The self-deceit of a believer starts with seeing hand of God in everything that happens in his life. As soul is to the human body, God is to the soul. Nothing exists without God. But the role of God is that of a witness, an observer who permits the individual to act according to his own free will. When the knowledge is focused outward, the soul experiences the material world through the body (senses). When the knowledge is inward oriented, the soul realizes that there is an observer within. The construction of temples is to recreate that observer in the material world to act as a reminder.
When the soul experiences the material world through the senses, impressions are carefully indexed and stored in the individual's mind. These impressions are memories. The first impression of an individual is his attachment to his mother. The individual learns from the parents and also from one's own experiences, thus paving the way for the mind to become conditioned. It is very hard to forget once an impression is acquired by the individual.
The individual is solely responsible for his actions and its consequences. When the consequences become unbearable, it is human nature to call out for help and to expect respite or rescue by a supernatural entity that is supposed to work miracles in the material world to save the individual from the consequences. The individual often forgets that the respite is within.
The ever changing nature of one's subjective reality will ensure that nothing continues indefinitely. All experiences will pass. Even if the individual succumbs to the pressure of the consequences he is facing, he will be reborn until he voluntarily and consciously turns inwards, resist the temptations of the past impressions and desists completely from self gratification. The purpose of one's life then becomes resistance. The means for this resistance is service in the name of God, the witness.
When the soul experiences the material world through the senses, impressions are carefully indexed and stored in the individual's mind. These impressions are memories. The first impression of an individual is his attachment to his mother. The individual learns from the parents and also from one's own experiences, thus paving the way for the mind to become conditioned. It is very hard to forget once an impression is acquired by the individual.
The individual is solely responsible for his actions and its consequences. When the consequences become unbearable, it is human nature to call out for help and to expect respite or rescue by a supernatural entity that is supposed to work miracles in the material world to save the individual from the consequences. The individual often forgets that the respite is within.
The ever changing nature of one's subjective reality will ensure that nothing continues indefinitely. All experiences will pass. Even if the individual succumbs to the pressure of the consequences he is facing, he will be reborn until he voluntarily and consciously turns inwards, resist the temptations of the past impressions and desists completely from self gratification. The purpose of one's life then becomes resistance. The means for this resistance is service in the name of God, the witness.
