Theist v.s. Atheist, Gnostic v.s. Agnostic, God v.s. Soul, Energy v.s. Matter, Adam v.s. Eve, Eco v.s. Ego
Theist v.s. Atheist & Gnostic v.s. Agnostic
I don't believe in GOD, as an ego or individual. I believe (and know) that He is the complete opposite: the omnipresent omnipotent and omniscient united & uniting unknowable that manifested the material world through the mind through various levels of manifest, especially through Adi (the first) / Adam (human) as Shiva. He even referred to Himself through Gautama as Buddha, Jesus as Christ, and Gabriel as Allah. He also expressed Himself through various miracles through prophets such as Hanuman, Solomon, and Moses.
If God is separate then things are separate then senses become source of happiness which is infidelity all over again. When nothing is separate, everything is same, therefore senses are no longer given preference, therefore inner therefore outer peace is achieved. People that believe God is separate are not theists, but egoists.
How do I know? I have met people that have experienced The Unknowable and I experienced Him through them and their energy, aside from having various visions of Me not being in this body & mind. Since He is beyond the mind, the experience of Him is subjective (different for every person) and cannot be explained by words of the mind.
More important than your faith (and I speak from experience): the more you go with the ego self the more you become it therefore the more you suffer, and the less you go with it (not only through morals, but renunciation) i.e. go with the Soul self the closer you are to The One therefore the more you experience Him through feelings of bliss and oneness (love) for all thoughts, feelings, actions, animate objects (plants, people, animals) and inanimate objects.
However, an atheist is more accurately one who does not believe in therefore worship any God(s), not necessarily does not believe in something beyond the 5 senses of the 5 elements. A more accurate word for one who does not believe in anything beyond the senses is infidel.
Either way, what matters is not faith in anything (although faith in the power of the elements especially a Higher Power beyond the first 5 in control of effect based on action helps), but detachment (losing the fear of losing anything) through knowing Self void of ego self (separate identity especially as body-mind) therefore liberation, especially through a meditative state (a non desiring middle way) obtained by discipline training (especially meditation).
There are 4 main kinds of theism: polytheism (e.g. Vaishnavism of Hinduism & Shintoism), pantheism (e.g. Buddhism & Shamanism), monotheism (e.g. Shaivnavism of Hinduism & Islam & Christiantiy), and panentheism (e.g. Hasidic Judaism & Native American). However, they all have different methods of representing the various attributes of and worshipping the Unknowable Ultimate Unity.
Atheism is also another method, one without a prayer or prostration style of worship, but must include renunciation or meditation (implies god being inseparable therefore Us) in one form or another. Either way, it is about becoming more than just a dividing & separate ego, it is about becoming an all loving & connected Nothing.
One thing is for sure for everyone: You are what powers this body & mind, and He powers You until and after You know who you truly are, for He (God) is the Most High You (God). He is You, upon Self realization (losing the notion that you are a - decreasingly - seperate body, mind, or soul) by raising your consciousness or awareness or observance or frequency / attaining a bigger portion of Source therefore losing the notion of separation through losing the false impression of individuality or egoism. Therefore, an idol is not only a representation of God, but as something to use to become (to realize to be) God, just like a role model.
God cannot truly be explained in pictures (or words, or symbols) because those still involve the senses of the mind, and the mind only knows physicality through them, but He is beyond physicality. He can only be understood by spiritual experience.
The more you advance spiritually, the more your perspective gets polished to see that you are not a drop in the ocean, but the entire ocean in a drop. In other words, instead of being a human experiencing the Universe, you see that you are the Universe experiencing itself through a human. In other words, instead of being in the body / mind / universe, you see that those are actually in you, for everything is energy / consciousness, including you, and you simply realize that increasingly clearly. More info on that here.
God is merely the highest level of consciousness due to complete detachment. Soul is attached therefore possessive of mind / character (therefore with the tendency to change or choose it, like an actor), but God is detached from everything, and liberation is the realization of that freedom from any role due to utter detachment. Meditation enables detachment which enables clearing karmatic debts which enables Self / God realization therefore liberation. Consiousness is otherwise known as love or heart, because it is originally non dual therefore non separating therefore non attaching therefore non desiring awareness.
