The God Matrix
The God Matrix |
Some believe ardently in God, others do not believe and
there are those who are unsure or too busy at the moment to bother about the
question just now.
Each human has his or her own understanding of what God
means and therefore a detailed discussion must begin with clarifying what one means
by God, nevertheless when speaking of God all understand it as a higher
Almighty power that has huge, even infinite powers to influence our lives,
those of others as well as all large or small events in the universe.
Without discussing the question of existence of God, without
agreeing or disagreeing with those who believe or do not believe, let us
consider where our position lands us. It is simple logic that even a child can
understand and it is summarized in the table. The point the table illustrates
is that even if one does not know yet if God exists or not and one has no sure
proof of it either way, it is a beneficial position to believe in God because
then one would only gain if He exist (He used for convenience of language) and
nothing to lose. On the other hand not believing in Him would lead to loss if
He exists while one shall gain nothing if he does not exist.
Those who have accepted God and come to know of Him through their heart find Him to be an ocean of love, peace and security and find that it is He who cares for them and protects them at all times through their life journey fraught with numerous dangers and risks at every turn.
Those who have accepted God and come to know of Him through their heart find Him to be an ocean of love, peace and security and find that it is He who cares for them and protects them at all times through their life journey fraught with numerous dangers and risks at every turn.
On Religion
Whenever talking of God, the mind of humans jumps to
religion. It is natural because God is the central subject of most religions,
not all though. Buddhists do without that subject.
No particular religion has ownership or monopoly on God.
Different religions are something humans have made and as anything human, will have
small or huge defects and approximations. Even language is an approximate thing,
too limited with its finite words to explain infinity. He has to be understood
from the Heart, words at best being hints to this understanding.
God that we are talking of pertains to the Universe as a
whole and is much bigger than any one religion on Earth. Therefore, let us keep
out of religious debates and beliefs when choosing whether to believe in God or
not. It is a different matter that some may choose or reject a religion for any
numbers of reasons. For most humans the choice is simply what the religion of
their dad, and his of his dad before that and so on and only few humans get
around to choosing or rejecting a religion.
Many say this or that religion or all religion is bull shit,
it has exploited humans, spread evil and wars and some of the worst humans are
those who claim to be religious. I do agree with some of what such people say
as regards religion and some of its followers but the topic here is God and not
religion. That is a different much larger topic. Here we are dealing with a
much simpler briefer one.
About God
Those who believe in God would naturally like to know more
about him. Some think of him as a kindly old gentleman with a long white beard
who sits on a throne, surrounded by angels singing a pretty song, in a place called heaven. Others think of Him as an
Infinite formless power that runs through the Universe. Yet there are also some
who have come to an understanding that every thing including the entire
universe, everything within it, every star, mountain and lake, every living
thing is a part of God. They say,
There is nothing but GodGod is everywhereWe are all part of GodI am inside GodGod is inside me
All of these statements are true when one regards all of the
Universe and everything beyond if any, seen and unseen, as God
Powers of God
God as the Supreme Almighty has power over everything in the
universe from the smallest things like atoms, parts of an atom, viruses to the
largest stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and even the universe as a whole,
to create more or destroy all of it even. He has the ultimate power to interact
with the universe as a whole as well as the power to interact and influence
each animate and inanimate object within it, even the tiniest virus or the
largest of life forms.
On the fear of evil
deeds
A few avoid God even though they think He exists because
they think He punishes for many thing he regards as evil such as greed, lusting
around etc. However that is being childish because if He does exist it is not
that He would not know about it and if he deems fit to punish for those things
he is more likely to punish those who deny him while being gentler on his
followers and giving them a chance to reform through their experiences and His
help. On the other hand, believers do not fear him for they regard him as all
Love. They ask for forgiveness when they get tempted to stray from what they
feel He would regard as a poor thing, as all humans do from time to time, even
saints and gods, while seeking His help
to stay on paths leading to peace, joy and happiness.
On gods, angels, saints
and other sacred things
What about the many gods, saints and sacred things that
people worship? If God is everything they are all parts of him. A Human unable
to understand God directly may learn about Him through any of them, indeed even
through trees and leaves, sacred mountains and lakes, for they are all parts of
Him. It is a perfectly good thing to do provided one has not been interrupted
by a fraud out to suck blood, wealth and freedom of the gullible and as long as
one realizes that they are all a part of the Supreme Infinite Lord much bigger
than any of His parts.
When one finds a god, angel or saint who is worthy in God’s
eye, it is good to love, respect and worship him or her, one may even develop
an especially loving relationship with some, but not in way that give them precedence over
the Almighty, for they are only a means of divine assistance and companionship through life, a means to communicate, focus or relate to God
but not God. They are all children and creations of God just as you or this
author is, only closer to him because of their devotion, knowledge or position in our Infinite universe of which we all are a part..
Comments