Other god beliefs besides the common one

[Rainbow Mage]

Does anyone here have a really unusual view about the divine? I mean one besides the Christian view, which in the US is the mainstream one. I will start. I believe in gods and goddesses, but not in creators or omni (insert attribute here) deities. They are beings on a higher level of existence and are bound by actions, emotions, etc. I think there may be a cosmic force/energy that is behind everything, but am not really sure it's a god. I don't think it's personal. I don't mind calling it Brahman, or simply "the Force" will do.

I look forward to some interesting insights

 

[Madhuri]

Do you have curiosity about this 'Force'?
For me, that Force is God. Knowing this 'Force' is the point of spirituality.
I neither believe nor disbelieve in the gods. They are not so important to me. If they exist in a personal context, I see them simply as another part of God's energy.
I see God as personal AND impersonal.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Do you have curiosity about this 'Force'?
For me, that Force is God. Knowing this 'Force' is the point of spirituality.
I neither believe nor disbelieve in the gods. They are not so important to me. If they exist in a personal context, I see them simply as another part of God's energy.
I see God as personal AND impersonal.

I think being curious about the force is human nature, but has no impact on the force. The force is flowing through everything, while everything acts. It alone is the flowing, not acting thing. I don't see how that can be personal. I do see my gods as part of this force yes, and us too.

 

[Madhuri]

I think being curious about the force is human nature, but has no impact on the force. The force is flowing through everything, while everything acts. It alone is the flowing, not acting thing. I don't see how that can be personal. I do see my gods as part of this force yes, and us too.

Because that aspect that you see is the impersonal aspect. I agree. It's just that I believe there is also a personal aspect that is manifest in a different way.

PS: I sometimes toy with the idea that we, the gods etc. are part of that personal aspect. I don't know this though.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Because that aspect that you see is the impersonal aspect. I agree. It's just that I believe there is also a personal aspect that is manifest in a different way.

Maybe so, but I am agnostic about this personal aspect of it, with respect.

 

[Herman Tripleton]

Here ya go.

[IS] = Infinite Supreme aka the All, the One, the Omni-everything, etc, etc.

The Imminent [IS] within the Creative Imagination is the Spirit.
The Spirit utilizes its own Force & Energy to bring into being the Universal Soul.
The Soul gathers Nature through Action into the World Mind.
The Mind, in turn, Manifests & Dissolves Individual Bodies

Within the Material Realm of the Creative Imagination.

When consciousness manifests within an Individual Body, the Individual strives to connect with the World Mind before it dissolves.
When the Individual is connected to the World Mind its Actions & Nature are in accordance with the will of the Universal Soul.
In this way, the Individual's Force & Energy are added to the experience of the Spirit within the Creative Imagination of the Imminent [IS].

 

[Sunstone]

The gods were created by natural processes 12 nanoseconds into the Big Bang. Everyone knows that, though.

 

[YmirGF]

I look forward to some interesting insights

I'm not entirely sure that folks are ready for my god-concept. The first thing you have to understand is that said god-concept is very much a work in progress, quite literally, in fact. I do not expect to ever fully define this "final" concept - and I do mean - ever... even if that is a very, very long time.

Suffice to say that I am not aware of any similar viewpoints expressed anywhere else, it is that radical and yes, that alien. Sadly, for you to understand this "work in progress" you would first have to understand my view of self. Let's start off plain and simple. God is an idea.

 

[Madhuri]

God is an idea.

My understanding is the opposite. The universe is God's idea

 

[esmith]

Try reading about the ancient Gnostics. There were Christian Gnostics and non-Christian Gnostics. Their slant on the divine is somewhat interesting.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

The gods were created by natural processes 12 nanoseconds into the Big Bang. Everyone knows that, though.

That's actually not far off from what I do believe

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Try reading about the ancient Gnostics. There were Christian Gnostics and non-Christian Gnostics. Their slant on the divine is somewhat interesting.

What I believe about the nature of my gods vs. that of the universal force is actually very like what Gnostics believed about the Father.

 

[Madhuri]

P2BG, I am wondering, what is your belief about what the gods actually are and what is the purpose in humans worshipping them?

 

[Rakhel]

I believe G-d to be sadistic in nature. Yes I know this an absolute foreign concept that not many understand, but it is a concept that makes sense to me.

 

[Madhuri]

I believe G-d to be sadistic in nature. Yes I know this an absolute foreign concept that not many understand, but it is a concept that makes sense to me.

That is very interesting! What brings you to this conclusion? And do you devote yourself to this G-d?

 

[Rainbow Mage]

P2BG, I am wondering, what is your belief about what the gods actually are and what is the purpose in humans worshipping them?

My belief is that the gods are actually beings higher then ourselves, who have some kind of body, exist on some kind of plane like this one, but different. They have foresight and power, but not perfect foresight or all power. As in the purpose of worshiping them, some might think this a bad reason, but the reason I worship my gods is because they called me to. They showed themselves to be real to me. I suppose we and the gods are co-existing beings, and some might call this co-partnership simbiotic.

 

[Rakhel]

That is very interesting! What brings you to this conclusion? And do you devote yourself to this G-d?

Job of the bible for one. The hell the Jews, and others throughout the world, have been through since. But it was my mother's influence that had the most influence. She was atheist, believe it or not(I had a rather strange up-bring as far a religion is concerned).

And yes I do. HE is G-d. I always knew there was a higher being but the Christian concept wasn't working for me. For some strange reason Judaism does make the most sense.

 

[Madhuri]

And yes I do. HE is G-d. I always knew there was a higher being but the Christian concept wasn't working for me. For some strange reason Judaism does make the most sense.

How can you devote yourself to a God that you feel is sadistic? I mean, I consider sadism to be the greatest form of 'evil'. You believe that God is evil? Do you ever resent God? Do you feel like you are trapped, as a slave to some tyrant being? That you will have to be subservient to for eternity?

It sounds like hell

 

[Madhuri]

My belief is that the gods are actually beings higher then ourselves, who have some kind of body, exist on some kind of plane like this one, but different. They have foresight and power, but not perfect foresight or all power. As in the purpose of worshiping them, some might think this a bad reason, but the reason I worship my gods is because they called me to. They showed themselves to be real to me. I suppose we and the gods are co-existing beings, and some might call this co-partnership simbiotic.

I like your explanation of what a god is to you. But still, why worship? You said because this god showed himself to be real to you. But did he demand worship? Why worship? Do gods require it of us? And just to add to my own understanding, what exactly does worship entail to you?

 

[Onkara]

I would be interested in your answers to these question too, Madhuri