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Wed 27 Jun, 2007 08:57 am
Lets say a lonely supreme being called God was eternal in how it was found by a higher power. Lets say the higher power came to be out from nothing. Lets also say that the higher power came and aided the eternal supreme being in the creation of life as we know it and what goes on behind the scenes (like after death for each life). Lets also say that some of the souls of lives made belonged to the eternal being and some to the being that came out from nothing. Now lets say they had a fall out a long time ago and the higher power sent the eternal supreme being to hell (lets say that's in the sun. "The Sun hath God the Father sealed."--Jesus).
Anyhow, which is truely the higher power? A being that's eternal (cant be deleted) or a being that came out of nothing (which can only delete itself if it wanted to) in this case? And which being would you rather have as your Maker? The supreme being (God) or the higher power? Which one of them would you not fear as your maker?
Wow! I'd like to make some sense of that but I have to say that I don't. Do you understand what you're asking?
Eternal being and higher power
Many questions were asked in the ancient Hindu
texts about the nature of Parama Atama (Infinite
Soul, Eternal Being or Almighty) and Atma (soul).
In the olden days, Gurus used to put these questions
to disciples to test their knowledge.
What is the constituent material of Almighty? All
created materials are subject to decay and
annihilation, Almighty is above the influence of
decay and annihilation. He is eternal.
Then is Almighty a void? In terms of material
characteristics, Almighty is void (Soonya).
Can this lead to the logic that Almighty is not
there? No. Almighty is there. He is consciousness,
the infinite consciousness. The Atma which is a
finite piece of Almighty, according to Advaita
Vedanta - the personal consciousness. Soul was
created in the likeness of Infinite Soul.
Since Atma is only a minute piece of Almighty, is
it subjected to annihilation? No. Atma is also
eternal.
How can the finite soul understand the power
or the capabilities of the Infinite Soul?
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