The world is full of relationships, and so I realized...
I find it unfortunate that the most beautiful, eternal, and empowering relationship is probably the most neglected relationship in existence.
I find that many decide that God doesn't exist based upon the most flawed reasoning. Even people that consider themselves deeply spiritual have stipped God of His personality (in their own minds) and have opted out of relating with God personally.
People think a personal God is some kind of a limitation. The ironic thing about that is that by elliminating God's personality, and embracing a purely impersonal God, they are actually the ones imposing limits.
Does anyone realize that the impersonal reality that meditators are seeking might have a personal manifestation? Do people not find it reasonable that our complex reality would have a designer who is powerful and intelligent?
Many, most especially Buddhists, think that individuality has arisen by mistake, as if it's some sort of curse. And they assume that the cure for this curse is to destroy their individuality, because life is suffering.
How exactly can anyone tell another person that their destiny is to not exist? Did someone experience non existence and conclude that? It is imposible to even speak of not existing, because there would be no memory of it, because there was no one to experience it.
Why would anyone want to kill themselves in the first place? Life has all sorts of joy and possitivity in it. For those who feel ready, I think it's great to pursue personal empowerment to the point of not needing to reincarnate. This is for the purpose of strengthening the ego, not destroying it. Being givin a personal expression that has many weaknesses is a great motivator to seek growth. It isn't that our present individuality is terrible, but that it has opportunites for growth. What growth would be pursued if we were created already perfect. Such an existence would be pointless.
I read the words of impersonalits speaking about how they will die and just merge into God and not exist anymore. This is an assumption they have made. If within meditation you experience oneness with God, why would you assume you are meant to merge and destroy your ability to relate, rather than relate with God eternally and always learn?
Those who don't believe in God are limited. Mystics reach a certain level of oneness with God and they give up when they feel they might have found God. They're not sure, but they assume that they're finished. Yet, when you ask them why we came to exist? and how? they are speechless. Are we to accept that one who has reached ultimate truth doesn't even understand their own origin and destination?
Their story is like this: we have inexplicably popped into existence, totally by accident, and we must destroy ourselves and end this malady with meditation. This is exactly the same as non spiritual people who think our reality arose by chaos and when we die we just go back into nature. People who are unable to think logically will be simular, both in the spiriual arena and the non spiritual one.
I feel agitated that that spiritual seekers are bombarded by people such as Ken Wilber, or Eckhardt Tolle. All of them. Non of them are enlightened. The world has seemingly fallen pray to hoards of unenlightened "masters." They teach us to embrace flowery concepts that make us feel "spiritual" yet leave our deepest questions unanswered. And they are growing so rich by their books.
I would like to see all these people gathered together and asked if there's a God. Their answer would be, "no, because I haven't seen Him." Then they will be asked how we came to be and why? They will say, "we, don't know." And these are the fools teaching us?
Maybe they think their can be no individuality within unity. Unity on has meaning when their is individualty. That's the point. The whole is composed of parts and always will be. That is what gives the "whole" it's meaning. Individuality is present precisely because it allows for experience. God has always had His own personal identity. His invdividuality didn't come to be like ours. He has always existed.
Our reality is bound by cause and effect. The universe didn't create itself. Everything in our reality needs to have had a cause. Time and space had to have been caused. What is the cause? God is the one who has created this reality. He isn't bound by cause and effect, or time and space. He has set all this into motion. "From everlasting to everlasting Thou art God." God doesn't need a cause because He created the phenominal.
The only question is I think is valid is what could have the ability to set everything into motion. What has the power and intelligence to do it? I see only one claim when it comes to this. We have scripture detailing interaction between man and God and He is the one who claims to have created us.
Chaos isn't a valid answer at all. This chaos is movement and I would ask how things became chaotic in the first place, and where did the chaotic materials come from? How idiotic to say, "I see order in things and purpose, so the only explanation that makes sense is that it was all a big accident." What's scientific about that? That is the opposite of science as far as I can tell.
As far as I know, science started out with the belief that things were orderly and could be studied. When it comes to God, all of the sudden cause and effect is side-stepped. Why is this? Why has the most obvious answer been brushed aside by so many? It's because they don't want to believe in God. God is a threat to their nihilistic existence. If they would conclude that their is a God, then they must decide on what to do with this knowledge and that's what scares them. How to go about deciding which religion to belong to? or how to relate with this all powerful God?
Atheist think they're being intelligent to conclude that there's no God, but it's actually the opposite.
Meditators who don't believe in God won't find Him, simply because they're not looking. If you want to find someone how will you go about it by assuming that they don't exist. People think they're going to force God out of hiding. No, they have to realize that there is a God, and pray to Him, come to terms with the fact that enlightenment is about finding God, and it's His decision to reveal HimSelf. If mysticism was enough to reach God, people would have done it. But they haven't. The true masters are the ones who have practice religion and mysticism side by side and found God HimSelf.
If one doesn't seek God personally, I see no reason why God should reveal HimSelf to anyone. He isn't invasive. If an individual wishes to engage God soley impersonal, I believe God allows them to do so, but they will always be limited to interacting with God impersonally. That is only a partial relationship. Why settle for that? Why embrace a view of God that leads you to believe God has no idea you exist, and doesn't love you?
I'm optimistic about the future of spirituality, and believe that those who know the truth will soon become more and more known until the fakes are seen for what they are. Our scriptures have all hinted at the coming of this golden age. I look forward to the strengthening of people's knowledge of truth. It's time to end the lies and ignorance.
When all our loved ones die and move on to new incarnations, God will be the only one attentively watching over us. Becoming a Son of God is the goal. Having an eternal and fullfilling relationship with God is what's important. Why would you not wish to have God who is all powerful, loving, wise as your Father for all of eternity? This is the most lasting and amazing relationship we can have. All our possesions and relationships will be left behind, but God will always be there. He will always know you, and always be there for you. No one else can offer this.

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Poignant last paragraph… beautiful : )