[English] The Question That Outlived Every Answer: From the Myth of Creation to the Truth of the Self.

[English] The Question That Outlived Every Answer: From the Myth of Creation to the Truth of the Self.

May 8, 2026

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The episode explores various creation myths and their implications on human identity and existence.

[Quick links] [Pause]       Perhaps , on this Earth, the only being that troubles itself with how it came here is the human being. All other creatures are busy struggling with just one concern — how to survive in this world! In most religions, there are creation stories that explain that 'an all-powerful God' created this world. These stories take many forms. Humans imagine the creator to possess qualities similar to themselves — authority, compassion, generosity, and a sense of fatherhood. In Chapter 49, Verse 13 of the Quran, Allah says: "O mankind! We created you from a single male and a single female, and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another — not so that you may hate one another." A similar story appears in the Bible as well. There, God creates Adam and Eve, and it is said that all of humanity descends from this original pair. In Hinduism too, there is the story of Brahma, the creator of the world. According to all these stories, the creator is different from the creation. The creator is the original source, and creation is something that has emerged from that source. However, there is an interesting point to note in these stories…

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