My definition of God – 5 November 2008

My current definition of God (as if any of us could define something of that magnitude) is that It is the One Cause of all the effects in the known and unknown realms of existence. All the names and forms we give It is just a place holder or focal point for an aspect of that One that is beyond all names and forms. So, when I say Goddess, Ganga Ma, God, Shiva, Shakti, Hanuman, Kali, Durga, Mataji, Jesus, Mother Mary or whatever, I mean that One Source of All. I don’t think these are isolated entities, merely aspects of the One.

I believe that God is omnipresent, which means there is nowhere God is not. Therefore, It’s in everything, seen and unseen. Since the mind can’t comprehend all that at the same time, there is duality and separateness, so that different facets can come to the forefront and be interacted with. To borrow from Ginaji’s cosmology, just as I am sister, daughter, mother, cook, professional, student, friend, cousin, geek, musician, lover, etc and still just one person, God is also multifaceted and we can interact with one or more of those facets at the same time, depending on the nature of the relationship and information being communicated.

I know my audience spans a wide range of spiritual beliefs and paths and I honour all of them. I have no intent to offend anyone or dismiss their path. I believe there are so many paths because people are vastly different and need different ways to access the Divine. I believe that the underlying motivation of all paths is Love. How do we experience Reunification with the Divine? The expression of that Love and Longing for Reunification is manifest as a spiritual path.

That’s my take on it as of this writing. I’m sure it will grow and change as I do. That’s one of the beauties of being alive on this plane of existence. Constant change.