Panentheism - Short Articles

June 09th, 2018

6/9/2018

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What does modern science reinforce about the significance of existence, life?

Modern science indicates that we, humans, do not exist at the center.

This implies that ours is not the only relationship that has significance to the Causative Force.

Existence, life, souls in general, must have significance to the Causative Force.

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The humbling ideas seem to never end.

No wonder the concept of not being the center was so disturbing.

Now we begin to understand that we are not the center of the universe.

We begin to understand that there are other intelligent life forms in space.

We begin to understand we are not the center of the Causative Force’s attention.

We are one of many.

As we begin to realize that we are not the center of the universe, we begin to realize we are not irreplaceable as a species.

No wonder Copernicus’ book, Concerning the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, written in 1543, was placed on the index of forbidden books by the Catholic Church for over three hundred years, finally ending in 1853.

Modern science definitely humbled us in terms of our own significance as a species.

But science also opened up the idea that life may be so important, it most probably exists in many places throughout the universe.

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So if we are not the center of attention, then what is our function?

And if, as the Hindus profess, we have a soul which is eternal, then what is its purpose, and what of the Buddhist concept of our responsibility to work at eliminating suffering?

And what of the Christian belief that we must love one another?

And what about the Islamic concept that justice will be a part of eternity?

Why is ontology able to argue the existence of a Causative Force so forcefully without involving religion?

All these ideas reinforce the concept of a Causative Force being so big that we have nowhere else to exist but within Her.

And if we are within the Causative Force, then all these ideas take on an elevated significance.

By understanding the possibility of our being within the Causative Force, the ideas that serve as the foundations of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, ontology, modern science, become logical, become so significant, the repercussions they attempt to generate in society become logical, rational, significant to us not just in terms of today, but in terms of eternity.

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5/15/2018

What does the conceptual framework of symbiosis have to offer us?

Symbiosis: An interaction between individuals of different species (symbiants). The term symbiosis is usually restricted to interactions in which both species benefit but it may be used for other close associations. Many symbioses are obligatory (i.e. the participants cannot survive without the interactions); for example, a lichen is an obligatory symbiotic relationship between a blue-green bacterium and a fungus.
–Oxford Concise Science Dictionary, p. 709
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So much is being said here: “An interaction between individuals of different species...usually restricted...but may be used...”

The number of different types of relationships are enormous, ranging from the extremely negative to the extremely positive.

But one thing stands out in terms of its consistency.

The third edition of the American Heritage Dictionary defines species as, “A fundamental category of taxonomic classification.”

Taxonomy is then defined as, “The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.”

Natural relationship is the key word.

The operative idea for the concept of symbiosis is natural relationship.

What is a natural relationship?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines natural as, “present in or produced by nature.”

Nature is then defined as, “the forces and processes that produce and control all the phenomena of the material world.”

Relationship is defined as, “the condition or fact of being related: connection or association.”

A symbiotic relationship does not have to be one involving physical life forms.

It is simply a natural relationship between symbiants, related life forms having some form of connection or association where they depend upon each other to some degree.

Spiritual or living abstract life forms could exist in a symbiotic relationship.

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It is interesting to note that, for thousands of years, religions have been telling us we have some form of connection, association with an abstract entity that produced the universe.

Over time, our perceived relationship with the Causative Force has changed.

There is nothing to date indicating that our understanding of this relationship is complete.

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5/12/2018

How does a Causative Force needing you reinforce the significance of the concept of panentheism?

If a Causative Force is truly omnipresent, then you would be located within the Causative Force.

The question then becomes would an entity as vast as a Causative Force allow something neutral or negative to exist within Her awareness?

There would be no choice.

If the Causative Force is truly omnipresent, everywhere, there is nowhere else to put you.
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If you are within the Causative Force, there would be three possibilities re-
garding your purpose in terms of your eternal soul:

1. You are needed by the Causative Force, the entity within which you are located.

2. You are a detriment to the Causative Force, the entity within which you
are located.

3. Your existence has not effected the Causative Force within which you are
located. You are a neutral substance, tolerated by the Causative Force.

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Under panentheism, the question is, “Does the Causative Force need you?”

In other words, would your existence be one that contributes to the Causative Force within which you exist in a positive manner, a neutral manner, a negative manner or any combination of the three?

All of these could be a possibility, but any of these possibilities still leads to the basic concept that you affect the Causative Force.

Even being a neutral element to a Causative Force is significant for that implies a recognition of your existence.

