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Who is God?
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The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
God is what existence is, did I interpret that right?
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
Hopefully there's something deeper that can be brought from these names.
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
Keep going...
Like almost all names, human or otherwise, they're mostly adjectives.
Vishnu = pervading., because he is everywhere and in everything.
Krishna = dark (also means attractive, Sanskrit assigns many definitions to nouns).
Hari = one who steals/takes/removes (i.e. sins and suffering).
Rāma = from Rāmachandra meaning beautiful, bright, charming.
Nārāyana has a convoluted etymology. It has its roots in both Sanskrit and Tamil and may, in short, mean "He who rests on the waters". Vishnu is often depicted reclining on an enormous serpent on the cosmic ocean.
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
Thank you
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
I'm not good at guessing games.
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
That is an asset here. God is being described as an unanswered question.
Some people use neti-neti, some people describe God as a verb, I like to describe God as an unanswered question.
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
That is a good reflection on the nature of God. Thank you.
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
And as this idea expands, everything is nullified into it, the result is ... one.
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
It reminds me a lot of the Advaita Vedanta concept of Brahman. Are you familiar with it?
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
I'm not too scholarly on the concept, but as I understand it, Brahman is true reality. All things combined, past present and future as a single unit or system. Putting it into words like this makes it sound like the universe is Brahman's body, when it's more correct to say everything is Brahman. Another way to describe it might be, that Brahman is the only thing that exists.Only the tiniest bit aware of it. Feel free to share
Any Hindus here may correct me @SalixIncendium
Also, Neti Neti is found in the Upanishads, which interests me that you used that as you are Jewish (Right? sorry if I'm wrong). Are you by chance into Kabbalah? I heard from sources (not necessarily reliable sources) that Kabbalah teachings have many similarities with Advaita Vedanta.
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
OK. Thank you. Do you know how the singularity, "the only thing", is derived? In other words, why isn't it two, or three, or forty-two?
@Aupmanyav can you help with this? specifically why not 2, or 3, or 42 Brahman?
I heard about it here on RF.
Yes, but also no.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if that's true.
"Who is God?" is a question that answers the question as to the existence of God. One must already accept that God exists if one has reached a level of questioning exactly Who God is.
I'm off to bed now, having just finished a nice glass ofand feeling all warm and cozy.
I'm off to bed now, having just finished a nice glass of
and feeling all warm and cozy. 
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
dybmh, I have always said that Brahman is 'physical energy', and according to science, universe started as a ball of energy. Therefore, what exists, Brahman is 1 and not 2, 3 or 4.
DNB
Christian
God is the sole creator of the entire universe, but who is transcendent from it, and who is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.
God is holy, and He is spirit, and He has created man in His image, which necessitates that man is a spiritual creature - comprehending issues that transcend the flesh and the secular, and allowing him to recognize and worship God.
God is a single minded entity, a personal being who can be related to, and is understood to be the Father - one who guides, provides and protects.
God is love, and He loves humans immensely, and only acts in a manner that is in their best interest, even if it leads to discipline, punishment or death.
Again, God is holy, so it is best that we be holy also, as to not attempt to displease Him, or defy His authority.
