Fire

I was standing in front of my woodstove early this morning absorbing heat, when it occurred to me that the fire is a manifestation of God - energy - producing heat. According to the theory, the fire must also have awareness. Well, it's a fetch trying to attribute awareness to a fire. In fact, fire doesn't appear to be at all like man, so how can it be God? After all, according to Biblical religions, man is supposedly made in God's image, so God must be like man. Man is separate, so God must be separate too, and so evolves the whole Biblical concept of a separate God.

The idea of a separate manlike god leads each Biblical religion to believe that its concept of this God must be the right one, and all others wrong, which leads to intolerance and many of the present day problems in the world. So how can one convince a Muslim that Islam is not the only true religion, that its just a reflection of truth? And similarly, a Christian that Christ was not the only son of God, that we are all sons/daughters of God? Or a Jew that they are not the only chosen people - that there are really no chosen people?

Any answers?

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A New Year

A New Year begins for the Northern Hemisphere. The days have begun to get longer. A new beginning, a new chance to understand. I wish you all a fulfilling New Year!

Does God exist?

Certainly Haiku God exists, by definition. And the Christian and Muslim gods also exist, as loci of electromagnetic energy/awareness. But as soon as "He" is said, they lose their universality. That's the problem with theistic religions.

The wonderful thing about Haiku God theory is that we can actually prove it, rather than just believe.

Salvation

To prove the theory, one must experience not-I (see April posts for methods). But to be truly "saved" or reborn (see August post), one must continually experience not-I; that is, one must live not-I.

This can only be done through the practice of virtue.

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