I have written many times about how deceiving Zakir Naik is. He has limited knowledge of the vedic texts and also of the "Hindu" dharma. With whatever he has memorized, he successfully distorts the meaning. In this conversation, a "Hindu" asks why would a "Hindu" be put into hell for believing in what he believes. Zakir Naik starts by talking about the "Shruthi" and "Smriti". He defines "Shruthi" as that which has come from "bhagawan", and "smriti" as that which humans have written. This is a popular understanding and partially correct. Shruthi is "apaurusheya", that which has not created by humans, or that which is beyond a human intellect so it is inspired by a higher source. The "Rishis" of sanAtana dharma contemplated through "tapo shakti" (many years of meditative penance) and realized some "truths" from within. These truths are eternal truth, that which will n
kAla is an absolutely amazing concept that encompasses many aspects of sanAtana dharma. There is lot more to kAla than just time. kAla embodies various dimensions of the concept or the idea of time. I refrain from translating kAla as "Time" because kAla means many things. It could be time, or specify a period of time, an opportunity, a proper time for something, a season, an opportunity, fate or destiny, and at the spiritual level kAla indicates the origin, the destroyer, and also death (yamA is the kAla, the god of death). kAla refers to color black or a dark blue color (refers to a dark poisonous snake). kAla is eternal (so is "time"), omnipresent, and omniscient! lAla is a force that controls everything else. It regulates the natural order, and it has existed before creation, exists now, and will continue to exist even after everything else is destroyed. kAla is one's life, one's lifetime. Without kAla, we do not exist or our existence has no meaning.