A famous scientist once came to Ramakrishna, and he asked him:
— I heard that you created a society of intellectuals in Calcutta and the whole cream of society is part of your circle. Could you tell me why you believe in God and love Him?
The scientist immediately listed a dozen reasons why he believes in God. Listening to him, Ramakrishna laughed quietly at each of them. His students were embarrassed. After all, all these reasons were so logical, and the scientist was a very famous person. Moreover, Ramakrishna did not answer anything, but only laughed quietly.
The scientist, having finished listing the arguments, asked:
- Is this enough?
In response, Ramakrishna said:
- Because of all this, do you believe in God? But all these arguments can be disputed; A stronger logician than you will destroy all your evidence. I am an uneducated person, but I understand that there is no argument in the world to which a counter-argument cannot be found. Personally, I have no evidence. But I'm sure! I am as confident as a person who has eyes. There is no reason for this confidence. Evidence is needed only by the person who does not see the light. And no arguments will help him. So don't be angry or offended, please. I want to tell you: forget all these arguments! You must experience it, come to it!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru