God or, a god?- 1-2-3 of God

[Guest guest]

Hey Andy,

I was struggling with this as well especially with my rejection with religion in

high school. Then I came across a meditaion/contemplation called the " 1-2-3 of

God. " the 1-2-3 means all the known human perspectives that we have and can

relate to God. The " 3 " being third person perspective as God as an It, for

example out in nature, in the environment, in the food, etc. Then there's the

" 2 " being 2nd person perspective of God as You, or Thou. This is where prayer,

surrender and humility sets in for me, to face the Infinite and a very intimate

2nd person encounter. My heart breaks open and it feels like I can love to

infinity when I allow the light and love of God to shine on me in the most

intimate way. Then there's the " 1 " being first person perspective of God as my

own Witness and primordial Self. A deep realization the God and I are not

separate but one and the same. Each time I rest in this awareness it gets deeper

and deeper.

 

I have learned that most religions emphasize the 2nd person perspective of God

and sometimes the 3rd person perspective, but it's extremely taboo to identify

with the 1st person perspective of God as I AM. And...(this was my case)

spiritual people, without religion, often emphasize the 1st person perspective

of God and 3rd person perspective of God but totally negate and reject God in

the 2nd person perspective. Too often (and this was my case as well) when one

doesn't have a 2nd person perspective relationship with God, throwing the baby

out with the bath water. and instead of going from the small self to the big

Self, one goes from the small ego to the big ego (which was my case as well).

Restoring my 2nd person perspective with God has been a really humbling

experience and each encounter with God as the infinite Thou, my heart breaks

open wider and wider and I realize how vast, how unknowable, how intimate God

really is.

 

My point being that it's important to cultivate all 3 perspectives of God and

not say God is only 1 or 2 of these perspectives, that would be trying to limit

the Infinite, lol!

 

Well I hope this has helped, coming across this for myself has been truly a

blessing and quite transforming.

 

blessings

craig

 

Here's a short version of this meditation and you can contemplate it for 1

minute or I like to meditate on it for 20 mintues to let it really sink in.

 

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The 1-2-3 of God

 

At any moment, you can experience God as a 3rd-person " It, " a 2nd-person " Thou, "

or a 1st-person " I. " Simply repeat the following sentences quietly to yourself,

letting each perspective arise gently and naturally.

 

---I contemplate God as all that is arising-the Great Perfection of this and

every moment.

---I behold and commune with God as an infinite Thou, who bestows all blessings

and complete forgiveness on me, and before whom I offer infinite gratitude and

devotion.

---I rest in God as my own Witness and primordial Self, the Big Mind that is one

with all.

---And in this ever-present, easy, and natural state, I go on about my day.

 

If you wish, you can replace the word " God " with any word of your choice that

evokes an Ultimate Being. It could be " Spirit, " " Jehovah, " " Allah, " " the Lord, "

or " the One. "

*****

 

 

 

 

, " andyrpreston "

<andyrpreston wrote:

>

> Hey guys, been a while since I last posted but have been focusing on a lot of

personal changes. Hope everyone is well!

>

> I have been tussling with the idea of God in my mind of late. This is the part

of this process thats been the biggest change for me. I have for many years

" prided " myself on a very logcial and scientific approach to life, shunning the

idea of God and religion with a whole barrage of well thought out arguments. Im

sure you've met the type!

>

> Well, to find myself suddenly having such a u-turn in thoughts and belief has

resulted in me having to look closely again at my beliefs and thoughts and to

rethink everything I thought I knew.

>

> The problem it has left me with is identifying with God. I don't know where to

start. I feel false praying when I dont know who Im praying to. I feel like Im

writing to someone Ive never met before and I feel like a fraud after so many

years of rejecting the idea of prayer.

>

> This post isn't a question, nor is it me asking for an answer. Im guessing I

need to just open myself up and see where my own feelings take me. But Im

interested to see how other people feel and if they encountered similar

feelings when they were suddenly presented with the concept of Kundalini in

their lives?

>

> Love to you all and my best wishes

>

> Andy

>

[Guest guest]

Craig, I like that! It breaks it down real simple, easy to understand. That

would be great to make a Sunday school lesson of, if I was still teaching a

class. I will have to save it and pass it on to my sister, maybe she can use it

in her class.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Blessings.

Lind

 

 

 

, " kundaflame "

<kundaflame wrote:

 

Thou, my heart breaks open wider and wider and I realize how vast, how

unknowable, how intimate God really is.

>

> My point being that it's important to cultivate all 3 perspectives of God and

not say God is only 1 or 2 of these perspectives, that would be trying to limit

the Infinite, lol!

>

> Well I hope this has helped, coming across this for myself has been truly a

blessing and quite transforming.

>

> blessings

> craig

>