atheist

i just believe in god.
rather, in goodness. not a deity, or something like that. though i have nothing against any deity or any form of rituals or anything, and i pay my share of respect to all the gods and cults.

but, honestly, god is nothing but goodwill. its just us... a force within us, the conscience. if we cud follow our conscience and stick to our principles, we woudnt need religions, we wouldnt need prayers.
worshipping is nothing but an act invented by some intelligent ppl to tell the common man to believe in the good.
prayer, is again nothing, but an act that strengthens the willpower, invokes hope, and tells us to move on, coz theres light at the end of the tunnel

the common man is vulnerable, he is afraid. he needs a belief that if something goes wrong, someone will take care of it. thats why the concept of God was invented.. to help him identify his inner strength. that feeling, "chalo, humein jo karna hai, wo karte to hain,... aage bhagwaan bharose".. its actually not bhagwaan bharose, its his own self bharose. if he were afraid to take the step, he'll never reach his goal, but now that he has taken the step, he'll do whatever is necessary to succeed. we often are diffident, and dont dare enough. this is where the concept of god helps.

but, man learns by two methods, reward and punishment. God.. was also invented to invoke the fear of punishment. to stop ppl from doing evil. if ppl listen to their conscience, they'll never do evil, and hence no need for fearing God. but ppl dont have the insight. they do what they shouldnt, KNOWING that they shouldnt be doing it. its then, that the fear of god comes into play. god was declared omnipresent, omnipotent, to suggest the common man that his wrong doing can never be hidden, that he cannot escape his guilt... theres someone watching you, always. so better not commit anything wrong.

you adopted Krishna in ur mind. but He has nothing to teach you. its already there within you, He is just showing it to you. she adopted Durga. she derives her powers from her belief in the deity, the power that she already has.

God is not an external source. its within us.
WE are our gods. Our principles, the inner voice, our faith is our God.