SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 9 Text 19
tapamy aham aham varsam
nigrhnamy utsrjami ca
amrtam caiva mrtyus ca
sad asac caham arjuna

tapami--give heat; aham--I; aham--I; varsam--rain; nigrhnami--withhold; utsrjami--send forth; ca--and; amrtam--immortality; ca--and; eva--certainly; mrtyuh--death; ca--and; sat--spirit; asat--matter; ca--and; aham--I; arjuna--O Arjuna.

TRANSLATION

O Arjuna, I give heat, and I withhold and send forth the rain. I am immortality, and I am also death personified. Both spirit and matter are in Me.

JOURNAL:

It does not matter whither we believe in God or not. A reality does not depend upon our belief to exist. So, at the time of death, we will all see God, no matter what our qualifications or disqualifications are.