Alternative Definition of God

[Yerda]

I found this to be interesting: An Alternative Definition of God

From the link:

God is the thing that is known in true mystical experiences (if there are any).


We can in turn define a “mystical experience” as follows:


A mystical experience is an experience which, for the person having it, seems to directly reveal something which is:

• unchanging and eternal
• ineffable, i.e. its nature cannot be put into words
• of great value, and such that the awareness of it is the supreme value of human life

Is this a sensible way of describing God? By that I mean, could we make headway on the subject if we hold this in mind?

I've seen a few ways of defining God that have some appeal but they are often so vague that I can't pin them down. Perhaps this is something we could grasp.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I found this to be interesting: An Alternative Definition of God

From the link:

God is the thing that is known in true mystical experiences (if there are any).


We can in turn define a “mystical experience” as follows:


A mystical experience is an experience which, for the person having it, seems to directly reveal something which is:

• unchanging and eternal
• ineffable, i.e. its nature cannot be put into words
• of great value, and such that the awareness of it is the supreme value of human life

Is this a sensible way of describing God? By that I mean, could we make headway on the subject if we hold this in mind?

I've seen a few ways of defining God that have some appeal but they are often so vague that I can't pin them down. Perhaps this is something we could grasp.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

I can describe god beyond mystical experiences. While words like spirit, mystery mystical, divine, gnostic, and so forth are nice words they are still vague in regards to what people actually and literally experience as a whole. It's a combination of sorts that either can't be described or people feel it's to personal to describe it.

I never say the reason why god is very secretive in experience but then with other things we hold dear it's easier to talk with to those we trust and love. I think mystical experiences and god get highly overplayed.

But explaining god in earthly terms seems to belittle ones experience so mystical can do.

 

[Jumi]

Is this a sensible way of describing God? By that I mean, could we make headway on the subject if we hold this in mind?

Good definition. Unlikely to be accepted by non-mystics though.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I found this to be interesting: An Alternative Definition of God

From the link:

God is the thing that is known in true mystical experiences (if there are any).


We can in turn define a “mystical experience” as follows:


A mystical experience is an experience which, for the person having it, seems to directly reveal something which is:

• unchanging and eternal
• ineffable, i.e. its nature cannot be put into words
• of great value, and such that the awareness of it is the supreme value of human life

Is this a sensible way of describing God? By that I mean, could we make headway on the subject if we hold this in mind?

I've seen a few ways of defining God that have some appeal but they are often so vague that I can't pin them down. Perhaps this is something we could grasp.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

Why an alternate definition? Why not an alternate term? Seems to me adding alternate definitions just muddies the waters of communication.

Salix,
Doesn't refer to "the thing" as God.

 

[George-ananda]

I found this to be interesting: An Alternative Definition of God

From the link:

God is the thing that is known in true mystical experiences (if there are any).


We can in turn define a “mystical experience” as follows:


A mystical experience is an experience which, for the person having it, seems to directly reveal something which is:

• unchanging and eternal
• ineffable, i.e. its nature cannot be put into words
• of great value, and such that the awareness of it is the supreme value of human life

Is this a sensible way of describing God? By that I mean, could we make headway on the subject if we hold this in mind?


Thoughts? Criticisms?

That definition is getting at my pantheistic view of God.

I consider God as the cosmic consciousness of which we are a spark.