Meditation on The Divine Nature of Everything

Even though everything is of divine origin, 1/2 of humankind are skeptical about it but are willing to keep an open mind about it; but of the other half, 1/4 is fully awakened and deeply spiritual, and 1/4 totally unawakened and materialistic.

Once awakened to this truth that everything is of divine origin, it does no good to share it with the world openly. For the skeptics and the materialists will at first doubt it; and the materialists will be dead-set against this truth.

However, a person who is open to the truth will be able to convince a few of the skeptics with the help of the deeply spiritual who are fully awakened.

It depends on how willing one is to carry on in her spiritual practice quietly without making a fuss about the spiritual truth that everything is of divine origin.

Nor could one state "everything is of divine origin", and then add that about one billion people believe this to be true.

For both the skeptics and the materialists will dispute this statement. They will also claim that most of those people mindlessly believe anything their religious leaders state.

Indeed, the statement "everything is of divine origin" needs to be looked at within context of the religion from whence it came.

Through the theistic lens, a higher power created everything. This higher power is thus given unspeakable divine rights over all of its creation.

When the believer sees everything as of divine origin, one respects all living beings. He also respects his family and community, following both tradition and social norms according to his customs.

However, through the humanist lens, one would be very doubtful that a higher power created everything. Furthermore, a materialistic explanation could be given which denies the divine origin of everything.

IMHO I don't think the theists, the humanists, the skeptics and the materialist are right or wrong about their respective beliefs about the matter.

Belief and faith is not about being right about spiritual matters. Whatever you have faith in, that's based on years of doubt about what you don't have faith in. Whatever you believe, you just believe. In this way, one is living the religious life.

Thus, the statement "everything is of divine origin" is more of a philosophy about life that shapes the social and cultural lens through which people see themselves and the world.