The Spiritual Dimensions of God

From Einstein, we know that time and space are inseparable. But where does the dimension of consciousness come into the way we see the material world? Everything that happens has a time and place.

- KEN O'DONNELL

The question of God's existence has fascinated human beings ever since they started to ponder and later write down what was happening to them. The ancients depicted our world as one full of traps that take us away from the promise of a better life and spiritual development. Fear and threats were built into everything. The way around this was to propitiate the gods, remain devout and reverent in the hope that things would somehow become better. Adequate crops, sufficient rain, and victory in battle—these were the signs that the gods were smiling.

Nowadays, the history of many traditions is in front of us. We can see that most of them try to reach out for something beyond the world of the five senses and its inherent materialism. Even though they believe in something beyond, many feel that there is no reasonable way to discuss what is loosely called the "spiritual realm."