The Mind of God

About the Book

We live in times of renewal, refl ection and recycling. There are energies and forces directing people in numerous ways. What is the driving force behind our world’s projects and systems of development? It is the hidden Sacred Mind of God present in creation. It is the mediating voice and the micro communication device in people’s minds around the globe and universe. It is the mind of God in Nature. It is God’s innovative and omnipotent mind, protecting and balancing our world for continuity and sustainability. In this book, I am delving a little into the thoughts’ assortment of God’s intellectual sanctuary, which intrigues us all contemporarily. This is partly experiencing, viewing, seeking and imagining God through watching TV, movies, listening to radio broadcasts, and reading newspapers, e.g. on tsunamis and climate change conferences, the debates on God by some ecumenical preachers, etc etc, informing us all about the awe that is permeating the atmosphere and the environment, not just adversely, but bringing hope and attention to the state of our world. The main inspiration in this work, is how does God think ? Is the pool of our mindsets, a reflection of God’s intellectual sanctuary? Does God reply to our prayers in a similar way to our way of responding to our children’s cries and wants? In Part 1, a discussion is attempted about the different connections and wealth of existing legal derivations about God’s Mind, since the beginning of time. (viz, RSV Bible). This affi rms the common view that a super pluralistic mind exists, belonging to God, beyond the collective of Nature and humankind. As well, I am sharing my hypothesis on a possible composition of YHWH’’s mind using the outcomes gathered from around, and evidence experienced daily. e.g. climate change, IT interference, spyware and viruses, literature and media. My hypothesis is simply a great pool of imagination tested daily, emerging to provide a theoretical basis for research. I feel that anyone’s perception of our universe is a legitimate entry to further discovery and research. Part 2 exposes some innovation on how the Sacred Mind of God manifests itself in the multi-religious isms of today. Religion indeed is only a part of God’s wisdom and mind which we use intensively daily, to explain our experiences of the Sacred and the Profane. What is paramount in modern times is the love of God for all creation, especially human beings. Why does God’s love and Mind operate so differently from human experiences? Part 3 looks at the future, with respect to secular philosophy and human piety, critical thinking, new discoveries, and prophecies currently affecting us all. For example, Heaven is here with us on earth, just as much as the Spirit God abides in humans on earth. The fi nal opinion at the rear of the book is about the word “mind “ as a simple construction currently used to describe the awesome intellectual sanctuary of God. On its own, the word seems not pious enough to describe the power and divinity of God’s super-brain-network. Am I trying to equate God’s Intellectual Sanctuary with our simple human minds?. No, just using our minds as the best resource to understand God and its Mind. We need a better word(s), to describe the plurality but solitude of God’s thinking realm. I have given it the phrases, the “Sacred Mind of God,” or the Intellectual Sanctuary of God. The phrases imply defi nitive tapu boundaries which are self-explanatory. God did put a “mind” into every form of creation, humans as well as other forms of animals, fi shes, and vegetation. Creation includes the mountains, the oceans, the seas, winds, rivers and all that we can see and perceive, even the minutest creations like the ants, pests, germs and viruses. The Intellectual Sanctuary of God is not the same as the human mind, and it affi rms the notion that God exists, with a mind beyond our understanding. It is not a singular entity like

About the Author

Ta ma Sailau is a survivor of silent violence who decided to write about this topic on retirement. She was educated in Samoa and New Zealand up to tertiary level in education, and writing is her way of enjoying retirement gracefully. The Silent Voice of Violence is her 8th piece of publication combining her Christian knowledge and a gist of life experiences of 67 years. Her association with the New Zealand National Council of Women has helped her put together some useful ideas from CEDAW, which should contribute to the fight against violence throughout the world.