Proof of God, Loss and Immortality
These questions came in one single email from a friend. I broke them into pieces and answered them a section at a time. So although it may appear that I ask a question and my friend answers, that is not the case.
“I view God as a very loving being/entity/energy that sees me as who I am…a part of God. But here’s where I start getting scared and confused….
“Sometimes I wonder if God really exists.”
I believe what really worries you is if there really is something else after death or not. Do you continue to exist after you die?
Let’s look at it this way…existence is to something, as nonexistence is to nothing. Nothing is not possible, because once you have something, nothing ceases to be. Nonexistence is not possible, because once you have existence, nonexistence ceases to be. If there was ever a state where nothing was, where would something come from? If there was ever a state of nonexistence, where would existence come from? If existence were to end, where would it go, where could it go, how could nonexistence be possible? If you ceased to exist we would all cease to exist. If you truly contemplate these things you will see that the state of nonexistence is impossible.
God is a name for the creator of all things. God is all things, all things are contained within God. Does God really exist? Do you exist? Certainly you exist, thus there must be a God that created you and everything else that exists.
“I mean, EVERYbody has their own interpretations of God and the afterlife. They can’t all be right. Most religions claim that they have the whole truth (mormonism seems to have a corner on that market!!). All people can back their claims with ‘miracles’, visitations, religious experiences, you name it.
“So this is my first confusion: Why does everybody get their own proof?? That includes not only religions, but also new agers, spiritualists, wiccans, reincarnationists, etc.”
Backing their claims up with miracles, visitations and religious experiences does not mean they understand it all. It IS proof to that person that there is more to this world than meets the five senses, but their version of it, their understanding of it, may not be, and for most people who claim such things, is not complete.
Religions were created by unaware and unenlightened humans who were inspired by an aware and enlightened master’s life and deeds. Masters do not start religions…ordinary people do! Some religions, such as Mormonism were started by a person who experienced some sort of divine inspiration and connection with God, but that does NOT make him a “Fully Enlightened Master.” The individual own proof that you asked about is this divine inspiration that a person experienced while connecting with God.
But here is what happens…People take a REALLY HUGE experience and try…
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“My second confusion: If reincarnation is a true reality, then I feel like all of life is hell. I’ll tell you why: Because I love my identity. I have people tell me that this is just my ego talking and that when I realize who I really am (a soul, not Kristy) I will be thrilled to know and losing my identity as Kristy won’t hurt at all.”
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“If I truly HAVE lived other lives, then I most surely loved my identity in many of them, and also loved other people (spouses, lovers, children, etc.). And yet I don’t remember a single one of the past people of my other selves (except I sometimes have glimpses of memory that are very intense and real and could be little memories of past lives…??). This makes me sad that all those loves and lives are forgotten. And it brings me little comfort thinking that my ’soul’ retains the memories and the lessons from those lives.
“Here’s the deal, though: I am SO happy in this existence right now. My husband is a walking god and he treats me like a queen. He never judges me. He loves me unconditionally. He makes me feel valued, loved, adored, cherished, and even makes me feel HOLY. He is so compassionate and generous and nearly perfect to me. And then there’s my children. I have four of them, ages 27, 15, 6 and 3 (QUITE THE AGE SPAN, EH???) I ADORE my children. One of them (the six year old) is special needs…she has Sotos Syndrome.”
You could not have this experience you are SO happy to be having if you remembered your past lives and everything else about yourself…
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“Here is a huge fear of mine: I fear that if reincarnation is a true principle, then I’ll lose “Kristy” forever once I “die”, and then I will also lose KARL forever. It makes me cling to every moment in this life, but instead of doing it joyfully, I do it in immense fear. I feel like God gave me the most beautiful soul imaginable to share my life with (and my kids, too), and then he’ll take it all away when I die. It almost feels like a big huge cosmic joke. I had a friend write and tell me that “God doesn’t kill to save” but I would like her to elaborate more on that.”
So are you happy or are you miserable? You said earlier that you were SO happy in this existence and now you are saying you cling to your life with immense fear…
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“I cannot bear the thought of not having my dear Karl forever. It is HELL to me. That would be hell to not have Karl. And it would be hell for me to lose my identity and his.”
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“I sometimes feel (in weaker moments) that if God exists, he is an asshole because he makes it so hard for his children to know who he REALLY is. WHY is there so much confusion? I don’t read scriptures anymore, but when I did, I remember God saying that “he isn’t a god of confusion”. I beg to differ!”
