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Hi! Welcome to my website. I hope that my writings helps you find peace. Please read my new essay, The Nature of the Infinite, below. Also, please read my other essays, How to be Free, and Free Oranges. Let me know what you think on the contact page. Thanks!

The Nature of the Infinite

We experience stress because of our misperceptions of reality. If we understood reality fully, it would alleviate our stress and anxiety. The most fundamental aspect of reality that we must understand is that God is infinite, which includes all possibilities.

Any perception of God is a finite manifestation of these infinite possibilities. In order for God to interact with us or to enter into the physical world, he must collapse his infinite possibilities into a finite representation. God is infinite, but can be represented through the finite. Any one perception of God does not define him, because he is still all other infinite possibilities as well. Any perception of God does not imply that any other perception of God is false. Because of the nature of the infinite, they can all coexist.

In the late 1800’s the work of mathematician Georg Cantor showed that there are different sizes of infinite sets. This makes it possible for us to believe that we are infinite, yet still not on the same level as the infinite nature of God. It does not take anything away from God’s infinite nature if we are infinite yet limited in some ways. It also makes it possible for us to continue believing that we are infinite, even though we live in this finite world and are not on the same level as God.

We live in a finite physical reality, yet we can approach the infinite if we free ourselves of our finite beliefs and our self-imposed limitations. We have grown up and evolved in this finite physical world. We believe finite things about ourselves and others. We believe that we are limited and flawed. We do not realize that finite perceptions are temporary, and they do not imply universal truths. Any time you feel sad, anxious, or insecure, that is a temporary perception. It does not define you. You are beyond that. And it does not imply that anything else is not true - you can still be happy, relaxed, and confident. Our sadness and despair are rooted in our finite perceptions and can be merely temporary if we live in the infinite.

We project our finite perceptions onto God as well. Anthropomorphism is a common human tendency. Because we believe that we are made in God’s image, what we believe about ourselves and humanity we tend to believe about God. And we are excited about it. We love learning life lessons and feeling like we have inferred another truth about God. They may be helpful, but they are all finite and refer to our limited reality. They are all temporary. And because of the infinite nature of God, they all seem true, and they all could be true. They do not negate each other. But they are not God’s true infinite nature, which is unlimited infinite potential. Any personality that we perceive and ascribe to God is based on a finite manifestation. It may be true, but it does not define God. If our conclusions about the spiritual world come from our perceptions of the physical world, we end up living in a finite spiritual reality.

It works the other way as well. Just like we project our beliefs onto our ideas about God, our perceptions of our lives in this world are based on our fundamental spiritual beliefs about God. And that is where the stress comes in. What we experience as stress - impatience, anxiety, depression, etc., is actually the effects of our misperceptions of God’s infinite nature - omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience. If God is actually finite or limited, as we sometimes subconsciously can believe, then it is logical to think that the universe (including us) could have a fate that is negative. The current state of the physical world is not so great. How could a limited God resolve it? Especially if the physical world (the finite manifestations of God) is what we believe to imply the truth about all of reality. Every imperfect experience in this world is stressful and scary, as it leads us to believe in an imperfect spiritual world.

However, if we realize that God is truly infinite, we can live confident that this finite existence can be redeemed. And this permeates every moment of our existence. If we understand that all negativity is essentially infinitesimal compared to the infinite, and it is temporary, then we can live free of stress. All anxiety is a temporary misperception that we can let go of at any and every moment. We carry our stress through time, unnecessarily, and as we can learn, voluntarily.

This means that we can let go of time. It is not important or helpful to connect moments in time in order to derive patterns. Any perceived pattern is a projection from the past onto the present moment and limits it. No perception of an imperfect past moment can take away the possibility of a good present moment.
The same is true of fate. Any inferred or believed fate is a limitation on the future based on our perceptions of the past or present. It is a projection of our beliefs onto the future. One possible fate is pure unlimited potential, but it requires the complete release of the grasping of time and of moments. If you are able to perceive this moment as pure and all moments as the present, then you can see a future and a fate that is pure. How much of our stress and tribulations are based on our efforts to bring about or avoid a specific future? By letting go of this at every moment, you can free yourself of this stress.

This release of grasping allows God to truly be infinite. If we have preconceived notions about what the future should be, it limits God’s ability to be creative or requires that he bring about a future that is contrary to our expectations.

The concept of a fate at all is tied to our perception of time. Why limit the future? Why prefer some particular outcome over another? This creates stress - that no matter what we do, no matter how hard we try, there is some inevitable unfavorable outcome in our physical reality. If you can fully accept this moment, and any moment, you are free from trying to bring about or avoid some specific future.

