Here is a simple explanation and the core of all religions. While mere words cannot explain GOD but only self experiences, here is a small try to explain the phenomenon of the world.
Every individual, in the process of regaining the lost universal counciousness state or the STATE OF GOD or ALL PERVADING DIVINITY, will go through the following stages. The reason why its a regaining of divine state, is because this is what the ORIGINAL state is for every individual, the state of infinite hapiness and bliss and that of universal counciousness, of omnipotence and omnipresence. For some reasons, individual SOULS or specks of counciousnesses self-impose the individuality and limitedness under the influence of EGO (or the "I" feeling):
STAGES: Body Counciousness-to-MindCounciousness-to-WillPowerCounciousness-to-SoulCounciousness(or realization of self as nothing but a speck of counciousness)-to-Seeing/Identifying Existing Of UniversalCounciousness OR UniversalPower-to-RealizingSelfAsPartOfUniversalCounciousness-to-Final Realization of self as all pervading UNIVERSAL COUNCIOUSNESS with onmipresence,omnipotence & existing with in the creation & beyond creation.
THE ATTITUDE OF A PERSON CHANGES AS THE PERSONS LEVEL OF ENLIGHTMENT CHANGES FROM ONE STAGE TO OTHER STAGE.
1.Body counciousness or the realization that self is the body (or mere senses). Perceiving the world and acting in the world with this counciousness is the lowest that any one can fall to.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by Pritish Nagaraj on Jun 18, 2008 02:58 AM Permalink
or just ..post it in a blog and provide link here ..sorry but none is going to read all this
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 02:56 AM Permalink
6.In the intermediate stages of realization of the universalness, the individual perceives that he/she is actually part and parcel of the universalness.
7.In the final stage of enlightment, the person has no individuality at all, and is fully in tune with the universal counciousness irrespective of time and is Omnipotent and omnipresent. This is the state of GOD or referred to as GOD in various scriptures by the saints of all religions across the world who had realized what is GOD.
Most probably, there is a possibility of a person getting access to the highers states of realization, for a brief periods of time, including getting access to the highest universal counciousness either intentionally or unintentionally, but those who can go into and retain the higher states at their will are the really enlightened ones. A simple example of the above phenomenon is the example of a person watching a movie. When the persons counciousness is fully involved in the movie via the bodily senses and the sense of Mind, the person is tuned to the moods of the movie. When a sad scene comes, the person becomes sad, and when a happier moment comes, the person becomes happy and so on. As long as the person forgets that self is different from the movie and lets the movie(which is nothing but a combination of lighter and darker shades of light) illude, due to self imposed restrition to the movie, the person is tuned by the movie.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 02:56 AM Permalink
4.Soul counciousness or realization that self is an ever existing entity. Perceiving the world & acting in the world with this counciousness is higher state than that of previous 3 states.It is in this state,that the person sees self as an ever existing entity & not subjected to the cycle of life and death & is not vulnerable to the material & mind level limiting aspects of the creation like indestructibility by materials etc.This state is more powerful than any individual qualities an individual may have possessed. When a person regains access to this state, even for a split second will be able to start perceiving the next states, that are above the individuality & leading to universalness.
5.When an individual realizes self as a speck of counciousness or Soul after coming out of the outer sheaths(steps 1,2&3) of illusion, then the individual starts perceving that self is not alone in this creation,but starts identifying the existing of an unknown power,A POWER THAT IS MUCH BEYOND THE GRASPING power of the self.This is the initial stage of knowing the universalness.Sometimes,when we have developed an affection towards someone,then we would have a realization that there is no difference between that person and self. This means,a persons counciousness or the sphere of awareness or influence (perception or action) is beyond the individual body or mind or will power.This is the starting point towards realizing or regaining the universal counciousness.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 02:56 AM Permalink
2.Mind counciousness or the realization that self is the mind (or realization of self as the mere mind, still yet one more sense, but is more powerful than mere body senses)at of being more powerful than the bodily senses). Perceiving the world and carrying out actions in the world with this level of realization is a bit better than the previous body level, since Mind is superior than the body or bodily senses. Here is an experiment done recently to prove the control of mind over body: brownDOTeduSLASHAdministrationSLASHNews_BureauSLASH2001-02SLASH01-098DOThtml I could only give modern scientific proof of the phenomenon up to this level, since modern science is still evolving and as of now, it is limited to material level and to some extent mind leveland not beyond that.
3.Will Power Counciousness or the realization that self is the will power.Perceiving the world and acting in the world with this counciousness is higher state than that of previous 2 states. This is because, in truth, Will power is more powerful than the body or mind.
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by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 02:59 AM Permalink
Like I said, words cannot be enough to describe the universal phenomenon, but I am still trying to put it in words and in short as much as possible, and as complete as possible, with out creating more confusion. Sorry for lengthy writeup. Can't help it.
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by Virgo on Jun 18, 2008 03:02 AM Permalink
Sridhar, you are forcing me to get into discussion of Islam. There is no need for any interpretation of this verse:
8:12 "I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
My suspicion is that you are really a Muslim terrorist trying to divert the topic to Islam bashing, in a very deviant way. Otherwise, I don't see why you would be spamming the board with these posts.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 03:15 AM Permalink
Forst, let us discuss the above verse.
Who is a believer? IS a person who grows a beard, who reads namaz 5 times, who goes to mecca in life once, who reads quran by a mere mouth and mind BUT when the time to trust ALLAH or GOD comes, he will not do so, but takes a weapon and fights instead of leaving the things to GOD or ALLAh, can be considered as a Believer?
Or a person who truly had a self experience of all pervading GOD and had established a firm relation with the omnipotent and omnipresent and all knowing GOD, and even if the person faces tough situations of facing life and death struggles, with out yielding to the anger, lust,greed but still tries to sacrifice for others, with laugh on the face, with out any fear and with out any lure for virgins or orhter material goodies can be called as a believer?
There is a difference between a believer who merely believes in something out of sensual convince and the person who believes in something out of self experiences of GOD.
For those, who donot have experience of GOD, terror will reign in this. This is the fact of all religions, not just that of Islam. The primary goal of the individual is to seek the realization of what self is,and then to realize the universalness oneness. Any one who donot go in this direction,is subjected to the ruthless treatment by the creation or mothernature,since that person is in the world of mere sensual pleasures & that person will eventually loose the valuable & precious life.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by sridhar gorantla on Jun 18, 2008 02:58 AM Permalink
But the moment the person realizes or re-remembers that this is just a movie, then, the person selectively enjoys the movie scenes and is not forced to be affected by the unwanted scenes. Similar is the world. The more a person lets self fall to the pull of the senses, the more the person is binded to the nature and environment, but the more the person realizes that self is above own body or mind or even will power, to that extent the person gets freed from the nature and its environment. If the person realizes even more further above the soul level, then to that extent the person gets free from the external aspects of the creation, and rises above the illusion of the creation, which again is nothing but the ALL PERVADING GOD's power that ultimately is responsible for the drama of the creation.
The goal of every individual was set to realize the highest level of realization and the world, either implicitly or explictly is moving towards this direction, with those who explicitly moving in this direction freeing up faster than others.
RE:WHAT IS GOD?
by kumar mangat on Jun 18, 2008 03:22 AM Permalink
Mr. Sridhar. this is a discussion board. we are here to discuss and not to read any novel.