Taking up space, taking up a portion of the actual awareness of a Causative Force, is in itself significant.

Logically speaking, however, if the Causative Force has the vast powers, knowledge, and presence that modern day religions profess, it does not seem logical that it would tolerate something existing within it if that item had no meaning.

The universe, as complex as it seems, and your existence within that universe tends to imply that you must have some form of significance.

If we have free will, we should give that some thought, for that would in turn imply that we each could choose the type of impact – positive, negative or neither – we have upon the Causative Force Herself.

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5/3/2018

#5. What does the concept of panentheism have to offer us as individuals?

Panentheism is a Greek term which, when broken down by syllable, means all–in–God. Panentheism offers us a place to exist, we, you and I, within the Causative Force.
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Panentheism is the concept that all major religions preach but do not neces-
sarily accept.

If the Causative force were truly omnipresent, then there is only one place our universe could exist, and that would be within the Causative Force Her- self.

The idea of being within the Causative Force is what is rejected by western religions.

Existing inside the Causative Force means we, you and I, would be nothing less than a portion of the Causative Force. Imagine what this means.

You are located, not near the Causative Force, but actually inside Her.

All the concepts you assign to the Causative Force, whether it be eternity, intolerance of suffering, love, justice, rationality, observability, all come from, are a part of, are character- istics of the Causative Force, for they all lie within the Causative Force.

All are important, for if you exist within the Causative Force, you are immersed in all these characteristics. Religions often reject each other. But why? Which characteristic can we afford to remove from the Causative Force within which we exist?
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Eastern and western religions hold to the premise of omnipresence. Western religions, however, add their own twist to this concept.

Most western religions agree the Causative Force is so big that She is omnipresent, all present.

They add a qualifier, however, for they then go on to say that the universe within which we exist is not a part of Her.

And why do they do such an odd thing?

They do so because they have never been able to come up with a logical reason as to how “sin,” how “bad” actions and events could take place in a truly loving or just God.

And so it is that western religions left the true concept of “omnipresence” of the Causative Force behind.

This action has caused western religions to forge ahead with a Causative Force concept less than omnipresent and that, in turn, has accentuated the major social dilemmas we have to face daily.

Without true omnipresence, we cannot define life – eternal or physical.

Without a definition of life, we cannot resolve the issues of abortion, cloning, mercy killings, artificial intelligence, extraterrestrial life, androids, abusive behavior, fetal tissue research, religious tolerance, and on and on.

April 24th, 2018

4/24/2018

What does the conceptual framework of ecological niche have to offer us?

Ecological niche: The status or role of an organism in its environment. An organism’s niche is defined by the types of food it consumes, its predators, temperature, tolerances, etc. Two species cannot coexist stably if they oc- cupy identical niches.
–Oxford Concise Science Dictionary, p 234

The status or role an organism plays in its environment is usually set first and then the organism develops to fill the niche – not the other way around. Plants use sunlight to convert the sun’s energy into stored food to be used later when the sun is not shining. Plants do not have to move about; they are able to store the excess energy in a form that allows them to survive periods when the sun is hidden by clouds during the day and darkness at night. Plant-eating animals developed to use the excess food the plants produced. They learned to move about in order to go from one plant location to another. Animal-eating animals developed to use the energy stored in plant-eating animals. They developed the ability to move fast in order to catch the slower moving plant-eating animals.

This process continued up the food chain with niches becoming more specialized. And then we come to humans. Humanity appears to be the most sophisticated animal on earth. Humanity is unique for many reasons and its relationship within ecological niches is just one interesting example. Ecological niches for plants and animals are created by nature, but humanity appears to have created its own niche.

We may have evolved over a period of millions of years. The point being addressed here is not evolution of our species, but rather the evolutionary development of our ecological niche. We may have started by filling an eco- logical niche, but we now seem to be in a niche of our own making. We appear to be the only life form in our solar system searching for meaning. We have developed our societies in such a manner that we are capable of seeking knowl- edge for knowledge’s sake. Or is there another reason? We may not appear to be filling an ecological niche within this physical universe but perhaps we are filling a niche created by the very existence of the universe itself.

Regarding panentheism and pluralism

4/21/2018

Reverend (name withheld)

Your perception that the work regarding panentheism being pluralistic in nature is incorrect unless one considers the concept of God being the Creator of the physical universe as held by almost all religions globally (even though they use a variety of names for the Creator) is a pluralistic concept.

