Apr 06

The Case for a Creator and Why Not Believing Might Be a Bad Idea

Posted in Perspective · Spiritual Guidance | Email This Post Email This Post | by James Rick

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THE INTENTION BEHIND OUR INTENTION

The world is a temporary place and our lives in it, incredibly temporary! There must be a spirit greater than what is observable in this world – it must reside in each of us, it must move us with an intention greater than we know. We must tune in to know this intention – we must be consciously seeking it to find it and it must be given permission to direct our lives. It must be the same intention that gave birth to us and all forms of life before we ever came upon the scene. As a human being it was impossible to have choice upon the matter for we were never in the world, so before we were born there was the intention of our parents and their parents and their parents and so on down the line of a mind boggling succession of intentions that eventually gave birth to the life that now walks the planet today. But what before them? What ultimately intended life in the first place? Surely there was a great intention prior to life even existing – even the concept of life, where does it come from? It surely stands apart from matter – and even if all atoms in this world are alive what gives it life? What is life and why do we exist?..I’m not just asking this question for humanity but asking it for all life forms. Let’s explore.

EVIDENCE FOR A CAUSE

The reason of our existence may not be easily comprehended in this short life-time, but the observance of a cause that precedes all life gives us almost an undeniable evidence for an intention that precedes that of all individual intention. This intention is what we not only can have faith for but that we can rely on for existing. Just as one might look upon the ancient Pyramids or temples and know beyond a doubt that an intention preceded their existence – even though their creators are nowhere to be found.

A HANDS-OFF OR HANDS-ON CREATOR?

Now begs the question: Were we and the laws of the universe created and now we’re running on our own power? – As there seems to be no God really intervening in our every day affairs. Or were we created and now the creator hides behind a thin veil of energy that we cannot see with our physical eyes nor hear with our physical ears, but we can still surely feel it and be guided by it (therefore it still intervenes albeit indirectly) by purely tuning into it with the quieting of our minds and the directing of our own individual intention? If so, this gives rise to a third question – why? Why must we be so vigilant in our seeking this creator. Like a child forced to find it’s parents – seemingly ill equipped for a world full of delusion, distraction and temptation.

WHY MUST WE SEEK IT?

If this creator does exist behind a thin veil and one of its laws is not to intervene with the affairs of life or man – then the individual intention to seek it out is then perhaps a test? Or a gift of love? If you do not seek it out, you are not wrong or judged by the creator – you are simply running on your own power and must be doing well enough without it. But if you are in trouble or suffering, by seeking out the creator you are then given comfort and love. Like a child perhaps steadying itself to walk – the creator chooses not to intervene so that the maximum growth and development of the child is not hindered. But when the child cries out for help the parent is there to offer comfort. Still not sheltering the child or doing the works it must do, but offering it a place of rest to renew and recharge, and a source of guidance to help it be maximally efficient with its use of limited resources such as mortal time and energy.

POSSIBLE ONGOING INTENTIONS OF A CREATOR

The final resolution being that if indeed a creator exists, evident in that an intention MUST precede all life forms in order for there to be a cause of life, and that creator is not a visible part of our every day affairs it must be behind a veil of some sort:

  • testing us

  • awaiting our call for help and guidance

  • or both.

WHAT THESE INTENTIONS MEAN FOR EVERY DAY LIVING

If a creator is testing us – we should make the most of this life through the development of our character and the sincere concern for the impact our daily actions have on our core self or Soul, and the impact it has on all other life forms (not just human) - since these were also intended by the creator and we must not be so arrogant as to judge them to have been made for solely humanities enjoyment or consumption.

If it is awaiting our call for help and guidance – then we should seek it out daily, in earnest – for the source of power it must provide would dwarf any and all visible creations, since it is the root power of all creations.

WHAT IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN A CREATOR?

If you don’t believe in a creator, the first consequence is that you won’t seek it out – and you will learn what little your own power has to offer in face of entropy (chaos, darkness) in this world. In this case lack of faith is not bad or evil, but as a consequence it cuts you off from its power and guidance, which magnifies suffering and may lead to actions considered bad or evil, for as you stumble in the dark of ignorance you are bound to trip up others in their journey towards the light.

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR YOUR NON-BELIEF AND WHY IT MIGHT BE WORTH A SECOND LOOK

If you have sought out a creator with great expectation and been disappointed with the vicissitudes that have come in spite of your faith – then consider what you gain by non-belief? The heart may harden as you determine that you are on your own. You curse an invisible creator and you forever cut yourself off from perhaps a more divinely inspired plan. Perhaps the suffering you experienced in spite of your faith is the loving hand at work, showing you what you needed to learn – a painful whip that was meant to help you let go of your unnecessary attachments. But if upon the first whip you cry, hang on to your attachments even tighter (as if they were permanent) and curse the creator, believing there is none – you turn away from the guidance that was perhaps lovingly guiding you with the most fundamental tools of life – pain and pleasure.

MY PERSONAL POSITION

All of this said, I don’t know if there is a creator because I have no other evidence than the conclusions I’ve formed above and a few personal experiences with a feeling of love that seems to transcend anything I have experienced in this life, which came only when I was earnestly seeking to know myself in relation to a creator. I certainly feel as though there is a strong possibility for a creator and even great probability that one exists, but I don’t know with absolute conviction, which I think is healthy – history has shown that those who have felt certain about their faith have dictated and crusaded to prove others wrong with severe consequence.

I do know that when I’m not seeking to know the creator of this universe that I feel so distant from a source of love and guidance within myself that I dare not consider any other alternative. I follow no religious doctrine nor have any agenda other than this: consider the possibility.

CLOSING THE MIND TO POSSIBILITY IS NEVER A SMART IDEA

Like anything in life, unless you know for sure, closing your mind to the possibility blinds you from seeing opportunities that could pass right in front of your closed eyelids, figuratively speaking. Keep an open mind. No matter what you have suffered, consider the possibility that the creator exists, it’s testing you and its waiting to be sought daily for guidance. Consider the possibility that in order to hear it, you’ll need to take time out in silence to quiet the chatter of the mind, which normally acts as a great noise drowning out the more subtle energy vibrations whispering inside you. If you’re still alive, you still have time to gather more evidence – the trial is still on.

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