Adopting this Neoplatonic idea of God as the one who can only be felt by the longing soul, but not grasped by the reason, Bahya finds it superfluous to prove the incorporeality of God. The question with him is rather, How can we know a being who is so far beyond our mental comprehension that we can not even define Him? In answering this, Bahya distinguishes between two different kinds of attributes; namely, essential attri ...

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God, God - Definition, God - Concept of God, God - Attributes of God, God - Etymology, God - Capitalization, God - Names of God, God - History of monotheism, God - Theology, God - Conceptions of God, God - Abrahamic conceptions, God - Conceptions of God in Hinduism, God - Christian Monism, God - The Ultimate, God - Aristotelian definition of God, God - Modern views, God - Notes and references, God - Popular Culture

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Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians ask questions such as, 'What is the nature of God?' What does it mean for God to be singular? If people believe in God as a duality or trinity, what do these terms signify? Is God transcendent, immanent, or some mix of the two? What is the relationship between God and the universe, and God and mankind? Theism holds that God is both transcendent and immanent; thus, God is simultaneously infinite a ...

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God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being ascribed by many religions to be the creator, ruler and/or the sum total of, existence. Conceptions of God vary widely, despite the common use of the same term for them all. God - Definition. God - Concept of God. In many Western religions, God is usually said to have a specific and clearly defined relationship to, and interest in, the happenings of this world and the lives of those in it. Metaphors for God's relationship t ...

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God - Names of God God - History of monotheism God - Theology God - Conceptions of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions God - Conceptions of God in Hinduism God - Christian Monism God - The Ultimate God - Aristotelian definition of God God - Modern views
God - Notes and references God - Popular Culture

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Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव or श्रीशिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as "shιvə") is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Adi Sankara interprets the name Śiva to mean "One who purifies everyone by the utterance of His name" or the Pure One. That is, Śiva is unaffected by the three gunas (characteristics) of Prakrti (matter): Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. Śiva is "the destroyer", ...

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Many arguments for the existence of God have been made over the years. Arguments for the existence of God - Arguments for the necessity of God. These arguments can be classified under two headings. First are the strictly logical or metaphysical arguments; these arguments seek to prove that the existence of a being with at least one attribute that only God could have is logically necessary. Arguments for the existence of God - Metaphysical arguments. The chief such argumen ...

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Arguments for the existence of God - Metaphysical arguments Arguments for the existence of God - Empirical arguments
Arguments for the existence of God - Arguments for the belief in God Arguments for the existence of God - The theological status of the arguments

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Anthropopathy (Greek ανθρωπος, anthropos, "human", παθος, pathos, "suffering") is the attribution of human emotion to a non-human being, generally a god. The term anthropomorphism refers to non-humans taking human shape, rather than emotion. This term may encompass both meanings in common usage. See also. God Nature of God Philo's view of God Uncanny Valley Category: Emotion

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The 99 Names of God also known as The 99 attributes of Allah, according to Islamic tradition, are the names of God revealed to man in the Qur'an. 99 Names of God - Source. In one Islamic tradition, the prophet Muhammad used to call God by all his names: "Allahumma inni ad`uka bi asma'ika al-husna kulliha" "O God, I invoke you with all of your beautiful names." (Narrated by Ibn Maja, book of Du`a; and by Imam Malik in his Muwatta', Kitab al-Shi`r) ...

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99 Names of God - Source 99 Names of God - Personal Names 99 Names of God - Palm of the Hand 99 Names of God - List of Names 99 Names of God - 100th Name of God
99 Names of God - Sufism 99 Names of God - Mahdi 99 Names of God - Other Traditions

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The state of ‘’baqâ’’ ( permanency), is life with God, through God, in God, for God. It is the summit of the mystical manazil ( Abodes ) . Here there are three degrees, each one referring to a particular aspect of the divine theophanies as principle of existence and its qualitative evolution: faith - knowledge - grace. Baqaa - Aspects. Baqaa - First aspect: The level of acts. The first aspect of the Sufi permanency is situated at the level of acts. The action of the Suf ...

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Baqaa - Aspects
Baqaa - First aspect: The level of acts Baqaa - Second aspect: The level of qualities and attributes Baqaa - Third aspect: The level of the essence
Baqaa - Resource

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Hermeticism is either of two things: A tradition of study and practice of occult philosophy and magic. The deliberate use of obscure, convoluted, or esoteric imagery in various arts. Hermeticism - Hermeticism as Magic. Hermeticism is the study and practice of occult philosophy and magic, of a type associated with writings attributed to the god Hermes Trismegistus, "Thrice-Greatest Hermes," a syncretistic deity who combines aspects of the Greek god Hermes an ...

