Re: Why do I believe in Jesus? An ex-sikh’s journey in faith...
I think I remember posting a reply in this thread, but I can't seem to find it on the search function, so I'll just repeat myself for good measure in the hope that someone might be interested.
If Raj feels as though he's found an inner peace by following the faith of Christianity, then he has my best wishes and my sincerest congratulations.
I was, however, interested as to Raj's reasoning. It would seem that Jesus' promise that death could be overcome - albeit, through believing in Jesus himself - is one of the primary reasons as to why Raj was attracted to Christianity's offer of eternal life.
Just so that Raj and anyone else who is interested in this topic are aware, Sikkhism's stance on death is that it is no object. Sikkhi says that the Universe is One, and that we are all a part of that One. The matter that makes up our bodies are all part of the greater fabric of the cosmos, and so what we perceive as 'death' is essentially just a transformation of energy. The 'death' of a human being becomes little more than a small rift in the vast cosmic waves in the grand ocean of the universe.
Whilst this is not as literal and overtly Romantic as the idea of
physically living forever, upon some thought, I think it's an idea that actually has significantly more prevelance over a superficial immortality.
Why?
Because a human being can only believe in himself as an isolated object for so long. Human beings are, by scientific fact, little more than a small product of a huge and seemingly indifferent cosmos. What Sikkhism says is that, instead of believing in myths and stories and promises of eternal life, that
true and long-lasting bliss comes from accepting that we - as human beings - are a part of the Great One.
And, to quote Forest Gump, "that's all I have to say about that"