Tag: zen

The Knowing Tribe

When someone says;

“I don’t believe in God” it is considered cool or naive
“I believe in God” is considered religious
“I trust in God” is considered great, impactful.
“I know God” is considered stupid or delusional!

Somehow “knowing” God is questioned,  shunned, ridiculed & mocked. Its striclty reserved for the fools and saints. That’s because we all project our doubts, and idiosyncrasies upon knowing. Almost all averages, deep down doubt the existence of creator. Especially those who say God exists, who do their chants, poojas, sacrifices and ceremonies. In all formats, in all corners, these rituals seem to be done in doubt, in fear, often with specific expectations. But they all often miss one important aspect, to know God. They should not be done in desperation, but with the desire to know God the great unknown. This often gets displaced in the “busy” of it all.

It is this inner most doubt or perhaps fear that is reflected in the rejection of knowing even with the arduous laborious practices. No outer ritual, prayers and idol worship can ever change this. The great unknown is not punitive, expects nothing, but indeed a great observer. We cannot have this unwritten ambiguous yet firm expectation of how God’s proof must exist in our life. This is a shallow childish and common expectation of our kind. We have a demand for only miracles from God. Miracles with a suitability critieria to our specific needs. This is one of highest limitations of the common belief of most religions.

And anything and everything outside this cloud of a thinking will be rejected by people. This is social conditioning, perhaps religious conditioning we all obey without argument. Either way we ourselves refuse to know God, we are closed than any other living species on earth. I find the trees and all animals are more open, in comparison. There is a level of purity and vulnerability they carry that we don’t seem to even remotely understand when it comes to knowing God the great Unknown.

I was told of God, and I didn’t know God. I searched everywhere. Then I searched within, now I see God everywhere and everything, God the great unknowns’ lessons are beautiful. The road is occassionally filled with bliss, but as a fool I can also see my ignorace and my fears churning in this sacred journey. Yes, I know God. And also, I keep failing, but I keep getting saved by the infinite upon all of us. I recognize it, I acknowledge it, it’s overwhelming the effort, the burden and the blessing. All Praise to the Unknown.