If you do perceive some specific fate for our physical reality, although this may seem scary, it does not imply anything about the fate of God or the spiritual world. If God is infinite and eternal, the events that occur in our world do not affect God’s nature. Knowing this can help ease your worries. No matter what you do, or any mistakes that you make, you may change what happens here on Earth, but you will never jeopardize God’s eternal grace.

God’s nature is undefined and infinite, but that does not mean we cannot perceive or understand it. We just have to accept that it is beyond any description, because every finite description is inadequate. It is beyond our conceptions of space and time. Space and time are both finite, in our minds, in the sense that they are limited and specific. We can describe God in space and time, in our world, but they are not sufficient descriptions. God is not confined by space or time.

We can perceive ourselves in the same way. If we give credence to all the moments in the past where we have decided that our flaws have surfaced again, or the moments in the future that we fear we may ruin, it is reasonable to conclude that we are imperfect and that we will have a negative fate. But these are all finite perceptions of the physical world. We can free ourselves from these perceptions and approach a sense of self that is pure and infinite.

Our experiences in this finite physical existence may result in our confusing God’s infinitude and our seeming limited nature. We ascribe human qualities to God and godly qualities to ourselves. If we can transcend our understanding of God and truly acknowledge that he is beyond all finite descriptions, and that we are not of the same order of infinitude as God, we can alleviate our anxieties. We can approach the infinite and realize that we are divine, even though we are not the same as God.

We may believe that if we are infinite, then God is like us. We can see manifestations of God and believe that God is limited. This causes stress. Any mistake, any negative experience we have, causes us to believe that God and the Universe are flawed as well. Not being able to find our keys or running late to a meeting can cause us an inordinate amount of stress because we subconsciously believe that imperfections in the physical world imply imperfections in the spiritual world. We fear a negative fate for the universe. Imagine living in the faith that no matter what we do, or what we experience, we know that God can overcome all things and maintain a positive future.

We can truly experience this if we let go of our focus on our own personal lives and the physical world. It is easy to fear events or outcomes of our lives if that is what concerns us. There are certainly plenty of stressors in our daily lives. However, if our main concern is the well-being of all and our connection to God and the spiritual world, we can transcend all of this stress. All of our worries and stresses are part of this physical world. If we transcend this world and connect to the infinite, we can alleviate our worries.

Another misperception based on our infinite nature is to believe that we are like God. Again, this would make every imperfect experience we have cause us to stress, as it would contrast with our theory that we are like God. Our divine nature should be celebrated, but it should not lead us to believe that we should be perfect. Also, we should not be so brazen when confronted with anything that challenges the idea that we are unlimited and all-powerful.

This physical existence may lead us to believe that we are finite and even believe that God is finite or limited. This world is real, and it is a part of God’s nature, but it is not the entirety of God’s nature. We should certainly do our best to live a life in this world that is noble and righteous, yet at the same time transcend all that is finite in this world.

If we can acknowledge that the entire physical world is a manifestation of God, then everything that we sense - everything we see, feel, or hear - is a manifestation of God. We can live with a constant reminder that we are in God’s presence and that this reality is one with God. Everything we have ever experienced was part of God’s infinite reality. We do not live in a separate physical world. God permeates all things. And just like God has an infinite reality beyond this physical existence, we too have an infinite reality to ourselves beyond our limited human experience.

We perceive space and time in our physical existence. They are both limited. Our belief in these limitations leads us to wish things were different. We may believe that some of the things we want are part of this existence, but others are not. We wish the present moment were different, or that we or others were different. If we transcend our perceptions of space and time and focus on God’s infinite reality, which encompasses all things, we can free ourselves of our desires for things to be different.

Our limited perceptions lead us to create categories. We put things in categories - people, events, ideas, etc. We make categories and comparisons because we believe in a divided finite existence, rather than a unified infinite whole. We can experience the oneness and inclusiveness of an infinite reality. If we realize that we are all infinite and holy, we will all love each other, and there will be no need for competition or comparison. We are all infinite souls, separated by a finite physical reality. Knowing this allows us to be ourselves and appreciate everyone around us.

God is infinite. We too are infinite, but not in the same way as God. We experience God in this finite existence. We experience stress when we misperceive reality and focus on our finite reality rather than God’s infinite reality. We can alleviate our stress by maintaining our focus on the infinite and remembering that anything we experience is temporary and can be transcended. We can live a happy, fulfilling life together with God as we acknowledge the nature of the infinite.