The other night I read a book on Bhagavadgita, the author mentioned that Bhagavad stands for GOD. G stands for Generator, O- Operator, D- Destroyer.
Generator is the force of creating/generating, Operator is the force for applying/operating, Destroyer is the force of destructing/destroying.
In certain tradition of Hinduism, Lord Krisha is the Generator, Lord Vishnu is the Operator and Lord Shiva is the Destroyer. In their temples, there are 3- storey for the 3 lords. Krisha in the upper level, Vishnu in the ground/main level, and Shiva in the underground/lower level. The 3 statuses of the 3 Lords are situated vertically in the same column on the 3 levels, they represents the 3 forms of GOD or Surpreme Being. For any being or any form that exists it will have these 3 attributes of GOD.
In this definition of the term GOD, it is the TRUTH and it always exists. Nothing with forms can escape the process of generation, operation and destruction.
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Showing posts with label God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God. Show all posts
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Monday, May 26, 2008
God and Heaven
Anthony’s friend wrote:
And, thanks for your comment on Buddhist perspective on after life. Unfortunately, there are many friends who claimed themselves "Buddhists" talked to me about the "World of Supreme Happiness" (極樂世界) which is a version very similar to the Heaven concept and those idealized after-life Utopia that many religion used for luring new believers to believe their religions.
God and Heaven are the two big elements in religions. The former is to explain the unknown of nature and the latter to comfort people from the fear of death.
Certainly, it will take a lot of will power and courage to face death without a religion and to deal with the unknowns.
And, thanks for your comment on Buddhist perspective on after life. Unfortunately, there are many friends who claimed themselves "Buddhists" talked to me about the "World of Supreme Happiness" (極樂世界) which is a version very similar to the Heaven concept and those idealized after-life Utopia that many religion used for luring new believers to believe their religions.
God and Heaven are the two big elements in religions. The former is to explain the unknown of nature and the latter to comfort people from the fear of death.
Certainly, it will take a lot of will power and courage to face death without a religion and to deal with the unknowns.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The existence of God
The existence of God
Does God exist? What does God represent? What is the definition of God?
We need to tackle the quest for God in three aspects.
1. The essence of God
2. The attributes or manifestation of God
3. The function or usefulness of God
People can argue to no end if each person has a different notion about God. God as the Almighty, the creator of the universe; or God as the Savior, who overlook us; or God as the Absolute, the Abstract, the metaphor of the Truth; each version brings in different level of mentality.
The essence of God is beyond description, impeccable and unexplainable.
The attributes or manifestation of God depend on one’s definition of God.
The function or usefulness of God is obvious. Without Him so many people are in so much pain.
Does God exist? What does God represent? What is the definition of God?
We need to tackle the quest for God in three aspects.
1. The essence of God
2. The attributes or manifestation of God
3. The function or usefulness of God
People can argue to no end if each person has a different notion about God. God as the Almighty, the creator of the universe; or God as the Savior, who overlook us; or God as the Absolute, the Abstract, the metaphor of the Truth; each version brings in different level of mentality.
The essence of God is beyond description, impeccable and unexplainable.
The attributes or manifestation of God depend on one’s definition of God.
The function or usefulness of God is obvious. Without Him so many people are in so much pain.
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