joyfulgirl
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Yes, that's it exactly, Angela. The laws of karma are inextricably tied to the creator. Souls descend from and return back to God. God is everything, the creator of all.
I don't understand others' concepts of God either. Some people see God as a Santa Claus-like man in time and space on a big throne in the clouds somewhere with a fluffy beard and I can't understand that at all. I used the ocean as simply an analogy to illustrate that soul is made in God's image, much like a drop of an ocean. It's also difficult to describe what God is when it's not something you can see with your physical eyes.
I have believed in God for as long as I can remember. I was raised in the Christian church and even though from a very young age (say, 8,9) I was suspicious of the religion, and hated going to church so much that it often made me literally physically ill, I always believed in God. I spent a lot of time as a child doing what I would describe as contemplating the existance of God. I had to attend church as long as I lived with my parents but from the moment I left for college I never returned to the church, except maybe once or twice. My belief in God has never waivered and I have always tried to commune with God in some way (through prayer, meditation, etc) and the spiritual practice is what has changed over the years.
originally posted by foray
Well, I guess I just don't understand what God is in your mind. You described it as an ocean from which we are drops. How did you even start believing in 'God'?
I don't understand others' concepts of God either. Some people see God as a Santa Claus-like man in time and space on a big throne in the clouds somewhere with a fluffy beard and I can't understand that at all. I used the ocean as simply an analogy to illustrate that soul is made in God's image, much like a drop of an ocean. It's also difficult to describe what God is when it's not something you can see with your physical eyes.
I have believed in God for as long as I can remember. I was raised in the Christian church and even though from a very young age (say, 8,9) I was suspicious of the religion, and hated going to church so much that it often made me literally physically ill, I always believed in God. I spent a lot of time as a child doing what I would describe as contemplating the existance of God. I had to attend church as long as I lived with my parents but from the moment I left for college I never returned to the church, except maybe once or twice. My belief in God has never waivered and I have always tried to commune with God in some way (through prayer, meditation, etc) and the spiritual practice is what has changed over the years.