RADIO RUHANIYAT. 10-26-2013: Episode 326

TWO FROGS IN THE MILK! -Knowing God!

This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn't get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around. The fat frog said to the skinny frog, "Brother frog, there's no use paddling any longer. We're just going to drown, so we might as well give up." The skinny frog replied, "Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out." And they continued paddling for hours. After a while, the fat frog said, "Brother frog, there's no use. I'm becoming very tired now. I'm just going to stop paddling and drown. It's Sunday and nobody's working. We're doomed. There's no possible way out of here." But the skinny frog said, "Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen, keep paddling." Another couple of hours passed. The fat frog said, "I can't go on any longer. There's no sense in doing it because we're going to drown anyway. What's the use?" And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling. Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat. (Author: Melissa D Zartman) How often do we give up in life? How many times do we find life unfair? Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it. In most cases, we are the creator of our own destiny and what we are is totally dependent on our attitude towards life. Those who “BELIEVE” will always create ways to succeed. Those, who believe in God, usually have a positive attitude! They understand that there is a reason behind God’s moves. They also know that God will never hand them a problem that they cannot solve. They strongly believe that God loves them and will never do anything to harm them. Every negative instance brings something positive along with it and leaves us with spiritual growth and strength.

DON’T TELL GOD HOW BIG YOUR PROBLEM IS. TELL YOUR PROBLEM HOW BIG YOUR GOD IS!!!

We all face problems in life but the reality is that it is important to have a relationship with God, to know how to handle life. In order for us to have Faith in God, it is first important to know God. The key here is to seek the knowledge about God’s existence. Problems always seem to be at a distance for those who live in God’s awareness. People, who have attained God-Knowledge, look at problems from a ‘Soul-point-of-view’, not from a ‘Mind-point-of-view’. The beauty of Spirituality is being Aware of the Oneness of God! Awareness about God is the ultimate goal of human life.

THE BUTTER WAS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE MILK, BUT IT GOT REVEALED AFTER THE MILK WAS CHURNED BY THE FROGS. SIMILARLY, GOD IS OMNIPRESENT-HE IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE BUT HE GETS REVEALED AFTER WE GET ENLIGHTENED WITH GOD-KNOWLEDGE.

There was an industrialist, whose production line inexplicably breaks down, costing him millions per day. He finally tracks down an expert who takes out a screwdriver, turns one screw, and then - as the factory cranks back to life - presents a bill for £10,000. Affronted, the factory owner demands an itemized version. The expert is happy to oblige: "For turning a screw: £1. For knowing which screw to turn: £9,999." (Author: Oliver Burkeman in "The Guardian Weekend")

The value is not in what is done, but the essence lies in the knowledge. What our religion is and what our rituals are is secondary. First comes: Who is God and where is He? It is the enlightenment that takes us to God, not the procedures. First and foremost: we need to know God!

And remember: WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS HAVING A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE, WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS HAVING A HUMAN EXPERIENCE.