Post by ibrahimutant on Jun 19, 2008 20:45:08 GMT -5
Recently, I can no longer help but succumb to a feeling of emptiness. I'm unsure of just how to describe it but i feel utterly empty at some level. Through my research into psycology, theoretical physics, and buddhism, i am starting to take note to the Buddhist teaching of universal emptiness.
And with this as a stepping stone, through contemplation i have reached the conclusion that at death, one immediately reaches Nirvana, and subsequently, an end to this feeling of emptiness. Furthermore, the reason i think some feel this emptiness, while others do not, is simply that some have higher levels of consciousness than others. I do not say this to imply my dominance over other people, but i do not think all (living) souls are equal. And I will point out that for all extensive purposes in this text, my saying "souls" is interchangeable with "consciousness."
For the most part our souls are independant of one another. At death, our soul does not cease to exist as is thought by many atheists and agnostics, but quite the opposite; it becomes omnipresent: ubiquitous throughout this reality, and perhaps other realities. Since all souls who die are therefore omnipresent simultaneously, it would seem that all become one collective stream of universal consciousness- as is talked about in Buddhism. Since i generally consider God to be an omnipesent entity, this "universal consciousness" would satisfy such a description. Thereby, when you die, you do quite literally become "one with god."
Furthermore, i believe that because this universal consciousness (God) is omnipresent, it is therefore all-knowing as well. For it is a consciousness that exists absolutely everywhere and in all things at every instant, allowing it to know what is happening at all times and places. And i also do not find it farfetched to say that this entity God began existence. This would mean that God is omnipresent and the creator of the Universe. And as a result of this omnipresence: all-knowing. Because of its all-knowingness, this entity is above subjective "goodness" or "badness" present in morality, which is nothing more than something fabricated by man, such as government, to classify all actions and denote which should be done or should not be done for the sake of continuing life as best as possible.
Regarding the Abrahamic religion's veiw of God as all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, i believe that this universal consciousness must not have a personality because that would take away from its omnipotence, and being all good would being limiting to its being omnipotence as well. So clearly God cannot be all-good because goodness is subjective and cannot possibly have a gender for both goodness and a personality are limiting to being truly all-powerful. But i do believe in God's all-knowingness. And God's having begun existence (or at least allowing existence to exist as God is omnipresent within existence, and some theories propose that the universe has always and will always exist). As for its omnipotence, i think it is possible by my model, but even if within God's ability, i think God does not use its power for it would upset the balance of the universe.
So all this leads one to ask, why does consciousness exist separate from the grand stream of universal consciousness? And i ask you all this assuming that what i just said is truth. whether you agree or not, what purpose might souls existing separately from the universal stream of conscious have?
And with this as a stepping stone, through contemplation i have reached the conclusion that at death, one immediately reaches Nirvana, and subsequently, an end to this feeling of emptiness. Furthermore, the reason i think some feel this emptiness, while others do not, is simply that some have higher levels of consciousness than others. I do not say this to imply my dominance over other people, but i do not think all (living) souls are equal. And I will point out that for all extensive purposes in this text, my saying "souls" is interchangeable with "consciousness."
For the most part our souls are independant of one another. At death, our soul does not cease to exist as is thought by many atheists and agnostics, but quite the opposite; it becomes omnipresent: ubiquitous throughout this reality, and perhaps other realities. Since all souls who die are therefore omnipresent simultaneously, it would seem that all become one collective stream of universal consciousness- as is talked about in Buddhism. Since i generally consider God to be an omnipesent entity, this "universal consciousness" would satisfy such a description. Thereby, when you die, you do quite literally become "one with god."
Furthermore, i believe that because this universal consciousness (God) is omnipresent, it is therefore all-knowing as well. For it is a consciousness that exists absolutely everywhere and in all things at every instant, allowing it to know what is happening at all times and places. And i also do not find it farfetched to say that this entity God began existence. This would mean that God is omnipresent and the creator of the Universe. And as a result of this omnipresence: all-knowing. Because of its all-knowingness, this entity is above subjective "goodness" or "badness" present in morality, which is nothing more than something fabricated by man, such as government, to classify all actions and denote which should be done or should not be done for the sake of continuing life as best as possible.
Regarding the Abrahamic religion's veiw of God as all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, i believe that this universal consciousness must not have a personality because that would take away from its omnipotence, and being all good would being limiting to its being omnipotence as well. So clearly God cannot be all-good because goodness is subjective and cannot possibly have a gender for both goodness and a personality are limiting to being truly all-powerful. But i do believe in God's all-knowingness. And God's having begun existence (or at least allowing existence to exist as God is omnipresent within existence, and some theories propose that the universe has always and will always exist). As for its omnipotence, i think it is possible by my model, but even if within God's ability, i think God does not use its power for it would upset the balance of the universe.
So all this leads one to ask, why does consciousness exist separate from the grand stream of universal consciousness? And i ask you all this assuming that what i just said is truth. whether you agree or not, what purpose might souls existing separately from the universal stream of conscious have?