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Stotras are Hindu prayers that praise aspects of God, such as Devi, Siva, or Vishnu. Stotras, according to Swami Tapasyananda, are invariably uttered aloud and consist of chanting verses conveying the glory and attributes of God. The three most famous and sacred stotras in Hinduism are Lalitha Sahasranama, Shri Rudram Chamakam, and Vishnu Sahasranama. Other famous Stotras are: Sri Ramraksha Stotra, Sri Maruti Stotra. Shruti (primary scriptures): Vedas | U

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In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιταν, plural Τιτανες) are among a series of gods, some of whom opposed Zeus and the Olympian gods in their ascent to power. Others who opposed the gods include the Gigantes, Typhon, and Ophioneus. Greeks of the Classical age knew of several poems about the war between the gods and many of the Titans. The dominant one, and the only one that has survived, was the Theogony attributed to Hesiod. A lost epic Titanomachy attributed to the blind Thracian bard Tham ...

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Righteousness in this article refers to the important theological concept in Judaism and Christianity. In one sense, it is an attribute of God whereby he is said to be holy and righteous. In another sense it refers to the righteousness of man; either his inherent righteousness (or the lack thereof), or his potential right standing before God or as being "judged" or "reckoned" as righteous by God (as the patriarch Abraham was in Genesis). Righteousness - Etymology. The English word ri ...

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Righteousness - Etymology Righteousness - Righteousness in the Hebrew Bible
Righteousness - Hebrew Definition of Righteousness
Righteousness - Righteousness in the New Testament

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Omnipotence (literally, "all power") is power with no limits or inexhaustible, in other words, unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to God. Theists hold that examples of God's omnipotence include Creation and miracles. In most monotheistic religions, God is described as omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent. Omnipotence - Meanings of omnipotence. Between people of different faiths, or indeed even between people of the same faith, the term o ...

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Omnipotence - Meanings of omnipotence Omnipotence - Rejection of omnipotence
Omnipotence - Philosophical grounds: process theology Omnipotence - Scriptural grounds
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Sincerity of purpose is the theme treated in the fifth "gate", called "Yihud ha-Ma'aseh" (Consecration of Action to God); literally, "Unification of Action." According to Bahya, nothing is more repulsive to the pious soul than the hypocrite. Bahya regarded skepticism as the chief means of seducing people to hypocrisy and all other sins. At first, says Bahya, the seducer will cast into man's heart doubt concerning immortality, to offer a welcome excuse for sensualism; and, should he fail, he will awaken doubt concerning God and divine ...

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The sixth gate, "Sha'ar ha-Keni'ah," deals with humility. Humility is said to be manifested in gentle conduct toward one's fellowman, whether he be of equal standing or superior, but especially in one's attitude toward God. Humility springs from a consideration of the low origin of man, the vicissitudes of life, and one's own failings and shortcomings compared with the duties of man and the greatness of God; so that all prid ...

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Trust in God forms the title and the subject of the fourth gate, "Sha'ar ha-Bitachon." Greater than the magical power of the alchemist who creates treasures of gold by his art is the power of trust in God, says Bahya; for he alone who confides in God is independent and satisfied with what he has, and enjoys rest and peace without envying any one. Yet only God, whose wisdom and goodness comprise all times and all circumstances, can be implicitly confided in; for God provides for all His creatures out of true love, ...

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The next gate, entitled Shaar Heshbon ha-Nefesh, Gate of Self-Examination, contains an exhortation to take as serious view as possible of life, its obligations and opportunities for the soul's perfection, in order to attain to a state of purity in which is unfolded the higher faculty of the soul, which beholds the deeper mysteries of God, the sublime wisdom and beauty of a higher world inaccessible to other men Bahya devotes Shaar ha-Perishut, Gate of Seclusion from the World, to the relation of true religi ...

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Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God

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Bahya then proceeds, following chiefly Saadia Gaon and the Motekallamin (teachers of the Kalam), to prove the unity of God by showing: (1) All classes, causes, and principles of things lead back to one principal cause. (2) The harmony of all things in nature, the interdependence of all creatures, the wondrous plan and wisdom displayed in the structure of the greatest and smallest of animal beings, from the elephant to the ant, all point to one great designer—the physico-theological argument of Aristotle. (3) ...

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In this view, such understanding necessarily leads man to the worship of God, to which the third section, "Sha'ar Avodat Elohim" (Gate of Divine Worship), is devoted. Every benefit received by man, says Bahya, will evoke his thankfulness in the same measure as it is prompted by intentions of doing good, though a portion of self-love be mingled with it, as is the case with what the parent does for his child, which is but part of himself, and upon which his hope for the future is built; still more so with what ...

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Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God

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