Love me or else (Part Two) (Where is it now?)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Monday, January 14, 2013, 07:19 (4333 days ago) @ BBella

Like energy + awareness + thought = form? Or do you think God purposely became (or created) this spiritual form to relate to the next creation he planned to create? Of course I know you don't KNOW but maybe you have an opinion with what you gathered from what you feel is so and what you have read. Thanks again!-That is an interesting question, and I certainly do not have any definite answers, as you said. My initial reaction is to point out the obvious that 'form' would have a totally different meaning for God than for us. Take away the physical aspect of form, and what is left? The shape of the thoughts? The totality of the awareness? -There are a lot of things I think of when I consider YHWH, but I don't tend to think of Him in terms of physical imagery like a big man with a beard and a stick or some such. Primarily I think of Him in terms of his attributes: wisdom, love, justice, power, etc. I think of Him in terms of his actions as well, what he does or has done in the past. To my way of thinking, this is his 'form'. The sum unified whole of all of his attributes, and even then my mind is only scratching the surface of something vastly beyond my comprehension. -This forum actually presents a wonderful analogy for this discussion. To my knowledge, you have never met David, DHW, myself, or any of the others that post here. Yet, you know that we exist, and every time you read one of our posts I suspect that your mental image of our 'form' changes subtly. Barring having seen a photograph of us, you have no idea about our physical attributes, and thus are forced to focus on the essence of who we are as witnessed from our writings and the descriptions of things from our pasts. This is the way I view God. -To relate more directly to your question, I am not even entirely certain what it means to have a 'spiritual' form, other than that it implies a different level of existence. From my readings, I can say some things about it. It is NOT 100% separate from physical reality, but it IS different in kind. A purer form of energy would fit that criteria, as it exists both within the physical realm and outside of it at the same time.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.