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The 3 Steps to God

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'The first school I will tell you about is styled the dualistic school. The dualists believe that God, who is the creator of the universe and its ruler, is eternally separate from nature, eternally separate from the human soul. God is eternal; nature is eternal; so are all souls. Nature and the souls become manifested and change, but God remains the same. According to the dualists, again, this God is personal in that He has qualities, not that He has a body. He has human attributes; He is merciful, He is just, He is powerful, He is almighty, He can be approached, He can be prayed to, He can be loved, He loves in return, and so forth. In one word, He is a human God, only infinitely greater than man; He has none of the evil qualities which men have. 'He is the repository of an infinite number of blessed qualities' -- that is their definition.'

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the world according to garp by Ned Lud on Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:52:16 AM
For those interested in further reading on God, by Daniel Geery on Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:58:02 PM
For those interested in seeing God: One step! by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:52:29 AM
Cute.... by M. Wizard on Saturday, Dec 3, 2011 at 11:22:31 AM
Dualism by Jim Arnold on Monday, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:57:44 AM
What little I understand of this.... by M. Wizard on Monday, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:41:36 AM
For more info on Swamiji.... by M. Wizard on Monday, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:58:26 AM
Ordinary people by Jim Arnold on Monday, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:49:27 AM
Excellent question and/or comment.... by M. Wizard on Monday, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:40:49 AM