Let us analyse an incident from Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s life. He was an enlightened master. Several people from all over the country flocked to visit him in Calcutta. There was this famous pandit during his time, who was a very learned person. The pandit had a sound knowledge of learning but had no faith in god. He was jealous of Paramahamsa’s fame.
He wanted to ensue a debate on the existence of god with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, to prove that there was no god. The pandit argued well, citing a number of points, incidents and examples to validate his argument. All of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s disciples were listening with rapt attention. The disciples feared the possibility of the non-existence of god being proved right. Such was the impact of the pandit’s debating skills.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa listened compassionately. Finally, he smiled and said, “Excellent, wonderful! Your point of view was fantastic. You spoke with great skill. Every word of your’s made me feel god’s presence. A huge thank you for showing me god through your logic.” The pandit was dumbfounded.
The vedas describe god as someone without a beginning or an end. What is it that is without a beginning or an end? The very existence. In that way, existence is god.
A village was starved of rain for many seasons. The fields were parched, the wells had dried. At that stage, a Zen monk visited the village. Teary-eyed villagers described their condition to him. He then decided to relieve them of their sufferings. He requested for a place in the centre of the village, for the villagers to meditate. During the course of meditation, the rain god was pleased and showered the village with heavy rain. The villagers drenched in joy. They gathered around the monk with tears of gratitude and exclaimed, “How did you manage to do this?”
The monk replied, “As I meditated, a sense of peace dawned in my mind and harmony set in my body. The atmosphere around me was in tune with harmony. The harmony created a difference externally, thereby enabling transformation of the no-rain season. So it rained. If you are in harmony, nature will be in harmony with you.”
If there’s peace of mind, it will spread outward. It’s the same with nature. If people keep themselves from cheating others, nature will not betray mankind. This was the philosophy proved by the Zen monk!
This is not magic. One should accept it as scientific truth. Nature is all about wonders which are beyond our comprehension.