Fear of God || Acharya Prashant
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00:00 Should we even fear God? Is it good or bad?
00:02 God fearing is a childish and even dangerous concept.
00:07 What do you mean by fearing God?
00:08 Is God some monster or what?
00:10 What God are you talking of?
00:12 Some character you have built up in your mind
00:14 who is all the time keeping a watch,
00:16 noting down every small thing that you do
00:18 and will later on reward or punish you for your actions?
00:21 What kind of fairy tale is this?
00:23 Those who take religion as a belief system must check themselves.
00:28 Religion is not a belief system.
00:30 God is not something to be believed in.
00:32 Aasthik is someone who investigates into the truth.
00:36 The word is investigation, not belief.
00:40 A believer is not a religious person at all.
00:43 A religious person is an inquisitive one.
00:45 A religious person is one who asks questions.
00:48 Unfortunately, the kind of religion most of us follow,
00:51 questions are barred and questioners are damned.