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Re: Impersonalism is Unintelligent - Bhagav
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Subject: Re: Impersonalism is Unintelligent - Bhagav
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From: cbwillis@netcom.com (C. B. Willis)
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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 21:38:46 GMT
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Apparently-To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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From cbwillis@netcom.com Sun Feb 5 16: 29:54 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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References: <3guagi$gkt@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
I grew up with the idea of a personal God, then when I studied
Vedanta I moved to the idea of an impersonal God very easily, then later
my practice moved back to a personal God. Now I see the impersonal and
the personal God as two sides to the same coin.
Now if I can get really ecumenical here :), Hegel notes that
phenomenologically (to our experience), Spirit "splits" into:
1) spiritual substance, and 2) the consciousness to perceive it.
I would see the impersonal God as akin to spiritual substance,
and the personal God as the consciousness that perceives (and emanates) it.
- CBW
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