dust1n
Zindīq
Who knew.. humans as psychologist for god.
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What are the consequences of mocking God?
- Thread starter dust1n
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Who knew.. humans as psychologist for god.
Isn't that usual? Even the supposed Abrahamic God makes a point of confessing his jealousy.
Can you expand on that a little bit for me?
The demon-king Kamsa made it his life-goal to kill Krishna. Finally, Krishna killed him, and he was liberated because he spent his whole life thinking about Him.
Commoner
Headache
You guys...
What?
Embarassment.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
For who?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Well, gods are projections of human psychology.
Walkntune
Well-Known Member
Sure ! The very energy that holds all of the universe together is God and as we relate intuitively to Him we realise he is the perfect love and connection from which we came from.He is the source that permeates through all of existence material and non material.
As humans grow from children to adults we allow a separation from this source as we try and seek fulfilment and justification for the ego in the exterior world. When we learn to look within then we discover God as the source from which we came from and as we surrender our ego to this source we slowly start filling in the hole that grows inside through wants and desires that can never be fulfilled.At the same token every bridge that caused this separation has to be crossed back over in order to find this fulfilment and experience it.
dust1n
Zindīq
Interesting... I can't really think of the implications of this though.
Basically, according to this myth, God is not judging of evil or good; all will ultimately go to Him.
Heck, earlier in the myth, Kamsa sent an evil witch to kill baby Krishna by smearing her breasts with poison and suckling Him. Well, He drank the milk, and also sucked the life out of her. After she died, she was liberated because she approached Him as a mother.
dust1n
Zindīq
I see.. perhaps I should read more Hindu literature.
I'm specifically referring to the Tenth Book of the Bhagavata Purana, which is also called the Srimad Bhagavatam. The Book details the life of Krishna, and is the central story of the Purana (like the Gospels are for the Christian Bible.)
It should definitely be noted that in another Purana, Vishnu did fight with Brahma. (But in that one, Shiva is considered higher than Vishnu and Brahma.) So different myths paint different pictures of the same gods.
For the one(s) for whom there can be.
Rael
Musician
I believe god should be above human mockery. If god gets upset because a human says something bad about him, well he isnt all that transcendant of a guy (or gal). And if he wants to punish us for that, then that shows he can be annoied by and upsetted by human, which I think he should be above. Just my opinion though!
tarasan
Well-Known Member
none.... right up until you pawned........ in the face!!!!
And I have the same opinion. ^_^
There is an enormous effect to mocking god(s). Not so much from the god itself, I guess it will judge and condemn you at the appropriate time! " And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence. Bertrand Russell"
Unfortunately the followers of said gods (or some of them anyway) will go to terrible lengths to punish the mocker or even suspected mocker creating suffering and carnage among mockers and non mockers alike. And if there were a god then I suspect these followers are going to hell more certainly than you or I.
On the other hand if there was a spiritual effect to mocking god then the opposite would also be true but when I see believers or non mockers suffering with the rest of us I have to assume that this is not the case.
If a god is so far above us, as to be like a human above an ant, then I have some insight. When ants mock me (usually
poking fun at my inferior endoskeleton), out comes the Diazinon or (if it's a sunny day) the magnifying glass. This
might be proof that there is no god, or at least one who cares about us mocking him, cuz I've yet to feel the heat.
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