existence of God -- a riddle and mystery -- what the philosophers say

Existence of God – Profound riddle and mystery
What the Thinkers say

God is one, Truth is His name : He is the creator, complete in every thing , beyond time and beyond birth. By the guru’s grace shall you worship Him.
- Guru Nanak Dev
( The Moolmantra or central tenet of Sikhism ---- Ik Onkar Satnam/ karta purkhnirbhau nirvair /Akal murat ajuni seibhan / Gurparsad jap )



Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Kshema Yisroel, Adonal Eloihanu, Adonai Ehad .
- Deuteronomy, Old Testament
( The central tenet of Judaism. It is seen in Quranic surah, ‘The Unity’, which says;’ Qul’u’Allahu Ahad, Allahu Samad --’ “ Say, that God is one, God is eternal --”



And god said unto Moses,
‘I am that I am’
- Exodus, Old Testament



He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is Love
- The Gospel of John, New Testament


Formless is the Being bright, within and yet outside the soul; The goal of both life and mind ; unborn, the Transcending God
-Mundaka Upnishad


There is one divine Mind that keeps the universe in order and one providence that governs it. The names given to this Supreme God differ; He is worshipped in different ways in different religions, the religious symbols used in them vary.
-Plutarch, Roman Historian


God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.
- Empedocles
( Greek philosopher)


He worships God who knows Him
- Seneca
- ( Roman Historian)


Do not take liberties with the gods or weary them
- Confucius
( Pillar of old Chinese thoug



He was a wise man who invented God.
-Plato
(Greek philosopher, known to Islam as ‘Aflatoon’)