An atheist meets a yogi.
Atheist: Please prove to me that God exists.
Yogi: God cannot be proved. He must be realized.
Atheist: Oh, come on! I am tired of this reply. I have heard it a zillion times.
The Yogi calls one of his disciples, who is blind.Yogi (
to the atheist): Please prove to my disciple that the earth is round.
Atheist: Many explorers have circumnavigated the earth.
Disciple: So?
Atheist: So, the earth is round.
Disciple: I don't believe in hearsay.
Atheist (
showing a globe): Touch this. This is a model of the earth. This shows that the earth is round.
Disciple: This shows that the globe is round and only you say that it is a model of the earth. I don't believe you.
Atheist: I have seen photos of the earth taken from spaceships and from the moon. In all of them, earth is round.
Disciple: How do I know they are for real? They might be fakes.
Atheist
(getting really angry): You blind fool! If only you had eyes you will see for yourself that the earth is round.
Yogi: Dear Sir! Whatever you just said applies to you. Just replace
earth with
God and
roundness with
existence. Open your eyes and realize God!