God is dependent on man for his existence
The truth of truth is contained in scriptural theory that only the one thing which is unlimited and unseen and which is the basis of everything else is reality. Modern science supports this theory with its deduction that universe originates from an unlimited, unseen and indestructible force. Whether anyone accepts it or not the truth is always truth. That truth is one can never be denied. As a result of modern scientific developments and formation of new system of philosophy, old beliefs and theories may undergo modification but the theory that reality is one that is the basis of everything that is the final cause, that life-force pervades the entire objects and shines perpetually, can be never called in question.
Even some religionists, also holds that this world changes from moment to moment is not real, they were not atheist. They never denied the reality. There is nothing in their words to show that they considered truth is non-existent, like horn of a hare. They could not have held the foolish view that something came out of nothing.
Some of their followers may have misunderstood and misinterpreted them. Their idea was truth which cannot be designated by name, or described in words and of which one cannot even say whether it existent or non-existent, is like non-existence. It is non-existence truth that they thought, the people attribute to them as atheist, which they were not. Even the people who ascribe to them the theory of non-extent are also not theirs.
All old and new philosophers arrive inevitably at the same point, non-duality. However, the religious non-duality differs from spiritual non-duality. The people thoughtful of temperament cannot find peace and quietude until they do so. Liberation is the realization of truth of one's true existence.
All religious and philosophical, atheistic and scientific arguments are never ending and have no certainty to say about the ultimate truth. Therefore it is very necessary to have a proper yardstick to know what truth is, and what truth s not? One can get that yard stick only when one realizes the fact through inquiry and reasoning into the nature of the mind /'I' and becomes aware of the fact that `I' is not the self but `I' is the whole Waking experience which appears and disappears. The formless substance and witness of the `I' or mind, which is soul/ spirit is the true self. Thus, it is erroneous to view and judge the truth on the `I', which is the false, self.
Therefore, to know whether god exists or not one has to verify the validity of his own existence then only it is possible to unfold the mystery behind the belief of god. One speaks of man, world and god only from the standpoint of the `I' as self, which is the false identity, which represents his physicality and makes him feel as an individual apart from the world within the Waking experience. It is very much necessary to analyze the three states, which appears and disappears in succession to verify about the true self to unfold the truth. Realization of the truth of one's own existence can only answer all the questions and clear all doubts and confusion regarding the existence of the god.
God cannot exist without man's existence. Therefore, god is dependent on man for his existence. However, man and his experience of the world are dependent on the mind /'I' for their existence. In addition, mind /'I' is dependent on the formless soul or Ataman for its existence. Therefore, god, man, world and mind are interdependent on the spirit or Ataman for their existence. Therefore, it is very much necessary to know about one's true existence to know whether god exists or not.
Since man is sentimentally involved with the religion and its idea of god and due to his inherited belief to do so and he refuses to accept anything other than his belief which he has accepted as ultimate truth without verifying the validity of his belief.
Inquiry and reasoning into the nature of the mind reveals that `I' is not the self `I' is the whole Waking /dream experience, which appears and disappears. The formless substance and witness of the `I' or mind which is soul / spirit is the true self. On the standpoint of soul/ spirit as self, the three states are mere mirage/ illusion.
Therefore, whatever one has seen, known believed and experienced as a person of the world within the Waking experience is bound to be illusory. Therefore, the idea of god within the Waking experience is mere illusion on the standpoint of the true self that is Ataman the ultimate truth.
Until the religionists, scientists, philosophers learn to view and judge the truth on the standpoint of Ataman as self, they will not be able to unfold the mystery of the mind/'I'. The truth is soul/ spirit. That truth alone can be called and accepted as God. The whole Waking experience which contains the whole universe including its perceiver is created and sustained and finally dissolves in soul/ spirit. Therefore, there is no second thing in the experience of diversity other then Ataman. Therefore, Ataman or spirit is ultimate truth. That truth only can be accepted as god, not any theories and philosophies or religious ideas, which are, based on the `I' which is the false self. To realize the ultimate truth one has to follow the formless path.
