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The Nature of God
The nature of God is revealed within the first chapters of the Hebrew Bible in the stories of the Creation. God in this tradition is transcendent just as Brahman in the Vedic Dharma. The God of the Jews is described as the cause of all that exists, which he brought into manifestation through the sound vibration of his
Word.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:1-3)
The Mystical Thread
There were threads of mystical and esoteric teachings woven into the tapestry of the Jewish religion, just as we see in the various religions of the world. Embedded even in the core stories about Moses, we read about his personal experiences of the deity. Moses expressed his visions of God in terms of light
and sound.
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