Reference: Postulate Mechanics
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The Religion
The religion was the first effort of the thinking mind to explain the world it experienced. It was beset by unknowns, so it postulated. The earliest postulate was Unknowable-Knowable.
The ancient Vedas considered the knowable universe to emerge from the Unknowable (see The Creation Hymn of Rig Veda). The knowable that was sensed became the substance (thought, energy and matter), and the agency that sensed it became the Self.
But the later Book of Genesis symbolized the Unknowable as “God” and presented it as “The Creator.” This was the establishment of an identity. Henceforth, the Universe was seen as created. Man saw himself as a created object. He was the body, which was born and which died. He only lived once.
Man’s original impulse, which was to know, now reduced to believing in the symbol “God,” that was explained to him. His own purpose got modified, and became “to survive.”
The religion thus became preoccupied with life and death. Its goal became to realize the eternal Self.
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Misconception
It is often forgotten that beyond the struggles of life and death there lies a deep quest to know.
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More Misconceptions
You may discover more misconceptions on your own, if you contemplate on each sentence of the above definition with mindfulness. Please see:
Then, you may end up improving upon this definition too.
Good luck!
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