The work is intended to assist humankind strengthen their understanding of God and generate a correction of the social vector we are experiencing as a society. The social vector that needs adjusting: God is simply a myth perpetuated by ancient cultures, simply a fantasy, hoax, superstition to which the ignorant cling.

My concern is our becoming a Godless society. Mao, Stalin, Hitler, and Pol Pot are recent canaries in the mine which warn, clearly demonstrate what we as a species and as individuals will have to endure should we continue along the path of rejecting God.

Clearly the disparaging of God threatens Christianity. The most fundamental foundation upon which Christianity rests is not Christ but rather the foundation of the existence of Christ, upon which Christianity rests, itself rests upon the foundation of the existence of God the Father.

Without God the Father, God the Almighty, God the ultimate Creator, Christianity would evaporate into simply being nothing more than another form of Greek mythology to be studied by historians within the arena of mythology.

It is for this reason, we as Christians, need to pay more attention to strengthening our species’ understanding of God beginning with the development of rational arguments supporting the truth of God’s very existence.

The Atheists and Secularists understand the most effective way to undermine Christianity, undermine all religions simultaneously, is to throw doubt upon the most fundamental foundation of all religions including Christianity, namely, the reality of God’s existence.

My most recent web site, panentheismaddressing.com, will give you a clearer understanding as to what I am doing. I apologize for not sending that address to you originally but at the time I wrote you, the site was off line due to a problem with the hosting site.

October 03rd, 2017

10/3/2017

Panentheism and a universal philosophy

How do the concepts of philosophy, religion, and science reinforce the concept of panentheism?

They do not; what is taking place is that panentheism is reinforcing the concepts of the significance of philosophy, religion, and science.

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Science: symbiosis states that all elements within the whole impact upon the
potential of the whole, all elements within the whole make the whole what it is, and any element removed from the whole diminishes the potential of the whole. Science tries to understand the whole, the dynamics of the whole, the relationship of reality to Reality, and what part we play within the two.

No part of the whole can exist without affecting the whole. ‘Negatives’, ‘positives,’ whatever words we wish to use, have the same basic results.

They both create change.

And we, you and I, are a part of it. You and I together have a purpose in reality and, therefore, in Reality.

Religion: panentheism states that Reality exists outside our universe and is omnipresent.

Whether or not this Reality itself is a closed or open system (see Entropy) is beyond our comprehension at this point.

However, understanding the concept of our reality lying within the greater Reality is not.

If the Causative Force is what we lie within, then it is the Causative Force we impact.

If we do not lie within the Causative Force, the entity within which both we and our Causative Force lie within is truly ‘the’ Causative Force.

Whichever case, we lie within something.

Philosophy: panentheism states that the union of science and religion is symbolized by the ring of reason.

The butterfly effect is alive and well and you and I are the butterflies.

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Philosophy is not to repaint the pieces.

Rather, philosophy is to direct the assembly of the pieces using the advantage it has of being able to stand back and view the construction of the picture from a distance.

There should be a place for everyone.

The picture will not be complete if it throws away pieces of the puzzle science and religion have worked so arduously to discover.

No unified view should ignore blood spilled in the past that saturated the soil of our planet earth, discolored our rivers, lakes, and oceans, and fell from sky.

The picture we obtain of the Causative Force, Reality, will indubitably be painted upon a canvas of red that can only accentuate Her character.

August 02nd, 2017

8/2/2017

What do philosophy, religion, and science imply about our significance in eternity?

Science: the universe being initiated does not exist in isolation.

Religion: the universe being created is not the ultimate.

Philosophy: the universe, reality, is tied to the Greater Reality.

The Human species has a unique view to offer eternity.

At this point, we do not yet know for sure what it is, but we seem to be the only life form in this solar system with the capacity for an altruistic abstract perception embracing the rights of the individual, be they human or otherwise.

This unique altruistic abstract percepion seems to be entrenched within us as a species.

Our whole history appears to have been headed in this altruistic direction.

There is no doubt that our history has been filled with atrocious actions indicating just the opposite, but upon closer examination, our species has made valiant sacrifices to repulse the permanency of all such actions.

The heroism, the self-sacrifice, the willingness to give up everything one possesses, including one’s own life, in order to protect the rights of the individual to journey life unimpeded by others has been a magnificent story to watch unfold.

Our history as a species is not one of despair and negativism; it is one of hope and glory. Our history is not one of a glass half empty, but rather one of a glass half full and rising.

