Musing about brahman and process

[rachMiel]

Were brahman seen to be a process, the Process, rather than unchanging, Advaita would feel a whole lot righter to me. 

[WillCameron]

You might like this book - https://www.amazon.ca/Force-Persuasion-Process-Relational-Perspectives-Power/dp/1666784427

I'm reading it right now. It mainly takes a look at Christianity, but there are applications to Buddhism and if memory serves they mentioned Advaita. They also talk about political theory and axiology from a process perspective. I'd start with the two appendices and then read the rest though. Appendix A especially is phenomenal. 

[Leo Gura]

Anyone who says that God or Truth is unchanging, isn't very conscious.

That's not serious God-Realization.

Brahman is always dreaming.

The problem is that extremely few people understand what Brahman is. Mostly what you hear is people parroting ideas they heard, not a genuine understanding.

Brahman is fluid like the ocean. An infinite ocean of dreams.

Edited August 27, 2024 by Leo Gura

[Keryo Koffa]

There is no static God, when you say this is God then God is already something else

[rachMiel]

@WillCameron I'm familiar with the basics of process theology, though not with the book. Process philosophy makes a whole lot of sense to me, I've folded the ideas of Whitehead on process into my worldview. 

[rachMiel]

5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

The problem is that extremely few people understand what Brahman is

And it's easy to interpret Advaita teachings, even brilliant beautiful teachings, as reifying brahman, imputing attributes to it, trying to nail down the unnailable. It's definitely my Advaita bugaboo, and that's a toughie considering how fundamental it is to Advaita teachings! 

[rachMiel]

@Keryo Koffa Whitehead and the process theologists see God as processual.   

[gettoefl]

the question i submit is what's nicer, duality or non-duality

non-duality is the unlimited unimprovable state

duality meanwhile is basically a descent into madness

would god do thus? truth be told it already has

sure you are welcome to tamp down absolute reality to dream willy-nilly 

after doing so, you will know it's pretty crap and wholly unmemorable though it could be fun in some ways

begging the question would you do it again? open question at this point which you can argue both ways

Edited August 28, 2024 by gettoefl

[Ishanga]

God is about Creation, what if I were to tell You all there was something there before Creation, before God.. then what???

[Yimpa]

I am excited to discover what Braman is!