04-12-2006, 10:52 PM
Quote:Looks like you're not <i>seeking</i> Him after all. You are <i>looking</i> for a god to bow down to your conception of Him. God doesn't conform to what man wants him to be. But you must conform to what He wants you to be. If not this side of the grave, then certainly you will conform on the other side.
<b>When his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds.</b> 2:131
Not at all. Did I ever say I was 'Seeking' a God? I had an original conception of God that was like the Christian concept. It was all I knew. When I left that fold to remove what I believed to be the thing actually seperating me from God, it was through meditation, contemplation, and prayer that this Concept of God evolved in my spirit.
Assumptions are dangerous - thank God this one was not critical, but it is a good practice to ask a question before making a statement on the percieved beliefs of others.
This understanding of God came to me, I did not go looking for an ideal that fit the lifestyle I wanted to live. I have made many changes - and have many still to make - which have resulted from this understanding - it recognizes a unity between myself and every other person, and places the responsibility of living a life which is not only good for me, but for those around me, on my shoulders and - according to my belief - everyone elses as well. We are connected and so are our fates. I recognize a God of endless compassion and understanding, beyond even our own ability to comprehend. I have tried to fit God in my head, and failed, time and again. I have tried to grasp and understand the fullness of the mystery of existence, even though that mystery is endless and incomprehensible.
According to your own Faith, you obviously must stand by your own image of God. I will not say that it is wrong, I simply believe in looking at more than just one portion of God - you may not believe that this is what you do, but from my point of view that is exactly what you do. From your point of view, I imagine, but do not assume, that you must see my concept as one of building up a God in my own mind who suits my own wishes. This is not the case.
So, let us halt assumptions and rather ask meaningful questions, shall we? If you would like to know the details of my own original quest for Revelation, I will happily offer it to you to the best of my ability to describe it in words. Short of this, though, you can't possibly have any understanding of how I came to where I am, or what my own personal journey means.
I came here seeking only to expand my knowledge of how humanity as a whole conceptualizes God. As I said, we are all connected in my view, therefore your views are not invalid, but rather another facet of how the unified consciousness of mankind looks at it's creator, and how it reacts to what it sees. I believe that because we are all ultimately unified, seperated only by the illusion of Ego and Perception, it is important to understand the totality of Humankind's connection to and perception of God, to grasp the greater wisdom of existence.
Namaste
Mahasvapna