The Game of God: Recovering Your True Identity

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Personal Transformation, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality
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Author: Arthur Hancock, Kathleen Brugger ISBN: 9780989358248
Publisher: Kathleen Brugger Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Arthur Hancock, Kathleen Brugger
ISBN: 9780989358248
Publisher: Kathleen Brugger
Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

A God for the Twenty-first Century. Does life have any meaning or purpose? Does God exist? How can you reconcile a loving God with cruelty and suffering? This book makes the radical claim that the universe is literally a game of God. One purpose of the universe is for God to enjoy the vast array of experiences that God, as an unlimited being, cannot experience: life and death, joy and pain, beginning and end, fear and hate, happiness and sorrow. In order to have a realistic experience of limitation, God must forget that She-He-It is God. The universe is a game in which God forgets His-Her-Its identity and in the process of playing remembers who She-He-It is. We are not separate creatures who are victims of existence. We are expressions of God experiencing limitation and overcoming it. We are God in disguise. Human suffering comes from the erroneous belief that who we really are is our personality, or ego-identity. Our lives are a constant battle for the survival of a mistaken identity; we spend most of our time either flighting from reality or fighting it. Love and transcendence lie in the cessation of survival behavior, in the acceptance of reality (what is). Love is the experience of unconditional acceptance of what is. With a cartoon on every page illustrating the text, these ideas are presented in a light and humorous manner. Tim Allen says, "If you really have your shit together, read this book.” (From the suggested reading list in his bestseller, “I'm Not Really Here.”) Oprah called it, “A great book about God.” This is a revised edition of the 1993 book, which reflects the latest thinking of the authors and includes some new cartoons.

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A God for the Twenty-first Century. Does life have any meaning or purpose? Does God exist? How can you reconcile a loving God with cruelty and suffering? This book makes the radical claim that the universe is literally a game of God. One purpose of the universe is for God to enjoy the vast array of experiences that God, as an unlimited being, cannot experience: life and death, joy and pain, beginning and end, fear and hate, happiness and sorrow. In order to have a realistic experience of limitation, God must forget that She-He-It is God. The universe is a game in which God forgets His-Her-Its identity and in the process of playing remembers who She-He-It is. We are not separate creatures who are victims of existence. We are expressions of God experiencing limitation and overcoming it. We are God in disguise. Human suffering comes from the erroneous belief that who we really are is our personality, or ego-identity. Our lives are a constant battle for the survival of a mistaken identity; we spend most of our time either flighting from reality or fighting it. Love and transcendence lie in the cessation of survival behavior, in the acceptance of reality (what is). Love is the experience of unconditional acceptance of what is. With a cartoon on every page illustrating the text, these ideas are presented in a light and humorous manner. Tim Allen says, "If you really have your shit together, read this book.” (From the suggested reading list in his bestseller, “I'm Not Really Here.”) Oprah called it, “A great book about God.” This is a revised edition of the 1993 book, which reflects the latest thinking of the authors and includes some new cartoons.

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