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“I have several friends who are really into “ACIM” (A Course in Miracles). This makes no sense to me thus far, because according to ACIM, God created a “son” (Christ Jesus) who was perfect. God cannot create anything that isn’t perfect. According to ACIM, God’s perfect son had an imperfect thought (a “tiny mad moment”) about separation, and as a result, fell asleep. Christ then had a dream of separation, and the result is “us”. The dream is US and also many reincarnated lives having many different experiences…and they teach that this entire life and any other life or planet or universe is all an illusion. NOTHING exists but God.”
It has been at least fourteen years since I read ACIM but I don’t believe it refers to God’s son as Christ Jesus, but as Christ.
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“The fallacy in this, for me, is that if God creates nothing but perfection, then he can’t have a perfect son that can have an imperfect thought, let alone an imperfect dream about separation. That would make God imperfect and that just can’t be.”
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“I love Neale Donald Walsch’s stuff, except for I literally sobbed (wailed) when I read the part that we FOREVER reincarnate. That is hell to me. I also REALLY struggle over Neale’s teaching that God is forever changing and expanding. I thought God was the same today, now and forever? ?????? Why would God need to experience things if he already knows everything? I realize that knowledge and experience are two different things. I can know ABOUT jumping out of a plane with a parachute, but I can’t truly have a full knowledge without the experience. But still…”
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“I am rambling and pouring out my deepest feelings, and I have yet so many more to touch on. But I don’t want to keep you here all day. I hope you can help me and bring some light to these subjects. I am so tired of losing things and I don’t want to lose my darling Karl or my children, let alone my identity or theirs. It makes life seem meaningless.”
Life IS meaningless! Life has NO meaning. Life simply is…
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June 19th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Whoa, super long post, but very important.
I have recently been debating atheist all over the web about the existence of God. I question them about the where the wind comes from?: temperature variations from the sun. Where does the sun come from?: formation of the universe. Where did the universe come from?: the big bang. Whay did the big bang happen. Thats where the wall is. Newton’s law of physics: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Something got the ball rolling, and it must have happened inside our existance and our reality from outside our existance and reality.
No one can deny that.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
This is super super. What else can be said right? Although long but very sensitive and insightful. All realms of relational experiences carefully exposed and then composed by thoughtful words.
I bring you all this thought. It is a never ending question because we as humans are simply limited. God created us therefore He is not limited. Can a watch or a computer question why it was created or even comprehend once it was told? NO!
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July 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I love the movie Groundhog Day. It is my favorite of all time. The people and places are the same every day. And this is necessary in order to have a story and a movie I guess.
But the movie seems so much like life in other respects. And it has such a positive message.
Time starts up again near the end of the movie when the guy wins the girl. But the movie could have gone in another direction. Maybe I should write a script and send it to someone!
Groundhog Day Part 2. Time doesn’t start again but now both of them are experiencing what he has experienced for so long. She is freaked out! And then they work together to create a new life for themselves inside a universe where time no longer exists. lol.
Or maybe the movie ends the way it does and they go down the road. But they have two kids at some point and are having some problems. And then suddenly they all are back in this same place. The same day over and over again. Dad tells the kids not to worry. He has been here before.
It’s a great movie. And I am enjoying reading your blog too. I tried to retrace my steps to figure out how I got here. And I can’t do it.
Blog Catalog maybe?
There is a guy on television Jeff Corwin who has a nature show and handles the scariest snakes. He gets in the water with alligators. He’s pretty amazing. But monkeys scare him to death and he is not afraid to admit it.
So kudos for attempting to spend time with them on the mountain.
There is a poem in my blog Virginia Breeze about this subject called Face of Death if you are interested.
I am going to add you to my blogroll. Reading blogs is like looking at pebbles in a stream and looking for flashes of light. It’s nice to find something.
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July 14th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Great post, longest i have seen and heard to read. Lots of insights into the life before and now.Thinking back to this sentence “you would not be able to experience anything positive because without negative there is no positive” i will totaly agree that without a casting down, there will be no lifting up,it seems as if a lot of persons believe that there life should run smoothly without a hitch because when such experience a little problem or setback,the next thing they do is ask God “WHY ME! WHY ME NOW!!”. I pray God Give us the grace to realise and accept his awesomeness.
More Grease blogger.
Shalom!
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July 20th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
We are make in the image of god? How do you know that?
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:38 am
thanks that was very thought provoking.
i just want to be with someone i loved who died. i just hope that he is ok.
he meant everything to me.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
WOW, Michael, you should hook up with Oprah, she’ll eat this stuff up.