The abstractions like truth, love, reality, peace, bliss, Brahman,etc. do they exist? why do we seek all these
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Those aren't all the same thing.\n\nTruth and love stand alone, together, as part of the absolute.  They are real.\n\nPeace and bliss are states of being, and/or states of mind. They are relative, and are thus not real.\n\nBrahman is an aspect of Truth and of Love, together with it's complement.  It is an expression of that which is real.\n\nAnd reality is pure perception, so it really doesn't exist, because it's relative.\n\nWe seek these types of things because our essence is the same as their essence.  Our thoughts and perceptions move us in tangents away from our source, but our innate connection to that source always brings us back.
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A question to my likes. ;)\n\nBrahman is Nirguna( No properties ), Nirakar( no shape/form). It( not he or she) is the all pervading reality. Your soul is a reflection of the Supreme Brahman and is the Brahman in you. The soul is also Nirguna, Nirakar. Never does it suffer. Only the body suffers for the previous sins and deeds which it carries on until you get liberated.\n\nIn  the Gita, Krishna tells that it is not easy for the Human mind to concentrate on the absolute and tells to come unto him and he will lead to the supreme eternal Brahman. And for Brahman, the Gayatri mantra is sung.\n\n    \n    oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ\n    (a) tát savitúr váreniyam\n    (b) bhárgo devásya dhīmahi\n    (c) dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt \n\nExplaining Brahman to a human mind entangled n Maya(materialism) is like explaining a color to a blind guy. Brahman as I told has no properties. BRAHMAN IS ONLY REALISED BY THE REALISATION OF YOUR SOUL.\n\nThe concept of Brahman is veastly different from that of Allah, God and G-d.\nRefer to the Wikipedia entries. Will be ready to help if needed. :-)
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when all thoughts have subsided and the mind is dissolved in the self (the source) the mind expands instantaneously covering the whole of creation then all is known even the unknowable,you realize your identification with the supreme self and that's there is only oneness everywhere,nothing else to see,hear,learn its the goal of existence.its difficult to describe the indescribable it has to be directly experienced by ones self
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well--those are interesting answers-- and not completly wrong -but mostly--(this is my simple view of course) \n\nas for the poet and their words on thoughts of love(which they say they have printed many times).I can only say i understand what you are saying, but feel you may have missed a subtle point and ,therefore,somewhat mistaken.In poetry -a metaphor is used as symbol not the actuality of the absolute -nor is a similie a perfect match.So,often one's thoughts and writings have meaning and form ,and even truth of belief.However,they do not contain the truth in whole or as an absolute.\n\nThe rest are simply snippets of thoughts mostly brought out from a subjective view.However, they too contain their own (subjective)absolutes of truth,just as a poetic(or lyrical) expressed want or need ,or for that matter ,a non-desired want or need .A subjective absolute--is not complete, nor  can it be, without first perceiving it on its base form.\n\n So,what is the base form ? First you have to place its point of origin.AS for Love it seems to be a Human trait,which we in turn give to others and also place onto other creatures and various forms of life which are to our liking.\n\nAS a word it exists;as an emotion we connect it to the word.And,as with many words, it is something we give and recieve within our own various ways.Therefore,it can not be an illusion nor non-existant.However,it could be something disguised , which in many ways it is and shall always be for many a good(and bad) reason.Nevertheless,I do not believe you to be wholeheartly wrong or in any sense of the word in a complete or utter state of denial.There is substance in words and emotions,just like those contained in actions\n\nI think if you see it more as an extension ,and not an illusion per se of the mind ,it may be easier in this way to view and draw to a conclusion a simple, yet difficult absolute and truth : the validity of love and existance or not.\n\n   I shall leave it there. with love or not.In form and extensions.metaphors and similies.\n\ncheers
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I agree with you completely.  That's why I don't post questions about what I believe.  In most cases it is pointless.  If I see a question that ties in with what I believe I will answer it to the best of my ability though.\n\nAnd to your question, We are all manifestations of the ultimate consciousness.  Some of us just choose to seperate ourselves from it.  I guess they feel inferior or superior to it.  Very strange.
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If you want to understand the mind of God then think about existence from the absolute- Awareness Loves Life (ALL). Life is a dream God is the dreamer and we exist within the dream.\n\nFrom our perspective Life Loves Awareness (LLA). Why were we created? because we chose to be. \n\nExistence is far more fragile that any religious text may indicate. \nUnfortunately, I do not have the space here to prove this to you other than to say God loves you, you are unique, you are more.\nLet no man or woman stand in the way of your relationship with the universe.
