Why do you think that, first of all, a creating entity, a creator, exists in the same way this world exists? Secondly, why do you think that all values that you hold dear to your chest must be espoused by that God as well? You like somebody to be merciful to you, so you say, “Oh, God is merciful.” How do you know God is merciful? Are you bigger than God? Have you penetrated God's head—if there exists somebody called God at all?
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Questioner: If God is unbiased, why is there a difference in suffering for each of the life forms on the planet? And if it is Karma, then why do we provide treatment to any patient or stand against any injustice?
Acharya Prashant: No, no, no. You are coming to me with a lot of stories. (Laughs) Too many stories. And you are taking your stories as absolute, and you want me to participate in your stories. You are saying “If God is unbiased, why is there so much suffering in the world, and why do people suffer differently? And if somebody is suffering, why should we offer the fellow help at all?”
First of all, let’s address the fundamental assumption. The fundamental assumption is that there is something called as God which made the world, and that justice or equanimity must be a value with that God. You’re projecting and probably not even realizing that you’re projecting. Or maybe, as I said, you have a stake in that projection.
