God resides in everyone, just like there is water in everybody. Then there are the essential elements of life such as the earth, fire, sky and air. Every creature -- men, animals, trees, or birds -- consist of these elements. We know that there is a part of God through these manifestations and through Atman. Just like the many drops of water from the ocean have one source of origin. All the sources of energy comes from one source ,the sun. All pranas -- breaths of life --  comes from the air.  So we know that everything must have one source.

It is true that it is hard to find God in people who do bad things. We should not approve of the bad things that people do.  We should not punish people for doing bad, but we should sympathize for their ignorance. Nobody likes to do bad things. It is quite natural to dislike bad things because we are supposed to move towards the good, thus giving up the bad. In the beginning, it is important that we learn to distinguish between good things and bad things. Give up the bad and stick to the good.  What should we do with the people who do bad? If we have the capability to help them, then we should try to help. If you are not capable, then you should not try to help. In any case we should not hate people, but we should sympathize with those who do bad things.

-- Swami Radhanandaji