[world-vedic] Creation Proof of God

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The material creation is proof of the existence of God

By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)

An excerpt from the forthcoming book: "How the Universe was Created and

Our Purpose In It."

via http://www.chakra.org

As the Vedic literature progressively explains, the fullest

understanding of God is that the Absolute Truth culminates in the

Supreme Person. All of creation comes from this Person. And the

material creation is proof of the existence of this Supreme

Personality.

 

After all, one of the questions that we can ask is, if God was merely

an impersonal void or great energy only, how can the impersonal create

the personal? How can a divine energy or force, or a non-entity, give

birth to, or create, entities? How can that without a personality

create the innumerable beings that have personalities and

characteristics and idiosyncrasies? So, if God was merely a nonentity,

or without activities, there would be no need for Him to create His

separated parts and parcels with whom He could have relationships or

loving exchanges. Actually, there would be no need of beings of any

kind, in which case there would be no need for a cosmic creation to

allow the materially inclined living beings to engage in material

relationships and activities. We need to remember that one of the

purposes of this creation is to allow the materially conditioned souls

the freedom to express their individuality. If this individuality was

not an intrinsic aspect of our nature, why would we have the propensity

for self-expression or the need to chase after so many desires? And

without it, once again, there would also be no need for a material

manifestation.

 

In other words, if the Ultimate Reality was but a void or great white

light only, in which there is no activity, what need would there be for

a cosmic creation in which the living beings are allowed to express so

many desires or activities? To explain further, it is said that variety

is the spice of life, and that particular spice or enjoyment is found

only in activities. Furthermore, activity is generally based on

relationships of various kinds with others. If we were all one, or all

merged into a void, there could be no relationships nor desires for

such.

 

Without individuality, there is no need for relationships, or activity,

loving exchanges, nor any variety or fun. In such a case, the Lord

would be inactive in a spiritual world that offered no variegatedness.

There would also be no need for a material creation where so many

relationships take place, or where the conditioned souls can chase

after their own particular material desires. Actually, there would be

no need for anything at all. However, we can plainly see all around us

that such is not the case. There are innumerable living beings of many

varieties of species, all determinedly engaged for self-preservation

and expression, and the fulfillment of so many desires.

 

Therefore, the material creation is proof of the existence of God. It

is proof of the personal form of the Supreme Being and the nature of

His parts and parcels to long for and engage in a variety of activities

and loving relationships, the highest of which is to engage in

spiritual loving relations with the Supreme Lord. This is our natural

constitutional position for which we have been brought into existence.

This is the eternal nature of the soul, our real identity. That is why

nothing will ever change our natural inclination toward varieties of

activities, individual self-expression, and the need to love and be

loved.