You may conceive of God in whatever way you
please. Some see God as a great Father-Mother being
of light in the center of the cosmos. Others behold God
as pure mind; others as the eternal light that permeates
all that is, including self. And, of course, many see God
in an anthropomorphic way, for this is the way that
they can relate to a savior or a creator—in their own
image and likeness.
Now perceive God—beyond all conceptualizations—as pure beingness, that which exists in eternality, that which has no beginning or ending. For the
isness of God is beyond the human mind and all of the
concepts that arise from points of unreality born outside of the purity of that being. This isness, this suchness, this beingness also represents you in your core
reality. And when you feel God’s essence of beingness
to be the same as your essence, you live, move, and
have your being within that reality. And the brightness,
the glow, the perfection, and the hallowedness of that
existence permeate your being and may be expressive
within you of the glory of your soul and spirit, your
reality, your love.
— Padma Sambhava, September 14, 2017