What Is God?

GOD-Expression and Existence Dr.Krishna Dutt Sharma Email: [email protected] Every group of human beings or every human society has lingual barriers. No society can survive or even exist without developing a common code of communication to attain the purpose i.e. all-round cooperation. This common code is a type of bond in the form of language which holds the society together. Bond is a limitation by its nature, so is language. This lingual limitation makes all the things named. These things are physical things, actions or experiences. What name should be given to that unlimited unknown whole of which part man himself is? And the “cut”, “paste” starts. Out of several, one is “God”. You may start with other one but I start it with God. What GOD is or what is GOD? Question is as old as God Himself. The Masters in the field or top Seers known to the world declined to reply. Even Gautama Buddha denied entertaining the question. They did not say that their search for Ultimate was in vain. They were fully satisfied by the result they attained at last. Why did they do so? What they attained was “Existence”, near to experience but far from expression. God is pure & perfect existence nothing else. We know that existence ( God) by a property expressed in ourselves in the form of framed“ I ” (some other one may say it “Ego”). This property is run by Cause and Effect. There are two root-causes. One is “wish to have” or “attachment”. Second is “detachment” or “wish to not have” or “aversion”. These two root causes work in the form of “involvement” and “non-involvement” or in the form of “Alignment” and “Isolation”. Effect of these causes is a type of excitement either positive or negative in accordance with the frame of reference of the subject. Generally, by excitement we mean sudden change of high intensity. Actually, every cause initiates the change and every change is a type of excitement, provoke us to feel pleasure or pain. Positive excitement is felt as pleasure and Negative excitement is felt as pain or sorrow. This “Cause and Effect” is one of the basic properties which makes the existence expressed, that is our practical world. God has nothing to do with this universe, property of cause and effect is sufficient to do all the things needed to deal with. It is the secret of HIS eternal freedom and purity and may be of ours too. If you want to have the same freedom and purity, follow the same rule of “cause and effect” without being a part of it. Let it be a property of your expression or activities. Your total living must be so systematic to be understood by the logic of “Cause and Effect”. Is it possible? Definitely yes. Total wheel of your bicycle moves on the axle without being a part of the movement. Axle is vital part of the moving wheel and no wheel can be defined as moving wheel without this static metal rod. In the God’s case, this law of expressed world is called “DHARMA”. To practice Dharma is to understand this property properly with orientation to the fullness & perfection. Cause and Effect is only one property, not existence in full. So, Dharma is proper understanding of this changing (by cause and effect) world and inspiration to live in equanimity, not in excitementpositive or negative. More precisely, practice of living in equanimity by proper understanding of this ever changing world is Dharma; Dharma without adjective. So, Dharma has two dimensions: first is to understand our surroundings in expressed form and their interconnected activities in our mind; second is to experience the existence behind it. All the expression in and around is “nature” based on and ruled by the strict law of cause and effect. So, every expressed form in or around us is a part of the system or a nature and known to the science i.e. systematic and wide use of cause and effect rule. Second part of Dharma is concerned with the experience of that static one on which all the changes take place. We are part of that fast change. So, we can only experience that vital existence as contrary to the change otherwise there is no need to paste the adjective like dynamic or

static. Being a part of this ever changing world living in equanimity is unknown to us. As it is a matter of practical living and no one can live the other’s life. So, nobody can know it as second hand experience; it is always known as first hand experience by entering in the EXISTENCE. That’s why Masters kept mum on the subject. Entering in the field of Pure & Perfect means escaping from “part” to “total” one. If you want to feel or experience the “Existence” you will have to go beyond “cause & effect” (working way of existence). To attain this Oneness several ways are possible according to the spectrum available or you can even say as many ways are available as the persons are. Brush of Picasso and Guitar of Jimmy Hendrix were never being considered as form of worship but for them these instruments become gate to enter in the field of perfection. Ancient Indian Rishis also follow their own and independent way. They were Scientists, Theoreticians and Philosophers of that time left a long way behind to follow. You are very right to say that “Do your job best and no job can be done best with intention of result.” Every one can attain this Perfection or Oneness by doing his job being here and now in toto. But remember, it is only possible when you are doing it not as a cause of something imagined. Do your work without wishing something as a result. You will move beyond the rule of “Cause and Effect”. Without imagining a result what will be the source of inspiration to do something? Two things are to be considered. One, due to our present frame of reference, physical as well as mental and sequence of serials of our past in our unconscious mind (called “Sanskar” in Sanskrit language), We are condemned to do something according to our mental serials. Second, due to our past practice and experience, we know only one type of pleasure i.e. pleasure of excitement. We do not know the other one i.e. pleasure of perfection, pleasure of equanimity. After its taste inspiration will not be a problem. So, the problem is not practical. Doing his job like worship was a spectrum might be quite fit for the professionals because they knew the inner essence of the rule. Causing means initiating the change, change converts the things and converted things initiate so many other changes and chain reaction continues. Effect of a cause in the form of result immediately becomes the cause of the next ahead. Now we see clearly the next important property of “Change”, that is lack of destination. Destination is a fix point to reach and change is just contrary to it. In no way you can fix the result according to your own will, if you desire so is childish. Therefore, it is wisest step to do the things in start with full awareness, understanding and commitment to direct this chain reaction in right way without claiming so. There is no way other than that. That’s why, it was mostly adopted in ancient India by super class of intellectuals; but there were and are so many other ways to go. Love and Devotion is another remarkable way to overcome the rule of Cause and Effect. In the great book of our time—“SHRIMADBHAGATGEETA” there are few ‘have been popular’ ways are described to attain and understand that pure existence and its worldly expression named “Karma Yoga”, “Bhakti Yoga”, “Gyana Yoga” etc. One may follow, which suits him. These are brands in the field, other local ones are also available and as effective as branded. In ancient India Patanjalli,the great Rishi and Lord Buddha organized the way to attain this Perfection as an independent discipline called “Ashtang Yog”(eight steps of addition to get that ONE, PURE,PERFECT & PERMANENT.) All these attempts are not the description of destination but an arrow indication to gateway. Now conclude: There are two way to do the things; first, being governed by the cause and effect i.e. area of logic; Second, being beyond the first. When you believe, devote or whatever you do without subjectivity or with full commitment or without creating a cause, at least on mental plane; you are following the second. It is right way because full commitment means full attention means no division means oneness means perfection and purity. You may label it whatever you feel fit; God or otherwise.

07-08 July 2009 ________________ You are free to correct me or to confirm me. Thanks.