SANTOSH 9702: Existence

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Friday, July 25, 2025

Proofs of the Existence of God That Science Still Struggles to Explain

1.Gangajal

Water from the Ganga River, when collected in a bottle and kept for years, never develops a foul odor or attracts insects. Unlike other river water that decays in just days, Gangajal retains freshness, purity, and fragrance.

The Ganga is not a river but a living goddess—descended from heaven to cleanse sins and sanctify the dead. Her purity is not symbolic but biological, spiritual, and even immortal.

Modern studies have found bacteriophages in Gangajal—natural viruses that kill harmful bacteria. The water also has trace elements and minerals that resist microbial growth. But the mystery remains: why only in Gangajal, and why for millennia?

When science stops at ‘how,’ faith whispers ‘why.’ Ganga’s immortality is not just chemical—it is cosmic.

2. Amarnath
The Self-Forming Shivlinga
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Deep in the Himalayas, inside the sacred Amarnath cave, an ice Shivlinga forms naturally each year without any human effort. It grows and wanes with the moon’s cycle and vanishes only to return again. It is Lord Shiva himself—manifesting in ice to bless his devotees during the sacred month of Shravan. Every year, thousands undertake the harsh pilgrimage to witness the Lord in His purest, formless form. The formation is caused by natural dripping of water droplets from the cave’s ceiling, which freeze in sub-zero temperatures. Yet, the Shivlinga’s perfect shape, lunar rhythm, and annual recurrence defy standard glacial patterns. Ice is transient. But when it forms a Lingam of Shiva without human touch, it becomes a miracle—melting the boundaries between form and formless.

3. Jagannath Puri

The Flag That Defies the Wind
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At the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the flag atop the main spire flutters in the opposite direction of the wind. Daily. This is a divine paradox—a subtle reminder that in the presence of God, nature surrenders. The temple is a living center of energy where divine laws transcend physical ones.
Wind patterns at high altitudes can behave erratically, especially in coastal areas. Some suggest vortex flows or reverse drafts. Yet, no replicable study has explained the consistency of this flag's rebellion against wind. When even the wind bows to Jagannath, it is not physics, but leela (divine play).

4. Tanot Mata Temple

The Goddess Who Stops Bombs
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During the 1965 Indo-Pak war, over 3,000 bombs were dropped near the Tanot Mata Temple at the India-Pakistan border. None exploded. The temple stood untouched. Tanot Mata, a fierce form of Durga, is the eternal protector of Bharat Mata. Her shield is stronger than steel. Soldiers still worship her before going to war. The Indian Army documented this incident. Some of those unexploded bombs are displayed in the temple museum today. While defective munitions are common in war, the scale of malfunction here is statistically astonishing. When bullets fail, bombs fall silent, and enemies falter—it is not luck, but divine grace.
5. Kedarnath

The Temple That Survived the Apocalypse
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In the 2013 flash floods in Uttarakhand, thousands died, villages were erased, and entire valleys were destroyed. Yet, the Kedarnath Temple remained standing, barely scratched.
Lord Shiva protected His seat. A divine boulder (now called Bhim Shila) came rolling down the mountain and shielded the temple from the massive deluge. No engineer could have planned it.
Geological analysis agrees the boulder diverted the flow of debris. But why did it come at that moment? Why did a 1,000-year-old temple built without cement survive while modern structures collapsed?
Shiva’s presence is not architectural—it is anchored in eternity.

6. Lord Krishna Still Resides in Vrindavan

Prem Mandir, Vrindavan
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At night in Vrindavan, especially in Nidhivan, no one is allowed to stay. It is believed that Lord Krishna still dances with the gopis. The tulsi plants appear entangled by morning, sweets left for the Lord are half-eaten, and even monkeys avoid the area after dusk.
Krishna never left Vrindavan. His divine presence is not in time but in leela. Those who try to stay overnight often report madness, blindness, or deep trauma.
Multiple reports by priests, devotees, and visitors describe inexplicable sounds, changes in objects, and altered states after visiting Nidhivan. The area maintains an atmosphere of deep stillness and reverence.
God is not a memory in Vrindavan—He is a living melody that only pure hearts can hear.

Proof Lies in the Eye of the Devotee

Science demands replication. Faith thrives on revelation. Whether these are seen as divine proofs or coincidences depends on the lens one chooses. But to millions of Indians, these are not myths, but memories of a living God—one who walks among us, guards His temples, listens to chants, and leaves behind signs for those who are willing to believe.

“साक्षात् भगवान् के चमत्कार तर्क से नहीं, श्रद्धा से समझे जाते हैं।”

(The miracles of God are not understood by logic, but by faith.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

What are the images that make you rethink your existence?

1. This is Earth. You and I live here.

2. And here is where we are exactly in our neighborhood, the Solar System

3. This is the distance, to scale, between the Earth and the Moon. Doesn't look like much, right?

4. It’s not quite like that. All the planets in the Solar System fit between the Earth and the Moon…

The average distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,400 km. This would fit all the planets and still have about 8,030 km left over.

5. …so let’s talk about planets. This green blob is North America on Jupiter.

North America compared to Jupiter.

6. And here is the size of Earth (or rather, six times Earth) compared to Saturn

7. To illustrate this better, look at how Saturn's rings would look if they were on Earth.

From Ecuador, Polynesia, Alaska and Washington.

8. Here's a comet. Recently, man landed a probe on one of these. Just look at the size comparison between a comet and Los Angeles:

I think you can imagine the damage if one of these collided with the planet, right?

9. But nothing compares to our Sun. Look:

You are here.

10. This is the view from the Moon:

11. And here's the view from Mars:

12. And this is what Earth looks like from Saturn's rings:

13. Now see how our home looks from Neptune – 6,437,376,000 km away

To paraphrase Carl Sagan, everyone and everything you know exists on this tiny dot.

14. But let's get back to the Sun. Here's a comparison of its size compared to Earth. Scary, right?

That's right. The Sun doesn't even fit in the image.

15. See the Sun from the surface of Mars:

16. This is nothing. To quote Carl Sagan again, there are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.

17. Do you know what this means? There are stars much, much bigger than our beloved Sun. Just look at how insignificant it can seem:

18. Here's another perspective. The largest star, VY Canis Majoris, is 1 billion times larger than the Sun.

19. But none of this compares to the size of a galaxy. Get this: if we reduced the Sun to the size of a white blood cell and reduced the Milky Way to the same scale, the size of the Milky Way would be equivalent to the size of the United States.

What madness!

20. Of course this is because the Milky Way is huge. Here's where we are:

21. And this is all you can see in the sky:

All the stars you see at night are inside this yellow circle.

22. If you haven't been impressed yet, now your head WILL explode. Look at the size of the Milky Way compared to other galaxies:

IC 1011 is 350 million light years away from Earth. Just imagine all that could exist in this space. Seriously, it's scary.

23. YES, you can think bigger. Just in this photo taken by the Hubble telescope there are thousands of galaxies, each containing millions of stars and some planets.

24. This is UDF 423, one of the largest galaxies ever photographed. It's 10 BILLION light years away.

Looking at this image is like looking back billions of years. o______O

25. This is a picture of a small part of the universe. An insignificant part of the starry sky.

26. Oh, and there's more! It's safe to say that there are black holes out there. Here's a comparison of the size of a black hole to Earth (just to scare you):