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Who is the creator of the universe? Not God
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is the creator of this form? (3) If God is formless and bodiless how can a formless one create objects that possess forms ?
The substance of all this argument is that God is not the creator of this universe. If God carries out all these things in accordance with the Karmas of Jivas, we have to discard the doctrine that God is the creator of the universe because the task of creation is carried out by Karmas. Huge mountains, mighty rivers etc., are created by Karmas. The entire organisation of the universe is the result of the collection of the bodies of Jivas. Karmas determine the forms of the various things and they are called mountains, trees, earth etc.
When the body of some Jiva is cut or wounded, the cut or the wound heals and closes up and again the body assumes its form. But this is not possible after life leaves the body. After the body is separated from life, its wounds do not heal and cover up. From this it becomes evident that only when there is life, with the help of Karmas, a new body or new parts are created. Even if there may be such things as soil, manures, seeds, water etc. only after Jivas function there and only by their functioning can such things as sprouts, dark, red bodies, green leaves, roses, sweet fruits etc. assume their respective shapes and forms.
Questions : (1) Why is it that God is not the creator of this universe ? (2) How does the creator of the universe become an offender ? (3) What is the proof of the existence of Jiva in a tree ? (4) What forces are carrying out the working of the universe ?
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