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to experience the divine
we have to give up our belief in it.
posted by
avant-garde
on June 10, 2005 at 7:42 AM
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Metta -
Quite right. I see what you are saying. It actually goes along with the concept of spiritual maturity - one's concept of "God" will change as one mature's spiritually.
posted by
sannhet
on June 10, 2005 at 7:22 AM
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yes, I understand... but most newcomers on the path may need that ego-based image to move along.. the bhakti path is supposed to be the easiest to move along, the path of Love - but I would think it would be almost impossible to enter that path without a personal image - either an image of God or an image of Guru... and sometimes it is that personal image that leads the seeker to enlightenment. In Islamic mysticism there is a spirit called "Khizr" that appears to some aspirants - this is a form of God that appears to the seeker in whatever image they worship God in. Khizr is said to be responsible for the enlightment of many mystics throughout history.
Now, after saying that, I have an ever evolving image of God - sometimes He is very physical and sometimes He is just Everything - no image, just Everywhere
posted by
Metta
on June 10, 2005 at 5:22 AM
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OBP -
Exactly. Infinite and everywhere and all time forever. Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on June 9, 2005 at 7:49 PM
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Metta -
I don't know. I haven't gotten to the end yet either. But as I move further down my path, the idea of being able to touch "God" as referred to by some of the more popular mystics - more of a uniting with an "essence" of purity, light or love - has begun to replace my Ego-based concept.
posted by
sannhet
on June 9, 2005 at 7:48 PM
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Sann
I never looked at it like that I guess, I mean like an ego. Infinite, therefore no ego involved. Just everywhere around everything all the time forever..
posted by
Offy
on June 9, 2005 at 6:14 PM
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nah...
a personalized image of God is always easier to love and can move one more steadily along the path... but in the end, there is no image... there is only Everything and Nothing... but don't listen to me, I haven't gotten to the end, yet....
posted by
Metta
on June 9, 2005 at 5:57 PM
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Painter -
I agree. "God" definitely can be felt, and perhaps the only thing one could see would be the effects of "God" - i.e bright light, wavy colors, the universe, etc.
posted by
sannhet
on June 9, 2005 at 4:37 PM
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god cannot be seen
only felt
posted by
Xeno-x
on June 9, 2005 at 3:17 PM
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