"Come Search With Me..."

I first saw Dr. Pandit's seminar in 2004, and I was awe struck.  Here is a non-Westerner, Doctor, who on his own, decided to undertake a 20 year journey of discovery.  He first spent 10 years discovering if there was a God; once he confirmed from virtually every possible loop-hole, that there most definitely was, he then spent the next 10 on finding out who this God is.  He didn't take any of his evidence lightly, as you can see, he dove into the fabrics of science and each religion out there to decide firsthand, on which one had it right. 

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But let me let him explain his search in more depth:

I was born, the third of four children, to Joseph Pandit and Mary (nee) Nowrangi in a little town called Jowai, nestled among the Jaintia Hills (formerly Khasi Hills) in Meghalaya, India. Very early, my parents moved to Pune (formerly Poona) Maharashtra where I grew up in a community--Salisbury Park. My initial schooling was at the English Elementary School, prior to attending Spicer Memorial High School.

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, South India, was where I was introduced to professional life and where I did my undergraduate and graduate medical studies. India Today, a leading publication placed it at the top spot among medical institutions in the country. Thinking back, I could not have had a better foundation to my career. There, the blend of the science and the art of medicine, coupled with the deep dedication to the welfare of the patient which was the hall mark of the institution, made an unbeatable combination in the nurturing of values that have stood the test of time and society.

For eighteen years I worked in various parts of India-in as many as seven different places. I was CEO of a hospital in Ranchi, and then Executive Secretary of a conglomerate of ten small to medium sized hospitals. Just before moving to the US, my wife and I helped establish a multi-dimensional rural facility called Anantha Ashram that runs a hospital, Health Education services, Health worker training courses, and an orphanage. It is still very active, serving a wide range of populations in and around Hosur, near Bangalore, Karnataka.

Ivy, my wife, is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. We have three children who are the light of our lives, Pritam, Dipika, and Mayuri. We have a large extended family too, that keeps us busy and fulfilled.

We came to the US in late 1993, did our licensing examination, then residency rotations in Oklahoma, and now live among the beautiful hills and mountains of Western North Carolina in Hendersonville. I work as an ER physician in two hospitals, while Ivy practices with a group of Geriatric specialists.

Background of his search…

The need to do some inquiry came as a gradual realization after I had finished medical school. I was working in a hospital in Surat, Gujarat, India when a Hindu priest brought one of his followers for treatment. I noticed how faithfully the priest visited everyday and showed genuine concern for the welfare of the young man. At times we would converse and he would expound on Hindu thought and philosophy, hoping for my agreement.

There were Muslims in all the communities in which I lived. Some of my boyhood friends were Muslims. We got along quite well although they did discuss differences, mainly in regard to certain behavioral patterns, pointing to the lax moral standards of the west.

In Shimla, Himachal Pradesh I was privileged to meet with the monks from Dharamshala, where the Dalai Lama lived. Some would come over to the hospital for a check up or treatment and we would exchange ideas. Those were memorable chats, sitting out on the porch, looking out to the snow-capped mountains of the grand Himalayan range.

Later in Jalandhar, Punjab, I made Sikh friends and even went to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar – the most sacred site of the Sikhs. Watching their benevolent attitude and communal spirit was quite an experience.

I had also worked in Ranchi, Jharkhand (then Bihar) which is a few hours away from Bodh Gaya – where Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism was said to have been enlightened under a ficus tree some 2500 years ago.

By the time I came to the US with my family in 1993, my mind held a lot of information gleaned from those various conversations and discussions. But it was not until six years later that I was jolted into making a study. One day driving home in Hendersonville, North Carolina, I heard a question over the radio, “Is your religion true because you believe it OR do you believe your religion because it is true?” I don’t remember listening to anything more; I think I lost the station as I flipped the dial. But those words got to me. I spent long hours trying to answer what seemed like an ordinary “party riddle”, but which I knew was deeper than that. There were serious implications and ramifications to each option and I would jot them down. I tried to give a good reason for my beliefs, but every such reason seemed to be matched by reasons from others’ beliefs too. Of course there were differences in the religions but just stating the difference didn’t help. What was needed was a reference point to make a meaningful comparison. Alas! There was no such thing as a universally accepted standard!

This started me on an intense search for something more satisfying than what was in my hand. I needed something to appease my restless mind. If nothing could be done about this question with the information available, I wanted to know that for sure. If there was a more definite, credible answer, I was going to look for it.

There were times I was so intense that my wife and children wondered if this was a reasonable venture or whether I would lose my mind. Their’s was a real fear – because mine was a real search. I was not interested in academic hair-splitting. I decided that if anything was going to impress me it would have to be the broad facts and evidences. I was not going to play games with this question.

As the concepts developed I found a group in Maryland that was willing to listen. My mother and sister Parul lived there and while on visits to them, I would set aside time to discuss my findings. It is to them I owe my appreciation for their eagerness, feed back, and encouragement. There was Biju, Parul, CJ, Karen, Geetika, Glen, Nick, and others. Thank you each one.

I read voracioulsy during that period and began to develop a structured set of arguments based on the information from the readings. I read the Quran, the Mahabharata, (Bhagavad Gita), Buddhist Literature, the Torah, the Talmud, and the Bible. I later read those scholars who also had been driven to investigate and make comparative studies for themselves. I read Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, Ravi Zacharias, Ralph Muncaster, Micheal Green, EG White, and others.

As I was trying to make sense of the numerous claims out there, I was faced with a very basic question – “Was there a God in existence and what was the evidence for that?” It would be futile to look for a certain named lake or river if water itself did not exist! This fundamental question had to be addressed – a truly daunting task. But I’m glad I struggled through with it.

Today there is a seminar on power point called Come Search With Me in which I have put, in logical sequence, the findings of my study. Here is its outline:  . . . 

THE SEMINAR AT A GLANCE

PREMISE:

GENERAL QUESTIONS ADDRESSED

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ADDRESSED
(TO THE WRITINGS/RELIGIONS -- HINDUISM, ISLAM, BUDDHISM, JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY)

CONCLUSION

Of course questions remain – they always will, as long as our finite minds attempt to touch that which is infinite. But we have no option except to choose the path to travel and the principles that will govern our lives. Refusing to choose or postponing our choice is impossible because that itself is a choice and then, by default, we will be governed by principles we did not choose. So what shall we choose? How shall we go about it? That’s what “Come Search With Me” attempts to address. COME SEARCH WITH ME.                                          

Subodh Pandit

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