Who or what is God? (A journey to the divine origin within us)

All of creation, with all its visible and invisible levels, originates from one and the same source, an omnipresent divine ground that weaves its way through every frequency and vibration of existence. The question of who or what God actually is has accompanied humankind since the beginning of time, and even the greatest thinkers have grappled with it. We have exhausted all possibilities without ever finding a definitive answer. Yet we already carry this answer within us, for it reveals itself less to the sober mind than to the open, loving heart.

The classical conception of God

Most of us grew up with a very specific image: the idea of ​​God as an old, wise man enthroned somewhere above or beyond the universe, watching over us from there. This image didn't arise from malice; rather, it's an expression of our limited, everyday understanding, which tries to force the infinite into a human form in order to make it comprehensible. Thus, quite unconsciously, we erect a wall between ourselves and the divine by declaring God to be a person outside of us, a distant entity to be feared or appeased. The longer we cling to this image, the further we distance ourselves from the true reality, which is both far simpler and far more immense than our minds can comprehend. And yet, this childlike image is not an error to be condemned, but rather a first, tentative attempt by our soul to remember its true origin, which is why we must lovingly expand upon it and not discard it.

God as the omnipresent ground of all being

God is not a person, but an omnipresent being, a living consciousness that permeates every star, every blade of grass, and every single cell of our bodies. Since everything is fundamentally based on vibration and resonance (even a thought is nothing other than subtle energy), we may understand the divine ground of being as that primal frequency from which all forms of life unfold. This ground of being bears many names (the Source, the All-One, Christ Consciousness, the divine spark), and yet they all mean the same thing: that immeasurable creative power that dwells in everything and connects everything. As the Hermetic teachings state, so within, so without, and this is precisely how it is with the divine, for what we marvel at externally as creation simultaneously rests as a divine seed within ourselves. All is one and one is all; this is not a pious phrase, but the simple description of reality. What the sages and mystics of all cultures have always described as the divine origin resonates in every breath, in every ray of sunshine, and in every loving encounter; and so we encounter the sacred not only in church or in silent prayer, but in the midst of vibrant life itself.

Why you too are an expression of the divine

But if everything that exists consists of this one divine source, then a simple yet revolutionary realization follows: that we ourselves are an expression of this very source. We are, in a sense, an individualized spark of the divine, a reflection of the primordial source, experiencing both spiritual and physical reality in a dualistic, physical world. Every aspect of our being—our thoughts, our words, our hands—consists at its core of this divine substance, and thus we are simultaneously powerful creators of our own reality, continually creating our lives from within our own consciousness. Anyone who truly embraces this idea will never again see the world with the same eyes. Essentially, we all carry within us a quiet longing, a yearning to return to the source, and this longing is nothing other than the spark's memory of the great fire from which it once sprang. It is precisely for this reason that I invite you to read the article Why you too are God to delve into this truth even further, and also into the consideration that we are the creators of our own reality .

From the judging mind to recollection

I feel I can speak quite openly about my own story here, because for a long time I was a very narrow-minded and judgmental person who dismissed everything to do with God and spirituality as nonsense. Back then, my mind wasn't an enemy, but simply a tool I misused, letting it rule me alone and closing my heart to any deeper experience. Only when I began to connect this alert mind with an open heart was I able to recognize that the answer always lay within me and never in the distant external world. The mind doesn't want to be overcome, but rather lovingly guided; in other words, it's a wonderful servant as soon as it ceases to be our sole master. At that very moment, judgment transforms into understanding, and narrowness into expansiveness, and we remember what we have essentially never ceased to be. In retrospect, it was precisely that inner constriction that ultimately hurt me so much that I had to open up, and at the very moment when I let go of my judgment, a quiet divine warmth flowed into my heart for the first time.

Closing words

Let's just imagine, my dears, if every person acted from this awareness and recognized in others the same divine spark they carry within themselves. There would be no more wars, no more suffering, and no more injustice. Instead, we would create a true paradise on Earth together and immerse the collective field in love and peace. This is precisely where the great ascension process of our time is leading us, step by step, and each of us contributes a precious piece through our own inner healing, for only when we heal ourselves do we heal the world. Everything always begins within us, in our spirit; never forget that. With that in mind, stay healthy, content, and live a life in harmony. 🙂