2007-10-15 08:58:32 · 22 answers · asked by SHELLTOE BISCUITS 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hinduism can give some mystical answers .
Who is God? Where is God? How can I come to know God?"
God has no names, but all names are the names of God. Whether you call Him this or that, He remains Who He is. But in our tradition we call God by the loving name Siva, which is only one of His 1,008 traditional names. Supreme God Siva is both within us and outside of us. Even desire, the fulfillment of desire, the joy, the pain, the sorrow, birth and death -- this is all Siva, nothing but Siva.
This is hard to believe for the unenlightened individual who cannot see how a good, kind and loving God could create pain and sorrow. Actually, we find that Siva did not -- not in the sense that is commonly thought. God gave the law of karma, decreeing that each energy sent into motion returns with equal force.
In looking closely at this natural law, we can see that we create our own joy, our own pain, our own sorrow and our own release from sorrow. Yet we could not even do this except for the power and existence of our loving Lord. It takes much meditation to find God Siva in all things, through all things. In this striving -- as in perfecting any art or science -- regular daily disciplines must be faithfully adhered to.
Siva is the immanent personal Lord, and He is transcendent Reality. Siva is a God of love, boundless love. He loves each and every one. Each soul is created by Him and guided by Him through life. God Siva is everywhere. There is no place where Siva is not. He is in you. He is in this temple. He is in the trees. He is in the sky, in the clouds, in the planets. He is the galaxies swirling in space and the space between galaxies, too. He is the universe. His cosmic dance of creation, preservation and dissolution is happening this very moment in every atom of the universe. God Siva is, and is in all things. He permeates all things. He is immanent, with a beautiful form, a human-like form which can actually be seen and has been seen by many people in visions. He is also transcendent, beyond time, cause and space.
That is almost too much for the mind to comprehend, isn't it? Therefore, we have to meditate on these things. God Siva is so close to us. Where does He live? In the Third World. And in this form He can talk and think and love and receive our prayers and guide our karma. He commands vast numbers of devas who go forth to do His will all over the world, all over the galaxy, throughout the universe. These are matters told to us by the rishis; and we have discovered them in our own meditations. So always worship this great God. Never fear Him. He is the Self of your self. He is closer than your own breath. His nature is love, and if you worship Him with devotion you will know love and be loving toward others. Devotees of God Siva love everyone.
This is how God Siva can be seen everywhere and in everyone. He is there as the Soul of each soul. You can open your inner eye and see Him in others, see Him in the world as the world. Little by little, discipline yourself to meditate at the same time each day. Meditate, discover the silent center of yourself, then go deep within, to the core of your real Being. Slowly the purity comes. Slowly the awakening comes.
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2007-10-17 02:35:00 · answer #1 · answered by Siva 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I understand a lot of people don't believe in a 'God'. I do, so I will answer this hypothetically so I don't disrespect anyone. If God created the world, it is said he created MAN first. According to scripture he created man first for his company. God then saw that the man was lonely, so he created a woman. A woman was created so that the man and woman could procreate and there would be life for the man and woman to love. In my opinion. Men and Women are equally a gift. Men do things for women that women cannot do and women do things for men that men cannot do. Both are special and have special things to offer. If God created humans then if anything he created women as his gift to men. NOT that I think either is more special than the other. That's just the hypothetical. Something Random - I'm soaking my feet in plum foot soak right now to prep for a pedicure.
2016-05-22 19:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made ever thing God sent His Son down to die on the cross 4 our sins and 3 days later He came back to life God loves evey one even the one who hate Him if u belive in u will go in Heaven for ever with God and no sin no bad guys to steel u and it will be pefect but if u dont u will go to hell will u will be in fire forever u will burn
2007-10-15 10:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by emmy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is some one tha you can look to for answers. He can be your best friend. You can go to him when ever you need him. God can be anything you want but the point is that you should try to follow his rules and make him pround. You owe hm your life.
2007-10-15 09:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The creator of you and this earth and all in it, he is so cool that he gave us our own mind so that we could choose to know him and make our own decisions. He is a reachable God waiting for you to have a relationship and open heart to receive him. his word is the bible is just and full of brilliant advice without false promises and unrealistic demands. He is a god who loves justice for all people and hates oppression.
2007-10-15 09:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is the beginning the end the Alpha and Omega, the Great I am, The Ancient of Days, he is all that is needed and all that will ever be. I could go on for days but am afeared I would be wasting my breath.
2007-10-15 09:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by fire_side_2003 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you seek for truth you will find it. as you see here there are so many that can make a god out of anything. pray for truth. read the bible. ask God to open your understanding and show you truth. you can't just take someone else's word for it, you have to know and understand. God can give you understanding.
Jesus, I want to be pleasing to you and be obedient to your word. Help me to see the truth and understand it and apply it to my life. Reveal your truth to me because your word says that the truth will make one free, and i want to be free from confusion, doubt and sin. I pray it in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
2007-10-15 09:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by christy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm glad you asked. Jesus, the son of God took human form to die on the cross to take our sins to hell so we don't have to go to hell. God gave us the ten commandments to follow to keep us from the devil's hand. To learn much more, you have to read the Bible. I strongly recommend the King James Version. Everything that is spoken by God is in red letters.
2007-10-15 09:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by redfeather1972 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is God. He came to earth, died on the cross, rose after three days, and sits at the right hand of majesty.
God is Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit all in One.
2007-10-15 10:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by Answer Annie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd tell you but God and I aren't on speaking terms right now and I just get all sulky if I talk about it too much :)
you could read "Who is this God person anyway?" by Oolon Caluphid.
2007-10-15 09:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by James Melton 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