God, Communication and Science

Episode -6

God, Communication and Science

How is it possible to listen to the prayers of millions of people ?

(Continuing with the earlier discussion on N-Dimensional vectors and God, dwelves in to Bhagavad Gita)

Shukracharya:

ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् ।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥४-११॥

God Says…. In whichever manner one approaches me, in that manner I favour them. People follow my path in different ways, O Paartha.

The Omnipresent God knows all His true devotees, no matter in what form they love Him....[and] answers their prayers in many ways. Devotion shown to God always evokes some form of plain or mysterious response. No true devotee is ignored by God.

Chandreswara: I completely agree Swami, I have felt that myself (an ordinary being). But how is it possible for the God to listen to so many people and address their requirements.

Shukra: Before I clear your doubts, as Sunrays clear the clouds, I must tell you something about beliefs.

People who are believers have the easiest of lives, as they are not into investigating God’s existence, potential and capabilities. Non believers are people who need to proof for everything; their life is the toughest because they suspect everything. Disbelief only spoils their present and future.

There is no such thing as a 787 headed elephant. If non-believer were to be asked about a 787 headed elephant he won’t waste even a single moment talking about it. By the safe logic, if he refrains from talking about the non-existence of God, he will achieve inner peace. Why talk ill of something when you believe it does not exist? Why waste your precious time? Would he refrain from wasting time about non-existence. He won’t .

Let us continue with the discussion of God’s unlimited access to the requirements and prayers of Devotees.

How many task can you do at a time?

Chandra: Several but finite numbers. For example, while I am driving, I pay attention to the road, the car, signal, listen to songs, attend a call while driving (on my handsfree), pray while driving, curse my boss, or recall an excellent joke, think of my childhood. All at one time. May be 10 tasks at best.

Shukra: Good, you are a young learner but a smart individual. Even then you are able to do ten tasks at a time, if not more.

Do You see telecom towers adjoining the roads nowadays.? Did that grow in the tree or invented by someone?

Chandra : It was invented by a human being but I would not know who.

Shukra: Never mind…it was a human invention, an ordinary invention but one which is significantly used?

Do you know how many callers it can handle?

Chandra: I have heard that it can handle 3000 lines at a time.

Shukra: Roughly correct. Its ability to handle is a function of the data transmitted? Depending on whether we use a phone as a phone or for data transmission, it can handle between 3000 and 5000 independent two way communications.

In other words it handles the requirements of 3000-5000 individuals.

Mind you,, The telecom tower (with its GSM antenna, Microwave antenna, RF cables etc) is a very basic invention of the human being.

If a basic level invention can handle 5000 conversations (or needs of 5000 individuals), what would be the capacity of a telephone exchange which is bigger than the tower, the ground station which is superior to the telephone exchange and satellite which handles the needs of several such ground stations.

Even the mid-sized satellite like Via-Sat1 (a High- Throughput satellite) has the ability to 140 Gbit/second (i.e 17,500,000,000 bytes per second). Is that not mind boggling?

You must have read recently that the Indian space Agency launched twenty satellites in one go. Does that not talk high of the capabilities of humans?. Yes, it does

Now let us look at the approximate hierarchy of God’s creations. There could be intermediary levels too but I am stating what I know.

God-- Council of Demi-Gods--- Devas------ Rishis---Gurus--- Ordinary humans.

If you consider the capability of Humans to be so high, as seen earlier, what is the capability of higher level beings and ultimately the God. Do you have any measure to count his capabilities.

Chandra: That is mind boggling Guru Swami. Definitely the capability of God to listen and address the concerns of people is unlimited.

Shukra: Let me also give another facet of God…… His ability to communicate vast quantities of knowledge in the shortest span of time.

Do you know how big is Bhagavad Gita?

Chandra: Yes Swamy. 700 verses. But Swami, even to read, it requires so much of efforts, leave alone understanding. Unless we have expert Gurus we cannot understand the meaning of these powerful verses. Though 700 verses, the commentaries run to several thousand pages.

Shukra: Well said. For the time being let me assume these verses are simply to be recited not understood, how long does it take

Chandra: May be 2 to 3 hours

Shukra: For someone to hear and understand these tough verses…

Chandra: For me it would take forever, but, for an enlightened person like Arjuna it will take another 4-5 hours, after all it is God’s own creation and has both direct meanings and implied ones.

Shukra: Where was this Gita recited and delivered to Arjuna?

Chandra: It was in the battlefield, when his opponents are ready for the kill and are battle ready with their arrows fixed to the bow.

Shukra: Without arguing on this if I am to assume that it would take 6-7 hours, do you think your opponent will wait for you to listen to the Gita, understand and then start the war? Wont they not thrash you in a second.

Chandra: Yes, of course. Mahabharatha had diluted several principles of Dharma and we could not have expected the opponents to wait for the kill.

Shukra: OR you think, Arjuna told the Kauravas, give me a couple of days, I will read, understand Gita, refer experts on meanings and fight with you thereafter???

Then how do you think this was delivered?

Chandra: This is intriguing and baffling for me, Great Guru. That is why I am the student and you are the Guru. Please enlighten me.

Shukra: The whole Gita was apparently delivered and received in Digital Compression mode. The sender and receiver both being enlightened individuals, could complete the process in moments. The war was then fought without any perceptible delay. Even a 5000 Rupee mobile phone can zip and compress files and it would have been a cake walk for God.

In other words, data transfer between Krishna and Arjuna may have happened at the speed of several Gigabytes per second. Donot tell me that it is not possible.

If an ordinary human being can launch a satellite and communicate between two distant countries at tremendous speeds, Krishna could have done transferred a 700 verse Gita in microseconds. Does it not sound logical?

In Kaliyuga even an ordinary household in a lesser developed India could download a120 minute HD movie in three minutes flat.

Chandra: Swamy you have given both the question and answer. Thank you Swami , I am now convinced that God can communicate with extreme speed and with millions of people in a second but how can the God address the needs of several thousand devotees at a time.

Shukra: If I gave you a mango you will relish, but if I gave you a dozen mangoes in a single day, you will find it difficult to digest. You are done for the day, rest in next.

God says

न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः ।
अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥१०-२॥
Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and the sages.