Re: God Is an "It"
In response to the video above:
I don't have a problem with what this guy says at all, I generally agree with it wholeheartedly.
It is time we withdrew our belief from the God outside of us that will reward or punish us based on our beliefs, and that as this guy correctly points out, is very dependent on our beliefs for it's very existence.
God is not an entity, nor is God some thing outside of us that rewards or punishes us based on our beliefs or needs anything from us whatsoever.
God is a consciousness that is beyond description to the human mind. However is, almost paradoxically, accessible within our own consciousness, if only we can still the mind long enough to see.
God is in all of us, not some being in the sky outside of us, and the infinite within may not be represented by man made religious worship of a God outside of us.
The word 'God' has plenty of meanings to plenty of people, as this thread discusses, so using the word alone can create totally different perceptions for different people.
Eckhart Tolle uses the word "being", Gautama used Buddha and Jesus often used "father", I think "the infinite" is pretty good universal description, or similar to sea shores above definition: Universal Loving Intelligence.
Anyway, I agree with this guy, it is time we withdrew our belief of the God outside of us, who is totally dependent on our own belief for it's sustenance. It's time to stop feeding the beast, and connect to the infinite within.
Last edited by 14 Chakras; 06-25-2009 at 06:41 AM.
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