There is but one God, the true, is the constant reiteration of the hymns. He is the only Reality, beside which everything else is false. He is formless, great, all-powerful, absolutely holy, without limits of any kind, and He cannot be grasped by the finite mind. He has less definiteness than the personalities of Allah or Jehovah, and He is therefore more often described in terms of negation, calling to mind those used in the Vedanta. 1 For instance:By thinking I cannot obtain a conception of Him, even though I think hundreds of thousands of times.He hath no colour nor outline.He is not old, nor is He young.He feeleth nor heat nor cold. He hath no father and no mother,and so on. But yet He possesses many of the attributes of personality. He is an Ocean of Mercy, the Friend of Man, the Friend of Sinners, the Bountiful, Destroyer of Sorrow, Cherisher of the Poor. He is wise, generous, beautiful, infinite. He beholdeth and heareth his servants whom He loves. He is both Father and Mother to man.God is the Father and Mother of all, and taketh care of them; or He may be described as Lover or Spouse to the human soul.Saith the servant of the lord, God alone is the Spouse of all. My Spouse hath taken my hand and made me his Queen. This metaphor is the most usual. But Gods orders are absolutely binding, and, like Allah of the Koran, His ways cannot be questioned. He does what He pleases; by His order everything is maintained from moment to moment, and yet He is described as being perfectly unconcerned.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:47:31 +0000
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