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I think your question 's answer can be detailed as well as short .\nWhen we are searching for something true as a religion , we look it the aspects that it has a soothing effect ,it gives you peace and mental as well as spiritual serenity .\nAs far as God is concerned you can see His signs everywhere ,His Majestic creations which itself speak for His oneness .we dont look for aspects because God Himself is complete ,the Creator of the whole universe who Alone deserves true worship.\nBeing a muslim , thats as simple as i can do for you.\nIf there is still something unclarified ,you are welcome to ask!\nBest Regards
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There are two definitions of reality:\n\n1. Absolute reality.  This is seperate from perception in that it is the totality of everything.  Goofy ideas do no have an impact on it.  For example, suppose you decide to behave like a bird and believe that there is no such thing as glass so you constantly walk smack into sliding glass doors and foolishly wonder what happened.  Meanwhile, the glass in the door does not care if you believe in it or not.  It just is.  This is absolute reality.\n\n2. Subjective reality.  This is "reality" as we perceive it.  Post-modernists are usually referring to this sort of reality instead of absolute reality when they talk about things like culture constantly changing reality or something as silly as "personal reality."  To me, reality is about as impersonal as you can get, but that's because I normally operate using the first definition.  Anyhow, culture is a lense through which you see reality and interpret it.  Culture, despite whiny people that say it can't happen, changes constantly - particularly with changes in technology, so the perceptual lense changes.  Maybe the changes are miniscule and difficult to detect, but they occur.\n\nOk, let's take an example... I like dangerous ideas, so lets jump right in with abortion:\n\nIn absolute reality, there may be no moral imperative whatsoever.  There might not be a God or other deity.  There may only be the mechanical aspects of the universe.\n\nIn our subjective realities, most of us prefer not to think that we live in a cruel and heartless universe that would just well wipe us clean from existence as have us exist at all.  We turn to "God" and we generate all sorts of meanings for things.  In fact, this cuts at the meaning of life, but that's a huge digression!  So we go about making meaning of things that might otherwise be random.  Even someone embracing chaos makes meaning of their life and thus creates an order.  Culture is the sum of many people coming to some common conclusions about how they make meaning of the total reality.  This creates a cultural reality.  The shocking thing for most people that have never left their own culture is that they do not have a corner on creating a meaning for absolute reality.  For those that never leave, they are blind to this fact and think that their cultural reality is absolute reality.  (I love these people because these are the ones that get most disturbed by my more Cheshire Cat-like attributes, although I know that I did not actually suddenly appear or disappear, nor was my seemingly cruel advice meant to harm, but to chastize.)  I learned more and more about this from bouncing from culture to culture a bit and also making many friends from many countries.  There are other such "realities" out there and these competiing realities sometimes come into conflict.  This may or may not play a key role in what is happening in what we call the "Middle East" today.  Such realities collide constantly, however, in my own country, such that perceptions change constantly.\n\nHow else might culture change reality?  Let's skip the fluffy stuff and go straight for absolute reality.  Culture is, despite there being many cultures and incompatible belief systems, a part of the absolute reality.  Given the vastness of space, it's a puny part, but still a part.  Making any change, such as building a church, constitutes a change in the absolute reality.  It is inconsequential to the laws that govern absolute reality, but a tiny, inconsequential change happens.  This is difficult to express because as individuals we are so wrapped up in our own "personal realities" that many of us could not get it if we wanted to...  Metaphor is handy, but some people also have difficulties with that... Anyhow, suppose absolute reality is a train carrying several loads of steel and one subjective reality happens to be a gnat that believes that it is always
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Well, from wich perspective do you look at it? In my opinion, physical reality incarnations are done for the purpouse of spiritual growth..."body is a car, soul is a driver, YOU". Aside from that, I believe all is devine, in other words, all is god, source, as some say it. I also believe that each seek's to reunite with source... :) Take Care, Love and Light
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why are u try to find reason in the fascinity of love?  it is not ment for understanding and disecting, that's the beauty of it.
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I think you have it backwards.  The macrocosm reflects (to a degree), the microcosm.\n\nAt present, no-one knows if there are other universes.  My suspicion (not belief, just suspicion) is that everything that is possible is in some sense actual.  My other suspicion is that nothing is actual at all, so there is nothing to prevent the existence of everything.  Yes, that's a contradiction, but we're allowed to contemplate them once we step outside the bounds of what is knowable.
