Reasons why GOD doesn’t have a Facebook account

This weird thought flashed across my mind yesterday while I sat thinking that what if GOD himself had a Facebook account. A person would be labelled a cave-man these days if he doesn’t have one so why can’t we imagine GOD having one himself. As I started reasoning with myself, these are some counter arguments which I had with my theory:


GOD is not socially insecure

Well GOD definitely cannot have an identity crisis. He doesn’t need to be socially active just to be part of a fraternity. He resides in everyone’s heart and so would never ever have a feeling of being left out or so to say socially insecure.

GOD cannot update his current location frequently

Most of us thrive on that to get attention don’t we? As soon as we shift to a foreign location pop goes the update. But GOD has his own issues here. I mean how can He ever update about His current location. He is present everywhere - isn’t He? Worst of all He would have to update “Currently in Galaxy X, straight ahead from Black Hole Y, to the right of Nebula Z.”

GOD doesn’t have a profile pic

That certainly is a problem. That’s our identity, our logo. Girls would actually never get 1000+ strange friend requests if they don’t have a profile pic. To top it, they keep changing it, selecting the pic which makes them look 2-3 years younger. But coming back to GOD, He doesn’t have one. And most of all He wouldn’t want a religious debate to spark if He did choose to put up one anyways.

GOD doesn’t like tagging, poking etc

Well for GOD these must be evil words because as we know it, Satan likes to poke around with his trident. So these are definitely devilish acts - a strict no no.

Come one, come all....

We are all His children, aren’t we? So He shall have to accept all the friend requests – which makes it around 500 million plus friends as per the 2011 statistics. Okay, even if I cancel out a good number of atheists in those, the count is still a healthy 450 million plus friends. And that’s an awful lot. Think about the chaos created by the messages and notifications later!!

GOD doesn’t know the art of flattering

He ain’t a sycophant by any means! Most of us expect nice comments once we upload our snaps after returning from a vacation. And we do indeed get cute messages saying “Nice pic...”, “Looking gr88....” etc. But for GOD it would be a little difficult. He has an issue with lies and flattering. So in worst cases you might expect replies like – “Gosh ! Are you my creation??” or “When did you land from planet Xohmgrull ?” etc.

Fake accounts

That’s really common among celebrities so why not GOD? After all who could be greater than Him. I bet there would be numerous such fake accounts floating around. Some fraudsters could go to the extent of putting images of Morgan Freeman (who played God in ‘Bruce Almighty’) or Amitabh Bachchan (who played God in ‘God Tussi Great ho’) to befool people.


Well I am sure I could think of some more, but probably next time :)
And the picture above was not an original idea. I guess people have had this weird thought before me too !!

Hindu Trinity : The three stages of evolution

Ever since my childhood, I have been hearing stories of the various Hindu Gods and Goddesses that our mythology boasts of. Gradually, it even sank within me that on top of all these revered deities are the three master lords known as ‘Brahma’, ’Vishnu’ and ‘Mahesh’. As I have always known, ‘Brahma’ is believed to be the very force why we all are here in the first place i.e. the “creator”. In other words, he is the one who started or rather starts it all, if we talk in terms of parallel repeating universes. ‘Vishnu’ who is worshipped as the more popular ‘Sri Krishna’ avatar is believed to be the “preserver” of the entire cosmos. He is like a source of an infinite divine energy pool which keeps the universe nourished. And finally ‘Mahesh’ or ‘Shiva’ who is the “destroyer” is the like a suction force who absorbs all matter or anti-matter to restart the cycle of creation once again. To summarize, they are the three prominent supreme forces which apparently control the whole universe and eventually mankind.

So it seems very logical to deduce that the tri-lords would be the most worshipped in Hindu households all across India. Although Krishna and Shiva do actually reside in the hearts of most, one would be dumbfounded by the fact that Lord Brahma doesn’t actually make the cut. There are very limited temples of Lord Brahma to validate this, most notable being the one in Pushkar, Rajasthan and few others in South India. There are even fewer manuscripts citing his life incidents or achievements. On the other hand, you might stumble upon more texts which reveal why he is rather not worshipped.

So why is it that the Father, the very architect of this cosmos is not revered as Krishna or Shiva. We can possibly answer it if we try to interpret Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh in a sense which is more than just bookish. We need to understand the trinity by interpreting the purpose of human life through the eyes of Hinduism. Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh is like a journey which starts the day you are born and continues till your last breath. Some people realise that they need to see light at the other end of this never-ending tunnel and atleast strive in search. Some blessed few even experience the ecstasy. But most of us just continue oblivious of the whole purpose; the purpose to realise the synchronisation of mind, body and soul. Lets’ try and comprehend this analogy.

Shiva is like our physical body representing the human form as perceived by the five senses. When Shiva is worshipped, it is essentially a salutation to the epitome of what you can achieve physically. No wonder that Shiva is even worshipped in the form of Shiva-lingam which indirectly depicts the sexual energy; the very reason for our physical existence. Described as a yogi with bare minimal essentials and comforts, he still possesses the power to destroy. This tells us that we humans need to control the fire within which when unleashed can wreak havoc. Our mythology portrays Shiva as easily appeaseable, even by “asuras” or demons, which is comparable to the ease with which we give in to our cravings and desires. This also depicts that attaining physical supremacy is probably the easiest to achieve. But again this is just one aspect of our analogy.

Vishnu is our divine soul within. It is like an elusive guardian angel; the protector. If we humans can perceive beyond our sensory organs to feel that sixth sense, then we can say that we have felt Vishnu. Portrayed in kingly attire, he dons a jewelled crown, a beautiful garland and silk attire. This depicts the royalty of the soul which is not dependant on whether the person is a prince or a pauper. His skin is the colour of the rain clouds showcasing the unison of purity and depth of the inner self. The ten reincarnations of Lord Vishnu depicts the infinity of the soul. His dramatic life as the Krishna avatar defines the various emotions and traits of that hidden energy within us. Not as easily appeaseable as Lord Shiva, he is rather disliked by asuras who clearly are depicted having impure souls.

Brahma is the one who resides on the top i.e. the mind. The Father or Creator as he is believed to be, he is even depicted as elderly and wise. His “all-white” attire and beard portrays the wisdom and maturity of the mind. The book in his hand depicts the knowledge. He has four heads unlike Vishnu or Shiva which shows how the mind can open up in all directions. The highest boon he grants is the “Brahmastra”, which is the ultimate weapon of destruction and cannot be countered by others. This tells us that mind is the ultimate resource with which one can rule this world and remain undisputable.

So the Hindu Trinity is not something we need to search outside, it is rather within us; the unison of mind, body and the soul. It is present in every single breath we take and every single step we take in the journey of our lives. But to realise this force we must be aware of it. Meditation works in helping this cause. It helps us to invoke this energy from the root of our body, through the subtle parts and up towards the mind to open it up and allow the divine knowledge to seep in much like the Kundalini concept. The last stage is when one can be considered to attain self-realisation. In other words, it felicitates the journey from Shiva, through Vishnu and towards Brahma.

This takes us back to our original question of why Lord Brahma is least worshipped. Since self-realisation is the ultimate destination one can humanly achieve, the last gateway to it is actually Brahma. What is very much within our potential is to strengthen our Shiva and Vishnu to strive for that last milestone. So it makes sense to worship what is especially within our reach. However, it is not impossible to reach Brahma, but we must evolve ourselves to do that. We must understand that we are born to undergo the three stages of evolution: the Trinity.