You really think the world is being run by an authority outside of yourself? No. We are the ones running this world, and we have made a mess of it. But we don’t want to own the responsibility, so we bring somebody else in between. And that somebody else, poor God, cannot even come and argue for Himself, defend Himself, and claim innocence and say, “No, no, no, no. I have not brought the world to such a pathetic position. You have done it.”
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, I wanted to ask: what is the idea of God? Correct me if I’m wrong, but you have said that God doesn’t concern Himself with all our affairs. Then why exactly should I worship Him, or should I even worship Him in the first place?
Acharya Prashant: You tell me why you worship God. You’re asking me why should you worship God? That’s such a; what should I say, pitiable question, because you are worshipping someone and you don’t even know why you are worshipping. And then you say, “Why should I worship?” You tell me why you worship. Why does anybody worship? Out of only two things: ignorance and desire. That’s all. That’s why you worship.
Had you had no desires, would you go to any God? Please tell me. Or were you not afraid, would you go to God? When do people queue up in front of places of worship, temples, mosques, churches? When do you find the biggest crowds there? When there is a calamity, or students if there is an exam. So that’s the reason you worship. And you must know why you worship, because it’s your life, and worshipping is the most sacred act, is it not? Worshipping is commitment. Worshipping is devotion. Worship is surrender.
