E N Q U I R Y A B O U T G O D: Q&a

[shivraj]

Seeker : Who created God?

Teacher : Do you think that God can die?

Seeker : No.

Teacher :If something cannot die, can it ever be created?

Seeker : That means God is beyond birth and death?

Teacher : Yes

Seeker : Then, when did the God who is unborn, create this world?

Teacher : "When the world was created?" -- this question is to do with time. But the concept of time came after the world was created. Then, how is it possible to give an answer using a concept that came later? Or understand it this way -- that the world was created when time started. What "was" before time, is actually what is important. That which was before time always existed, exists and will always exist.

Seeker : The one who is faceless, timeless and spaceless -- Is he God?

Teacher : Yes. Allah, God, Eeshwar, Sakshi, Witnessor, Peace, Silence, Super Conciousness, Satchidanand -- many names have been given.

[Angela]

Shivraj, please pardon me, but your recent posts strike me as rather pedantic. Are you hoping to open a dialogue, or to simply teach in a one-way manner?

[shivraj]

yes I am hoping to open a dialog. Lets discuss on this.

[Angela]

Well, generally dialogue works better when interest is expressed in the participants involved. In the case of your recent string of posts, you have been in broadcast mode, but I don't feel a sense of invitation or interest in what others have to say.

Are you simply saying what you have to say so that you can get a better grip on your own beliefs?

[shivraj]

i just give the starting point of the discussion, i would like to see what other people think of it. And yeah, these are my beliefs and experiences.

[Angela]

But you notice how people aren't jumping in to respond?

You might want to include a question or request in some of your posts. Also, there's no real indication of how you feel about your quoted scripts.

Without any inquiry or personal indication, it feels a little like a wikipedia entry. What is there for us to say to something like that?

There are plenty of folks around here who would be willing to tell you what they think or feel if you engage them.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Angela

There are plenty of folks around here who would be willing to tell you what they think...

May I...???
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[Angela]

Originally Posted by Shamou

May I...???
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I'm surprised you even ask! What's up in regards to this thread, Shamou?

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Angela

I'm surprised you even ask! What's up in regards to this thread, Shamou?

I was simply expressing my opinion on the string of threads in a subtle way... I'm working on being nice...
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[Angela]

Originally Posted by Shamou

I was simply expressing my opinion on the string of threads in a subtle way... I'm working on being nice...
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It was too subtle for me, Mr. Nice Guy. I am not grasping you.

[BlackPaw]

Originally Posted by shivraj

Seeker : The one who is faceless, timeless and spaceless -- Is he God?

Teacher : Yes.

Lets discuss it then:

Seeker :If something is faceless, timeless and spaceless - than how can you know that it exists

Seeker :Yes i know that you cannot prove something spiritual with material evidence- but there must be some why to sense or to experience the presence of GOD - ex. astral world - it can be proven that the astral world exists - by doing astral projection- but how can god be experienced - if he is spacelles timeless and faceless...??