Chennai

‘Belief is a hyped term’

Akshaya Venkatesan

Understanding of god

God is one. We just worship him or her through different forms and name it as religion. I see god as a positive energy, from which we derive our confidence to lead our life.

Spiritual beliefs

I do not have any spiritual belief in particular. I have not been associated with the act of performing or believing in something without knowing the logic behind it. I believe more in logic and understanding. Belief is a hyped term.

Spiritual practices

I go to church on Sunday evenings. I have been doing the same since my school days. The peace of mind I get every Sunday helps me have positive energy for the rest of the week. It feels right and nice to start the week on a positive note.

Pilgrimage

Life is still young and happening. There is more time to explore the spiritual awakening in me. The moment I feel I should extend my understanding of the supreme I will go ahead and attempt it. For now, I just want to enjoy life and achieve what I have to. No plans on a pilgrimage anytime soon.

Take on miracles

Miracles do happen. I have witnessed them happen to my friends and relatives so I obviously believe in them. Miracles have not happened to me yet. I guess when you wait for miracles you would lose out on reality. We stop working while waiting for a miracle to happen. When it comes my way, I will accept it with open arms.

As told to Akshaya Venkatesan

(Praveen Jeyaraj owns PropelTree, a web-based marketing place for skilled professionals)

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