Thoughts of God

 Created in the divine essence, Created in the shape of God.

     

 eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.(1 Timothy 1:17).

 
   Perception and Cognition defines our realities.  Our mind develop our own truth and beliefs. If we are a piece of the divine essence shaped from God; does this mean God is the flow of our consciousness and thoughts? Does this mean we ourselves are God? Since the beginning of human existence we have been curious about the truth behind existence. Religion and spirituality have and still are one of the greatest paths to self discovery.

Rig Veda creation story
between (1500-1000 B.C.E)

 
 The most ancient Hindu texts known as the Vedas clearly define God as "Changeless, formless, and ever perfect".  The ancient texts state,"He permeates all external laws and manifests throughout the universal life forces- the sea, the earth, the mountains" -Rig Veda 4.40.5.  Hinduism as we know it started to develop between 500 B.C.E and 300 C.E, modern Hinduism believes in a one true God called Brahman. Brahman is said to take many forms, the most common and well known forms are Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. Most Hindus believe that Brahman is present in every person as the eternal spirit or soul (called Atman). Brahman pervades the whole Universe, and is symbolized as the sacred syllable Om(or Aum). This sacred syllable can be found in many beliefs, such as Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism, Om is considered to be the universal name of the lord and that it surrounds all of creation.  

Siddhartha practicing the art of stillness

   There is an old Buddhist story of a man called Siddhartha. Siddhartha underwent one of the most well known spiritual journeys of human history.  His story is considered to be one of the greatest stories on the path of a Buddha, yet Siddhartha never considered himself to be a Buddhist. He chose to abandon all beliefs and instead focus on the journey of self discovery. Siddhartha practiced the letting go of all material things in order to better understand the beauty of life.  “Siddhartha has one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die. No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an emptied heart, to experience pure thought-that was his goal.”  -Herman Hesse, Siddhartha  

 "God is beyond all forms of life, but also indwells every form of life as there essence; God is both beyond and within" -Eckhart Tolle

  According to Sunni Islam "God is formless and is utterly unlike creation. He is transcendent beyond space and time". There are two Sufi philosophies that prevail on this topic; "Wahdat-ul-Wujord or (Unity of Being) essentially states that the only truth within the universe is God". I feel this one really backs up my view on God being a perception of reality, and personal truth.Another Sufi philosophy states that "Gods essence is seen in all human beings, as if God is the subject and humans the mirror".  We are a reflection of a divine energy, confused and curious we live in a time where the path to God is fogged from the toxic fumes of industry and materialism. Yet the path still remains open to those who crave knowledge and truth. With that i will leave you with one last part of advice that comes from the mind of Siddhartha himself.

  "When someone seeks; then it easily happens that his eyes see only the things that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing, because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obbsessed with his goal. Seeking means; having a goal, but finding means; being free, being open, having no goal". -Herman Hesse, Siddhartha  

Your Universe

  There is a constant flow of energy. this flow is infinite; it flows over, around, and through everything in all place at once. If this force is acted on by an opposing force, it will oppose the opposing force.

Greek "sisters of fate"

  This flow of energy is invisible to most but still it is very much there. have you heard of "string theory"? string theory is the idea that "all objects in our universe are composed of vibrating filaments (strings) and membranes of energy". an invisible energy force that dictates the fundamental laws of our universe.

  Along with this there resides a much smaller universe; a micro cosmos , one that resides in our own mind and body.  What if I told you what you and I may call reality may in fact be one giant hallucination that our conscience brain has developed to give meaning to its own existence? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth "Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen?  we're all hallucinating all the time; when we agree about our hallucinations, we call it "reality."  I will post a link to a video at the bottom for you to follow up, it is a very interesting video about conscience reality.

  Our mind is the biggest and most complex universe we have come to discover. We as conscience humans have a world of infinite possibilities, and it all resides in our own mind. I think a good example of the mysterious ways of the mind happens during the REM state while we sleep, this is the period of sleep in which vivid dreams occur.

  Still not much is known about the dream state besides that we dream by releasing Melatonin from our brain, which causes us to hallucinate and see vivid or distorted images while we are resting.

  While awake we have adjusted to a shared reality we call the world. Unfortunately we live in a world full of hate and greed ; we live in a world where wars are fought for possession of oil or stone, a world where people are killed over a difference in sexual orientation, skin tone , or beliefs. This is a reality we have made for our selves over years of misunderstanding. Out of infinite paths to salvation we have chosen the path to extinction. Yet the world is changing , whether it is towards the path of salvation and love or the path of destruction and hate; that is impossible to say.

 I am going to finish this excerpt with something I wrote a couple of years ago that inspired me to find my own path and create a reality for myself in which I could truly be happy.

         "Travel this road with the curiosity of a newborn, 

  ask the questions you have been told to ignore. 

  There is a wonder here we may never truly understand, still it is our destiny to try and understand it. The only way to learn and grow, is to stop and listen". 

"where of one cannot speak, thereof one must listen". -Wittgenstein