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the purpose of human life hmmm..even i wonder that...well acc. to our philosophy there are 8400000 species of living forms on earth...of which only the human form has the ability to perform an action or "karma" so we have been given this chance to liberate our souls or thoughts whatever u may call it "aham" or "I".... to get rid from the cycle of birth and rebirth ...that's the purpose...how we got here....coz the universe if u look at it as a single entity...it decided somehow to divide and keep dividing...that's how we were born....when we die nothing great really happens except that it depends on ur actions and the extent to which u have reined in or let loose ur thoughts...it really depends on "U" ...death is just a door to another realm of existence....is there a god...mmmmm no...and yes....a god in the physical sense no ... and god as in the whole universe (including YOU) as a single entity ...that's god...hip hop is good at times for me :) well neither the 50 cents nor the game for me...i'm indian :) before we were born .... we were souls fighting with other souls to grab that oppurtunity of human birth when the seed was laid....the universe is infinte ...no one knows the size ....not even god.....something like ...do u know how good can u be????....:) \n\nhope this answers at least some of ur doubts...
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We need to distinguish between Mind and Soul.  The mind is indeed a function of the brain, and the Soul is mostly indistinguishable from it while the brain is functioning.  We therefore leave open the question of whether the Soul is something quite apart, which can exist without the physical "housing" of the brain.  I personally think it is something different, and does exist apart from any physical structure, but my reasons are all spiritual/religious, and not in the least scientific.  The most scientific analogy is an idea or a concept, perhaps an archetype.  They clearly exist outside of any physical structure, and I believe the soul does, too.  My real question is whether it is an individual soul, and therefore there are billions of them, or whether we share souls at a higher dimension/level than we normally perceive.  The jury is still out on that one.
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There actually is no such thing.  This is a "new" psychological junk thing foisted off in the past years.  We guys have times in our lives when we stop, think and wonder about everything.  That's it.  That is normal and natural.  We ask, is this all there is?  And eventually we come to the fantastic realization that everything we do means nothing unless it is done for the benefit of others.  That is the revolutionary step we take in understanding life.
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Supernatural, metaphysical and what not...I think people have different reasons for believing them but my gut feeling is that nature is so incredibly amazing and beautiful (like you said) that it surpasses the worldliness that we are saturated in in these times; thus, one cannot help but be moved by something so deep, so profound and so fundamental in nature that one may be inclined to seek the source of this beauty.  I think that's where people look towards that which is beyond our corporeal borders and the limits of scientific explanation for what we feel is sometimes so strong that we know there isn't always an explanation for it...but those are just my opinions...\n\nGood question.
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Look up Simone Weil - or Truth is Beauty.  There's some fun philosophical stuff about it, all relating to reality and faith / lack of faith.  You could just blow your teacher's mind - fundamentally all is one and one is all.  Have fun.
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No.\n\nWould a person consistently do, say, or think higher or better things if they did not feel truth within their heart? That is, what would be the reward of competing with an imaginary concept? You don't understand people very well if you think that imaginary rewards from imaginary beings are enough to keep them "in line" for years upon years.\n\nBut let me just speak for myself. Imaginary rewards from imaginary beings with imaginary qualities are not enough to make me want to do better and be better. If I did not have evidence of God in my heart and soul, I would be a sloppy, self-centered, chronic-misdemeanor-committing, self-indulgent jackass. This is my nature. Trust me, I know. If this world was the only world there was, I would slather my incompetence and selfishness all over it, and I wouldn't care about any consequences except prison. And, no, I'm not kidding.\n\nIt takes more than an imaginary concept to make me want to be better. It takes more than imaginary incentive to make me want to rise above my small-minded nature. It takes true spiritual rewards from a living God who actually provides them. What the deal is, is that without God I have a dark heart and a murky mind. When I lived outside of God's grace, I was an utter and complete tool.\n\nThere was no human incentive good enough for me to change my heart and mind. Anything any of you people could have offered--money, prestige, personal glory, fame, or any of that hoo-ha--just wasn't good enough. All of it (at least the money, prestige, and personal glory, which I did have or think I had) did not change my dark heart and murky mind. It fed these things, in fact, and I craved more.\n\nMy problem was that there was nothing in this world that was satisfactory and whose promise did not wear off shortly after I attained it.\n\nIt was when I reached the point where I came to understand this for real, and I hated it, all of it, that I began searching for God in earnest.\n\nIt wasn't you, or him, or her that I was competing with, trying to satisfy, or holding up as a standard. All you people were as bad as or worse off than I was. Nobody had anything I wanted. And as for good behavior and good intentions--people who exhibited these things turned my stomach. I certainly didn't see that as an incentive either.\n\nI hope that this answers your question. To sum up: Only God could fill the chasm within myself, and he did fill it when I sought him. If it was all just a concept, it wouldn't have worked--because I have chased after many a concept, seized upon its claims, and turned up empty-handed in the end.\n\nGod lives, his promises are real, he provides, and all that is of him endures.