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The Existence of No Things

        We can't make any clear assumptions about this existence of 'no things', because it is outside any form of definition. That actually is the distinct nature of that existence; one without definition. A definition is a sort of box; explaining something, in difference to other things.
        Rather than trying to nail it down, we can pick around at it's edges though, to get a feel for it. If a definition had to be made, then it would be 'in difference' to what we know.

        First we should define that existence, as being still present. My contention is that the entity God progressed from that, to develope this. That transition though, does not imply that He left anything behind. We move from one place to another, from one situation to another. God exists within All, and so still exists where there are no things, as well as here. We might look at it as having multiple games on a computer, each with its own personal settings. We exist outside the games, but have a very distinct personal relationship with each game. We also can exist forever without being part of those games, or be very involved within one to the point of it nearly consuming us.
        The whole of our intrigue towards the issue of God, revolves around us, and rightfully so. In the end though, we are just a distinction within the All of God. To understand God in a true sense, we need to step back to the place where God truly exists, beyond the games that He might be playing. That existence is the realm of no things.

        Let's take another stab at trying to warp our minds around that existence. We've already determined that it still exists, but now we need to allow that it is the primary existence. Any'thing' outside of that existence resolves down to being a game God is playing. The game may be of incredible importance to God, setting the stage for fantastic opportunities, but it is still just a concept within the mind of God.
        To put a finer point upon it; God can blink all of this out of existence. It would be much like you concentrating on the details of a house you'd like to build, and then dropping that thought, to go on with your day. The house never existed, but it is still there for you to go back to, and revisit - a bit of a contradiction. For us this is so common place that we don't really see the contradiction, but assume that there are animals or beings that can't do this, and we tried to describe it - it's a contradiction. How can something not exist, but be there for you to interact with in such great detail? How can you manipulate it in ways that defy the laws of nature, and the limits of time? You can move rooms around like building blocks, when in reality it would take tremendous effort and time, to do what you can in seconds. Those other beings, without this ability, would probably lean towards considering you a fledgling god, or at least a profound magician.
        When we consider God, we need to keep that type of mental ability in mind. We are very stuck in the concepts of solid matter, but we can see by our mental house building, that maybe not all things are so strictly controlled. We can see how God could reach out beyond the realm of no things, and manipulate possibilities. Being God, we can imagine that He has infinite powers of concentration, so He could build this reality in incredible detail, while handling a billion other things.

        We are trying though, to consider the existence of no things. Without worrying about what God extended out into, we can try to imagine what His existence prior to things would have been/is like. What is it like for God when He steps away from His celestial computer, turns off the games, and goes about His day? This is a very difficult question because our knee-jerk reaction is that God is all about us! If He isn't intimately involved in our every action, then He doesn't really have anything to do. Without us, God has no purpose to exist. If we were to blow up this planet, then God would probably die with us...
        God created us for a very important purpose, but we are not the be-all and end-all of God's existence. We are one of his projects, and win or lose, He will exist well beyond our concept of eternity, and will certainly find other things to keep himself amused.
        When God isn't involved with the realm of things, He exists within the more natural All of no things. What a typical day in that realm would be like, is probably beyond any words we could put together. The first concept that comes to mind is the mantra of 'Omm' and a feeling of stillness, a place without action or distinction - some sort of blank existence. If you aren't doing something, then you're wasting time. God does not exist within time though, and the distinctions we would look for, do not have any conceptual relation to the realm of no things.
        I don't think it would be fair to say that God without things has nothing. Sure, we've defined the realm of no things as being the All and not 'nothing', but still it has no distinctions. This is where our logic and reasoning fails us. We can not think without those distinctions, but we have to assume that the core existence of God is not a dismal dark nothingness. We have to assume that the core existence of God is magnitudes of greatness, beyond all of His creations combined. All that He has created is just a minor blip within His Allness. We have to assume then, that that Allness is a great and fantastic existence. With that said, we fall back to wondering what it could be like without distinctions.
        The conclusion then, is that there is no reasonable answer that we can wrap our minds around. We can make our assumptions about the rich magnificent existence of the realm of no things, but we can't imagine what it would be like. The closest we can get is considering having all of that power to interact with things, much like building our house in out minds. Without things though, without distinctions, we can not even move to the next thought -since it would then be distinct from the first. If we were able to fully immerse ourselves into the existence of no things, our thinking process would stop. In a similar vein, if we could truly see the existence of this reality from God's perspective, we would most likely no longer be able to remain a solid limited material being.

        A long discussion to end up with little gained. The value though, is to allow for the truly important existence of God, as being something well beyond our material existence. We are really important, but God has a lot more going on then just us.