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I'm a planet
IF you have a God or god-like/higher power concept, how do you define/conceptualize that?
For me, there is an unknowable Brahman-like energy that holds the universe together. I don't conceptualize that as a person, or any anthropomorphic thing. I don't think it has a personal interest in me or anyone, or any "divine plan". In fact, my belief in what I call God for lack of a better word wouldn't be called a belief in God at all by an Abrahamic adherent. How do you name the un-nameable? How do you describe the unknowable? It makes it very hard to talk about, but the language of mystics from all traditions speaks to it. I find great wisdom in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufism, and Christianity, and it doesn't conflict with my worldview at all. I think all religions have valuable elements, and all have something to say about the ineffable.
For you, is God a "person" with a human-like personality? Is God a spirit (and what is a spirit)? If you have a different higher power concept, how does it work?
For me, there is an unknowable Brahman-like energy that holds the universe together. I don't conceptualize that as a person, or any anthropomorphic thing. I don't think it has a personal interest in me or anyone, or any "divine plan". In fact, my belief in what I call God for lack of a better word wouldn't be called a belief in God at all by an Abrahamic adherent. How do you name the un-nameable? How do you describe the unknowable? It makes it very hard to talk about, but the language of mystics from all traditions speaks to it. I find great wisdom in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufism, and Christianity, and it doesn't conflict with my worldview at all. I think all religions have valuable elements, and all have something to say about the ineffable.
For you, is God a "person" with a human-like personality? Is God a spirit (and what is a spirit)? If you have a different higher power concept, how does it work?