Bismillah
Quote:It defies all understanding or comprehension except in the most minimal way - the mystery of God is infinite, and none but God may know its full extent.
I do recognize the various deities of many other religions, but I recognize them as aspects of humanity - they are the archetypes and functions of the subconcious mind. By contemplating the nature of a particular 'deity' such as, for instant, Ganesh - who is the remover of obstacles - the mind is focused towards a particular configuration which mimics the understanding of what Ganesh stands for. it is like saying, So, the more one contemplates the nature of the Archetypes, the more we understand the function of that archetype in our own conciousness. , and that we have been gently lead along through time by our creator.
Namaste
Mahasvapna
Bismillah
salam Mahasvapna
More on this part in particular, as I said it is a good foundation that your mind do not accept those as dieties, however, if they are not dieties why would I attribute to them something that only the Creator Is Capable of. Like for instance, I m not sure I think Krishna is a part of a trinity in which he is responsible for alternating day and night, and as u said Ganesha is responsible for obstacles removing? why would the Creator, Whom you cannt comprehend or envisage delegate any of His responsibilities? In my opinion, such matters must not be in the hands of any one but The Only True Diety Who Owns everyting and Created Everything, including those who are called by those names if they ever existed. I mean one has an elephant head, the other has 4 heads which were originally 5 and he lost one looking at something.
Thus, if u see them just humans, this contradicts the statement I underlined and made into a blue font in your post.
Do look at it again and see if u got what I mean about the contradicition of the previous statement I made into mauve.
This statement actually fits how Allah Describe Himself in Quran saying:
"The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer." (Quran 42:11)
"No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well Acquainted with all things." (Quran 6:103)
I think those two verses explain to you exactly as u perceive Allah. Again if this is your God, why would u need to contemplate on anyone elses claimed qualities that certainly are not possessing?