{"id":648,"date":"2009-11-17T08:11:03","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T08:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2009-11-17T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T08:11:03","slug":"are-we-the-product-of-the-contradictions-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/are-we-the-product-of-the-contradictions-of-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we the product of the contradictions of the Universe ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deepak Rajgor sent this post, and I wonder if anyone has any comments before I try and answer him ?<br \/>\n&#8220;Many a times in your blog you have mentioned that universe is amoral. It exists in unending contradictions.  Are we the cause of those contradiction sir? As we  try to understand onself, we get to stage where one question almost gets solved and another quest starts&#8230;we comphrend ourself&#8230;we contradict&#8230;<br \/>\nThoughts are unending, we contradict&#8230;  ..Are our thoughts or sum of all our thoughts get impregenented in unending universe?&#8230;. Are our sublime feelings vibratory? Do our feelings and thoughts make universe of what it is and what it will be? Is universe an effect or is universe a cause?<br \/>\nI am still trying to understand this. Can you please share your thoughts? Can you simplify?<br \/>\nAwaiting a reply so that I understand&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\nThank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deepak Rajgor sent this post, and I wonder if anyone has any comments before I try and answer him ? &#8220;Many a times in your blog you have mentioned that universe is amoral. It exists in unending contradictions. Are we the cause of those contradiction sir? 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