transforming them into a means of serving God

The above statement expresses a profound spiritual philosophy rooted in Hindu thought. It emphasizes the importance of unwavering devotion to God, especially in the face of life's difficulties. Let's expand on this concept with Vedic quotations and a deeper understanding. In the journey of life, known as 'samsara,' challenges and hardships are inevitable. The pain and suffering of worldly existence can often distract us from the path of spirituality. However, true wisdom lies in recognizing that these challenges are not obstacles but opportunities for spiritual growth. The Bhagavad Gita states, "योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥" (Bhagavad Gita 2.48). This means that one should perform duties with a steady mind, free from attachment, and treat success and failure equally. This verse emphasizes that equanimity, even amidst turmoil, is the key to spiritual progress. The statement you provided aligns with

Why God allows suffering in this world?

Traditional theism has to wrestle with the problem of evil: if God is good, why does he allow suffering and death? But Nature is suffering and death. Recently i read about the above statement from an article on Newyork times about Panteism and the movie Avatar. The definition of God is that he is the root of all creation, the primal point from which everything emanates. Everything that be in the cosmos is a result of his multifarious energies. Life comes from life - so we as life have all emanated from the central super conscious life the supreme being called God. God also stand for Generator, operator and destroyer. Why is suffering created by God?

Another world

Existance of another world and we really belong there than here. The world of suffering, anxiety, unpredicatability. Is it just escapism and hallucination about a world of God where the supreme Hero Lord Sri Krishna rules? or is there such a reality? Whom to believe? Whom to trust? Our ideal ambition should be to achieve Sat-Chit-ananda. The universal energy assists one in achieving whatever goal one has. So we will be treading the right path when we have to right goal. To decide the right goal - as expansive and as ideal as ever - which has all other goals as subsets. Can such a goal be possible? Yes - Sat-chit-ananda is such a goal. Dont have means as your goals - but the goal has to be a core need - a fundamental need thru which everything else will be satisified - attaining which there will be no more to attain - Friends - Sat-chit-ananda is such a goal. We are in a hopeless situation - we dont know what we really need. Scriptures say that Krishna Bhakti is what we as a minute unit