Neti, Neti, Neti, God Is Incomprehensible. Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

Neti, Neti, Neti, God Is Incomprehensible.

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God does not die on the day
when we do not think
about a personal God
but on the day when we stop
to think of the wonders
God does in our lives
without our own knowing.

We shall never know God
in and through our intelligence.
We shall never know who God is.

We can only know who 'God is not'.

God is incomprehensible.
God is not the universe
He is not the sun or the moon
or the millions of stars
and planets or the firmament.

We can only say 'what God is not'.
Neti, Neti, Neti we shall repeat
like the Hindu monks of ancient days.

God is not this, God is not that.
We shall never know God.

Our modern problem is that
we humans know too much about God.

(Neti is a Sanskrit word denoting nothing, here meaning to say we do not know anything about God)
(Graphic: Illustration of 1 King 18: 38- God answering the prophet Elijah by sending fire to consume the sacrifice which the false prophets of Baal were unable to do...)

Neti, Neti, Neti, God Is Incomprehensible.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: god,understanding
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Prabhakar Srivastava 16 December 2017

Neti Neti Wonderful Sir Amazing way of expressing great ancient truth in wonderful way But same upnishadas (Vedanta or the last parts of Vedas) say Tattwamsi(Thou are that element) Thank you for sharing sir

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Rini Shibu 19 March 2018

We are nothing in God's eyes..very small to understand and know him. I liked this poem very much..Thanks Tony

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dr.balnarayana bandam 17 April 2018

Very nice poem Dr The one remaining left after finding -not this, not this; the odd is God with thanks

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Edward Kofi Louis 17 April 2018

In ancient days! ! Facing the truth! Opening our eyes. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 23 April 2018

Matthew 18: 2-4 2 Jesus called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.....

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Sylvia Frances Chan 15 July 2018

To see God from a different perspective is interesting, and this poem you created is to see and think about God from that angle. I appreciate this different vision in the poem. As I earlier wrote below about Matthew 16: 2-4.God is unique, He created the Universe.Your poem is unique too. The picture above is well known to me.GBU abundest.

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Laurie van der Hart 12 July 2018

Your poem raises an interesting question and introduces an alternative way of thinking, i.e. We can only say what God is not. I particularly like the way you start with God does not die on the day when we (do not that no about him) . That is what many people think. It's like closing your eyes and saying something doesn't exist just because you can't see it. Well done for raising these questions. I recognise that picture...

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Rajnish Manga 05 May 2018

Dr. Tony, you have nicely dealt with the philosophical technique of Neti-Neti to get at the ultimate truth. The ordinary man is driven by earthy logic and common sense. When he sees the blood of innocent children and killing of other people around the world, he cries out in disbelief and anger. Then, in his helplessness, he gives in to counter-logic from within and/or from outside. It is indeed a very thought provoking poem. Thanks a lot.

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Steve Howard 28 April 2018

An insightful and interesting look at the face of God. Thank you Dr.tony Brahmin. 10

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Sylvia Frances Chan 23 April 2018

LAST PART: .God is a part of the Holy Trinity: God the Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. You wrote a brilliant essay poem on the theme of God. Wonderful poem philosophing about God. A 10 for the vote.

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