Our gods are not independent entities. They do not have a life of their own.
They exist and act in the web of our consciousness, our thinking and our myths.
Our gods, or divine beings we bow, are created by our consciousness. Our
consciousness, in turn, is shaped by attributes and characteristics of our gods.
We are intertwined with our gods to a very large degree -- even if we do not
call these gods by their traditional religious names. People who worship science
and consider physical facts as god-lets are intertwined with their scientific
"gods.
" So are the people who worship Mammon as their main deity and who are obsessed and mesmerised by their fat bank accounts. We cannot live by bread alone. We need some celestial nourishment to be fully human, and thus spiritual. Hence, we invent myths and "devour" them and are continually nourished by them. Myths are an essential sub-stratum of all religions and all spiritual creeds. While we are considering this vast panorama, let us not forget the main focus of our discourse, which is the liberated God.
And the question is: how do we distinguish gods or divine forces, which are liberating from these, which are not liberating or even constraining? This is not an easy matter. There is a strange circularity in the whole process. We are not liberated because our gods are not liberated. Our gods are not liberated because we are not liberated. How do we break this flawed circle of un-enlightenment? We can do this by simply observing that gods and human beings are on the same journey of liberation.
We share the same project of ultimate liberation until the end - until the cosmos realises its ultimate spiritual potential. In this journey of Self-realisation, the most important two vehicles are freedom and creativity. They work in tandem, in both human beings and gods. The increased creativity helps to increase freedom. And the increased freedom helps to increase creativity. This works among gods, too. A truly free god must be immensely creative. At the same time, this god must be generous to human beings - by helping them to become more creative and free.
The cosmic process of liberation is going on regardless of the vicissitudes of organised religions. Freedom is an attribute of divinity. If beings are constrained in their freedom, they cannot be divine. If gods are restricted in their freedom, they are not sufficiently divine. If traditional religions are restricted in their freedom, and are restricting freedom of others, they are not divine and are not helping cosmic evolution. The liberated God is the One, which, by extending His freedom and creativity, enlarges the scope and depth of the intelligent universe.
At the same time, this God deepens and broadens the human mind so that the mind helps the liberated God to become more liberated and creative. The liberated God needs our help as much as we need His help. Without our consciousness, the liberated God cannot make it. Our liberated consciousness is part of the liberated god. The Tao of liberated God is this stupendous liturgy and epiphany of light, which helps liberated God, as well as the liberated human, in their quest for ultimate Self-realisation.
" So are the people who worship Mammon as their main deity and who are obsessed and mesmerised by their fat bank accounts. We cannot live by bread alone. We need some celestial nourishment to be fully human, and thus spiritual. Hence, we invent myths and "devour" them and are continually nourished by them. Myths are an essential sub-stratum of all religions and all spiritual creeds. While we are considering this vast panorama, let us not forget the main focus of our discourse, which is the liberated God.
And the question is: how do we distinguish gods or divine forces, which are liberating from these, which are not liberating or even constraining? This is not an easy matter. There is a strange circularity in the whole process. We are not liberated because our gods are not liberated. Our gods are not liberated because we are not liberated. How do we break this flawed circle of un-enlightenment? We can do this by simply observing that gods and human beings are on the same journey of liberation.
We share the same project of ultimate liberation until the end - until the cosmos realises its ultimate spiritual potential. In this journey of Self-realisation, the most important two vehicles are freedom and creativity. They work in tandem, in both human beings and gods. The increased creativity helps to increase freedom. And the increased freedom helps to increase creativity. This works among gods, too. A truly free god must be immensely creative. At the same time, this god must be generous to human beings - by helping them to become more creative and free.
The cosmic process of liberation is going on regardless of the vicissitudes of organised religions. Freedom is an attribute of divinity. If beings are constrained in their freedom, they cannot be divine. If gods are restricted in their freedom, they are not sufficiently divine. If traditional religions are restricted in their freedom, and are restricting freedom of others, they are not divine and are not helping cosmic evolution. The liberated God is the One, which, by extending His freedom and creativity, enlarges the scope and depth of the intelligent universe.
At the same time, this God deepens and broadens the human mind so that the mind helps the liberated God to become more liberated and creative. The liberated God needs our help as much as we need His help. Without our consciousness, the liberated God cannot make it. Our liberated consciousness is part of the liberated god. The Tao of liberated God is this stupendous liturgy and epiphany of light, which helps liberated God, as well as the liberated human, in their quest for ultimate Self-realisation.
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