Energy: what is it really?

[Brandon Nankivell]

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[RMQualtrough]

The best on Google is just:

"Energy, in physics, the capacity for doing work. It may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other various forms."

What do you think of that? In that regard my definition of God has infinite energy (potential).

[Eternal Unity]

It is everything. All there is. The Source. God. The Absolute. It has no beginning and no end. It is that which is unlimited. It is You. it is complete freedom. It is love.

[WelcometoReality]

1 hour ago, Brandon Nankivell said:

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It depends on what you want to point to with the word energy. In your own experience it might be feelings or mood. In a more theoretic context it might be electricity.

[kinesin]

There's no official consensus on what energy really 'is', similar to how there's no official consensus on what mathematics really 'is'.  Energy can be described and measured, its behaviour is quite well understood but if you're looking for a root causation, you might be disappointed.

Spiritual language gets the closest to what it is, imo.  It's a formless eternal lifeforce which exists within all things - without it, nothing would exist.  Ironically, that description is also perfectly compatible with the scientific view.  If you want to call it God, call it God.