Table of Contents

Chapter 1

God 1/24/21.

1 God

Do you believe in God?  This question supposes that everyone believes in the same definition of the word "God".  Every religion that includes God has the definition of the word. 

Here we can define God as unknowable.  Like electricity, we do not know exactly what it is, but we know its effects.  Electricity produces magnetism, heat and light.  It can be used to carry information such as text, video and digital information.

Although God is unknowable, we can see the effects of God. Some people feel the presence of God and have conversation with God. God made nature itself. God made the universe including us. 

The universe is akin to God's art work.  Like a painting, it is much less than the Painter, but reflects some essence of the painter.  If a painter paints birds in clear detail, we know the painter is a keen observer of birds.

But nature is not a painting.  Natue is dynamic. It is constantly being born and dying.  Things grow and later decompose.  We witness life and death.

Nature is built with an absolute organization.  The laws of nature are complete, and finished. The smallest atom follows the laws of nature as well as the planets that revolve around the sun.  All the laws together form a single law, as all laws work together.

But nature by itself, it not intelligent.  A fire does not know what it burns, water will refresh life, or take it away.  There are no voluntary movements save those of animals and humans.

So if nature itself is not intelligent, where does nature obtain its design?  It is from God.  Through keen observation of nature, we can conclude that the maker of the universe must be an extremely intelligent mathematician and designer. 

If we study mechanical dynamics, we find laws of linear motion, velocity and acceleration.  There are laws governing pendulums, gravity, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, Ohms Law governing electricity, laws of reflection and refraction in optics, and so on.  Most of these laws can be expressed as simple algebraic formulas.

We are part of nature too, but we do have intelligence.  We have purpose and understanding.  We have bodies build from nature, and we are intelligent.  But, as we said, nature is not intelligent, so we are more than just nature.  Our intelligence allows us to understand and appreciate some small part of God beyond nature.  So we have a drop of God within us.

 I know this sounds crazy to some people, but I have talked to God, and He/She answers my questions.  Sometimes He/She says do my homework. Study.

One time I asked God about Pi.  Why is it such a crazy number.  God told me that he made ellipses and circles were man's ideal. So I tried to find the ratio of the circumference to the two diameters of a ellipse. There was absolute equation, only equations that gave approximate answers.  Prior religions often see God as mean and harsh. 

The Origins of Religions

I have wondered why religions were created.  I found a good answer in a book titled "This Believing World" by Lewis Browne. 

Browne takes us back to the beginnings of civilization. Life of early humans was based of fear of the unknown. Life was hard.  People died for often mysterious reasons and the primitive mind made up spirits that where everywhere. An overwhelming fear pervaded their tribes.  Everyone suffered and their main concern was basic survival.

Tribes of about 200 members allowed for several hunting groups.  The hunting groups needed organization so they would not overlap territories and hunting strategies.  Leadership was needed to accomplish these tasks.

 Leaders did not last long because they were often wrong and no food was found.  It was mostly a matter of luck.

Tribes that had long term leadership where more successful with a stable government that inspired confidence, security and optimism, and keep members calm, allowing rational thinking and effectiveness.

Leaders easily lost confidence especially in hard times. If the leader could deflect blame to the tribe, instead of himself, if things went bad it was no longer their fault.

Because their was a strong belief in spirits everywhere, tribal members wanted to make the spirits happy so they would not bring problems to them.

As rituals evolved, the leaders became more rigorous in their "understanding" of the spirits. They required certain rituals and strict coherence to the observing taboo protocol.

If the spirits were not pleased, then bad luck followed. But the leader now could say its your fault. This is where the concept of sin came from.  But the leader was not to blame for bad luck, it was tribe members who were sinful.

The Origins of Modern Day Belief

Most of the western religions today insists that to be a member you have to belief in their doctrine.  But it was not always that way.  Beliefs prior to 17th century were thought to be more of an inward quality.  People were somewhat free to discuss the ideas in the Bible or Quran.

Today, science itself has become a religion itself.  The theory of the "big bang" has been detailed, yet now body was there.  The only evidence of the big bang is that universe is expanding based on the red shift of far away galaxies.  It is a good story, but it will change as we learn more about the universe.  Science is a method of investigation, not a collection of religious facts.  Science encourages us to discover more facts.

If you find that taking a shower in the morning works well for you, you have made a scientific discovery about yourself.  In the same way you investigate various practices such as mediation, prayer, and chanting and see if they work.  This is science in the true sense at work. 

Being Happy

One way to be happy is to have a lot of friends who share common interests.   Having a lot of friends seems a good deal.  All we have to do is make others happy. The process has its drawbacks in that you do not have time to be intuitive and understand life in a deeper way.

Being intuitive allows one to explore themselves and their own abilities. Having a lot of friends, and no time for yourself blocks your own understanding.  

Spiritual World

At this point the reader can some of these concepts to figure out for themselves if there is a spiritual world.  Is it a simulation, or another world similar to the physical (distal) world.  It could be a world of information.

If it is a world of information this is where animals get information on how to do things. Watch a robin look for food on what looks like a empty lawn.  But the lawn is not empty for the bird. The bird knows where the insects and worms are located.  The same is true for even a rock.  A rock knows how to conform to the laws of nature, as it is connected to this information world.

The reader is asked to consider questions concerning life after death, reincarnation, and feeling the presence of the divine.  What part does music have with the spiritual world?

Executive Brain Cells   

When the departments within the brain are pulling together the person does not feel inner conflict.  Each department is in harmony with each other.

Belief in God

According to a Gallup poll (2017), 87% of Americans believed in God.  There must be something that makes this belief attractive.

The universe seems to be built by an intelligent Being.  This Being seems to understand mathematics as most of the laws of nature reduce to simple algebraic equations. 

There seems to be intelligence in the universe. The birds do not go to school, yet they can find food somehow in a lawn that seems so barren to us.

Rocks do not study how to behave, but they follow the laws of physics exactly. When they are thrown they know what path to take, what speed to move and when to lay back down on the ground.  We learn from the rocks how the universe works. 

So seeing the effects of some force that makes nature work the way it does, perhaps if we try we can tap into this Source.

Link Between Source and Our Soul

One of the proofs of God is the feeling we get when we are close to God. Out soul can travel from the top brain cells upwards towards the Source and receive wisdom.  The same mechanism works for the top brain cells. We can find peace and direction only by going towards God (if you like beyond the top brain cell).

Much of this is mysterious, but try to reach towards this power and see what happens when you have a reference and do not have to reinvent the wheel every time you need to choose the right way.

Without a reference there would be no right or wrong.  Science is a tool, and a very good one, but it is not a religion. It can change as new things are discovered.

We Need a Reference

With pure science, there is no right and wrong.  Science is descriptive and is not set up to give advice on how to live your life.  If you select a mate by filling out a form, how wrong this would be on many levels. First the prospective mates would easily say would you wanted to hear.

Higher Consciousness

Higher consciousness can be explained rather well by understanding what are known as charkas. A charka is a stare of consciousness.  Traditionally there are seven charkas. You may think of them as different energy centers or nerve centers. The charkas include:

• Fear Charka -High sense of threat relieved by flight or fight

• Sex Charka -Seeking the pleasure of a climax

• Power Charka -Wanting to control people for pleasure

• Heart Charka-Feeling the awe of love

• Teaching Charka-Feeling of passing experience and knowledge

• Intuitive Charka -Deep knowing and belief

• Crown Charka -Being with Source

The first three Charkas stimulate the nervous system and limit progress.  The last four Charkas calm the nervous system and allow access to reference.