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As I began to delve deep in to the enigmatic recesses of the human mind and mulled on human behaviour, misery and death; I realised that the present day scientific knowledge is insufficient to either provide answers or to mitigate all this suffering; though it is making strides in this direction. The world seems and in reality, is much more complicated than what can be explained by present day knowledge of science alone. Can life be because of a series of biochemical reactions that took place as a matter of coincidence or accident? Definitely not!! So the cosmos would not have happened just like that. Then also consider the universe around you. Earth rotates once at 24 hrs – making it a day; revolves round the earth once in 365 days – making it a year, seasons change in precision, consider the water cycle and so on. There is so much order and fine tuning in the universe. What is the need and how is it possible?

Mysticism and estorism has always intrigued me. I felt compelled to explore the spiritual realm, which perhaps holds the key to these mysteries. The wonders, the why and how – the conundrum of creation all implies that there exists a dimension much beyond our ordinary level of awareness that ‘other’ dimension, higher; that what we term as mysticism or estorism- the spiritual realm! A superior power at play – that power, which we term as GOD!! Thus perhaps we are reduced to mere instruments in the hands of that superior power.

Now if there indeed is another dimension, is it possible to go beyond the ordinary level of awareness, and is it to be inferred that if we reach that higher dimension all these mysteries are unravelled? Perhaps Yes. When I started my quest, I thought that I may have to transgress the frontiers of Science and technology to foray in to what might be blind beliefs and superstitions; but instead many startling facts were thrown up to me and it slowly dawned that Spirituality is also Science!! But this science has gone so far ahead, that we are yet to reach up to that level of advancement. I only thought it right on my behalf to compile and share the knowledge with as many people as possible and provide modest answers to the similar turmoil and doubts plaguing them.

I was reared since childhood, learning the tenets of Hinduism and a follower of the same; thereby the ease of accessibility to its texts and an understanding of its principles. But never the less, my utmost respects to all other religions in the world; be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism etc; for without an iota of doubt, they all in essence preach the stellar values of righteous living and universal brotherhood.

India is a spiritually rich country. Through all these thousands of years, many great spiritual saints have trodden this sanctified land and each has advocated their path to attaining the supreme. Hence we are left with innumerable philosophies, manifold paths, countless rites and rituals; enough to send a person in to a daze. Worst still, - the umpteen number of Gods to contend with, each seemingly fighting over the other for supremacy!! To the ignorant mind; the concept is unintelligible. Therefore unsure and unable to walk this path successfully, they label it as blind and superstitious. Thus unfortunately, Hinduism is totally a miSunderstood and misrepresented religion.

But the beauty lies in this very same fact. The fact that the philosophies may be innumerable, varied, paths different, but invariably all these lead to the same goal. This goal is a single reality called “Brahman”. A person can choose the philosophy or the path that appeals to them the most. Similarly, the many ‘Gods’ refer to the concept of a personal God. “Absolute Brahman” – the single reality is a boundless cosmic consciousness, which being abstract; cannot be effectively conceptualised, given the limitations of the human mind. Having our own personal God becomes a conduit to reach that supreme reality.