The True Nature of God — The Orientation

You now know the goal.

True, eternal happiness exists only in God.

So the next step seems obvious:

👉 We must know God.

But immediately, a deeper problem arises.

This section answers the fundamental question:

What is God?
Can God be known?

This section explores the nature of God step by step.

This explores His nature beyond logic, His true form, and the relationship between God, the soul, and the material world according to Vedic philosophy.

The Limitation of Understanding

We assume:

If something exists, it can be understood.
If we think deeply enough, we will know.

But the Vedas declare something unexpected:

👉 God cannot be understood by the intellect.

In fact:

👉 The one who thinks he understands — does not
👉 The one who realizes he cannot — begins to understand

The Central Difficulty

God is beyond the senses.
Beyond the mind.
Beyond the intellect.

And yet—

Without knowing Him, there can be no faith.
Without faith, He cannot be attained.

So a question arises:

👉 If God cannot be understood, how can He ever be known?

The Great Paradox

The scriptures declare both:

👉 God is unknowable
👉 God has been known

This is not a contradiction.

It is a turning point.

The Direction of Inquiry

This cannot be resolved by effort.
It requires something beyond the intellect.

This is the beginning of a deeper understanding.

But first, we must remove false assumptions about Him.

Read in Order

👉 God Is Unknowable (The Limit of the Material Mind)
👉 The Instrument of Knowledge
👉 The Abode of Contradictory Qualities: Beyond Logic
👉 God is Sat-Chit-Ananda: The Substance of the Divine
👉 Is God Formless or Personal? The Three Manifestations of One God
👉 The Three Eternal Entities: God, Soul, and Maya
👉 The Cost of Not Knowing Him: Why Ignorance is Not Bliss

Where This Leads

If God cannot be known by the intellect,
then how does He become known?

The Next Inquiry

👉 What is the grace of God? — and how alone does it reveal Him?

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