Once awakening has woken up to itself through you, You, just like the universe - one or a million stars - are always complete and yet also always becoming. Everything is completely perfect and always becoming completely perfect. From being an embodied soul, you become an embodied liberation ... the embodiment of the unknown. You realize you are the void.
More info on GOD (including its etymology) here.
Being degenerate is due to attachment to bodies / objects of the senses. Being human is due to attachment to the denser earth (survival & smell), water (pleasure & taste), & to some extent the fire (order & sight) elements. Being soul is due to attachment to the higher elements of air (empathy & feeling) & ether (intuition & hearing) and to some extent, fire. Being Spirit is due to complete detachment.
Energy v.s. Matter / Shiva v.s. Shakti
By the way Vedanta refers to enlightenment by leaving life (pleasure, wealth, and duty) to meditate (soul to Spirit) and possibly enjoy nature. Tantra refers to attaining liberation within life (as in regular, not to be confused with attachment therefore desire / resistance of the ego) itself (matter to Spirit) therefore better influencing others. However they both are ultimately about uniting Shiva & Shakti / unmanifest & manifest, Lingam & Yoni / spirit & matter, masculine & feminine to experience God / Oneness / Unity.
Adam v.s. Eve & Snake
After the ego of the mind split unmanifest Shiva or lingam energy into manifest Shakti or matter yoni, there would appear to be the duality of the 2 polar opposites: white & black / good & evil / male & female / Adi (first / morning) & Eve (second / evening). The fact that Eve came out of Adam (human) implies that there had to be unmanifest to reflect manifest and it also implies the order of the day: morning then night / seasons: spring then winter.
This is best represented by the I Ching of Taosim of Lao Tzu:
Masculine is actually evil at a higher element (fire), and feminine is equally (or possibly even more so) evil at a lower element (water). Good and evil exist in both masculine and feminine in both male and female. In fact, all life necessitates selfishness therefore some level of evil, manifesting in feminine or masculine, in male or female. The trick is detach from life therefore especially from the good (simple masculine earth / kind feminine air), because it is that attachment to the good that makes us resist (therefore cause / be attached to) the evil (aversive feminine water / vindicitive masculine fire) in life 🧬.
In fact, evil is necessary for good because they are both complementary concepts & lead to one another. They are complementary because good is the lack of evil just as dry (masculine good / earth) is the lack of wet (feminine evil / water) and cold (feminine good / air) is the lack of hot (masculine evil / fire).
Good & evil lead to one another because evil actually leads to good just as the ability to be good (heal / save) being feminine air (cold) element is due to the presence of evil (sexual) energy being feminine energy water (wet) element, and also gives the ability to be evil (protective) being masculine harmonious fire (hot) element . In the same way, the ability to be evil (punish / control) being masculine fire (hot) element is due to the ability to be good (austere / simple) being masculine earth (dry) element, and also gives the ability to be good (kind / caring) being a feminine air (cold) element.
Each of us has a dominant side (masculine or feminine) which causes us to suffer. The feminine in us helps us be happy, cooperative, empathetic, and kind so we can ascend (win in Spirit), while the masculine helps us survive, be strong, smart, and successful so we can descend (win in life). Both are important and some effort should be made to balance them, if not within ourselves (many methods can be found here) then with the help of others (friends / mates / coworkers) that have the elements we lack.
Eco v.s. Ego / Spirit v.s. Individuality
Eco / Spirit is all about unity & equality therefore peace, bliss, & prosperity, and ego / individuality is all about separation & superiority therefore conflict, stress, & poverty.
You have no enemies: not your thoughts, not your feelings, not your events, not your family, not your friends, and not even your "enemies" / opponents / competitors. Your only enemy is the ego.
To destroy it you destroy all individuality therefore desire therefore resistance therefore attachment therefore stress therefore sin therefore all manifested evil that only would otherwise perpetuate and further destroy the world.
Everything (from religion to books to rocks to pebbles to money to a hair) has two sides (good & evil) and can be used for or against ego, be it through good or evil. Ego does not lead to evil, it leads to the separation between good & evil, both of which are One (as shown in the I Ching graph above). It is that separation that perpetuates evil, not evil itself. Without evil there cannot be good, so if you resist evil you resist good.
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