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How Should We Refer To "God"?

Sikhilove

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If god is beyond language, how have you already defined him as a he, or as a person, a personality

We've already covered this in another thread, God has no image form, gender, caste or creed- we are are also Truth hence in reality, we are of the same. The 10 Masters referred to Him as He- hence I do also. Truth is beyond logic, there is no logic behind this.
 

Harkiran Kaur

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We've already covered this in another thread, God has no image form, gender, caste or creed- we are are also Truth hence in reality, we are of the same. The 10 Masters referred to Him as He- hence I do also. Truth is beyond logic, there is no logic behind this.

Personally I think the word 'God' is fine. Unlike some who associate this word to mean the personal (having form) bearded guy on a cloud Christian version, I think it's more a generic term to describe the Creator. Or simply 'Creator' (with a capital C) or 'The ONE' In reality NO WORD we can come up with will adequately describe our Creator. Around other Sikhs I use Waheguru. As a general term, God is the all encompassing word that means the same thing in all languages. Though different religions have different ideas as to what / who God is... it doesn't mean those meanings are carried over to what the word 'God' means. God by dictionary definition just means Creator of the Universe / Ultimate Supreme Consciousness / Originator which to me is a pretty generic description that can bridge all religions and languages to describe what we ultimately can not adequately describe.
 

Inderjeet Kaur

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Perhaps it's best I conclude my contributions with a small picture-story.

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