We are continually adding to our history of compassion for life, love of nature, and understanding of our significance to the Greater Reality by existing in reality.

The longer science searches, the closer it comes to concluding that our universe, our physical reality, is limited.

Science is beginning to understand that we, Homo sapiens, are but one of many life forms capable of abstract awareness that may be a part of total abstract awareness.

Our universe may very well not exist in isolation.

Life forms within this universe may well be only one of many life forms throughout Reality.

Religion senses this larger Reality, understanding that our existence within this smaller reality physicalness may have a significant part to play within the greater Reality.

And philosophy may be on the verge of getting back on task and develop its first unified view, a model of a universal philosophy explaining our significance in eternity.

Panentheism may well prove to be the path leading to philosophy’s getting back on task of developing a universal philosophy explaining our significance in eternity.

A unified view would be a means of providing a foundation beneath all three – science, religion, and philosophy.

August 1, 2017

8/1/2017

What significance does symbiotic panentheism have to offer not just our human species but other life forms in the universe?

Just as symbiosis offers us, as individuals and as the life form Homo sapiens, a new understanding of our significance, it offers the same elevated form of significance to all life forms in the universe.

This is truly one of the most exciting aspects of the universal philosophy generated by panentheism.

This is what ‘universal’ means.

Universal is not a concept tied to life existing on just this planet.

Universal is a concept tied to the universe.

Universal is a concept which exists as close to truth as we are able to draw beyond a ‘reasonable doubt’.

Universal is a concept which we will find existing not only in the open spaces of the universe but seeping into the small cracks and crevices marking the ‘perfectly’ smooth surface of the container bounding our physical universe.

Universal is a concept we will clutch to our chests as we sense fear and doubt with the unraveling of the secrets of the heavens within which we live.

Universal is a concept we will undoubtedly ponder over, time and time again, as we reflect upon our past and recall the horrible events of the past we inflicted upon each other.

Universal is a concept which will allow us to forgive ourselves for all the atrocious actions individuals, our whole species, committed against the Causative Force using the name of the Causative Force as an excuse.

And what is a universal truth(s)?

A universal truth(s) is most likely something abstract rather than physical.

A universal truth(s) is something characteristic of what this physical universe is immersed within.

And if this is the case, if this/these ‘truth(s)’ is/are truly universal, it applies to, belongs to all life forms in the universe, not just to ourselves.

March 27th, 2017

3/27/2017

What significance does symbiosis have to us as a species?

Our species has existed for thousands of years. Our experiences over these thousands of years have molded us and our beliefs as a species and as individuals.

To discard everything we have learned over the millennia would be ludicrous.

The suffering has been enormous.

Blood has covered the fields, colored the waters, seeped deep into the earth.

Wails of despair and desperation have reached to and through the very boundaries of the universe.

Tears have been so numerous they would cause the greatest floods to pale.

The sadness, fear, yearning, pleas for mercy, ... cannot be ignored.

And why is it that the negatives are the ones being stressed here?

The negatives are being stressed because it is not the wonderful, warm, and awe inspiring events we want to reduce significantly.

It is the future negative aspects and experiences of our species we want to reduce.

It is the future painful actions of our species we want to push aside in order to make room for the positive.

It is the future despair and despondence we want to squeeze into a box and set aside in order to allow the positives to become substantially dominant in our society as we drag our social presence throughout the heavens.

But what of the negatives?

The negatives have molded us and shaped us.

How can we let these go?

Aren’t we afraid we will lose what these negative experiences had to offer us if we reduce their occurrences in the future?

There has been so much pain and suffering in the past, how could it be that there is not enough to last forever?

How could it be that if all awareness becomes a part of total awareness, that there would not be enough pain and suffering for all pieces of awareness to share when these pieces are once again immersed within the total sum of awareness?

Knowing our history as a species, how could we ever believe we have not contributed more than our share of the negative?

How could we ever believe we must suffer more for the good of the whole?

Our species has suffered enough.

We may have done this through self infliction, but we have suffered it nonetheless.

It is time to move on and this can only be done through understanding where we are located and why we exist.

We are located within the Whole.

We are located within God/Brahma/The All/... (panentheism) and as such all the negatives all the suffering, all the pain remains within The All, becomes a memory of The All.

We must never forget, for we have no right to let all the suffering endured by members of our past go in vain.

We must not ignore the suffering in our past.

The only way to avoid repeating the past is to remember the past.