The Mind of God

By Ta ma Sailau Sagaga- Simanu

We live in times of renewal, refl ection and recycling. There are energies and
forces directing people in numerous ways. What is the driving force behind
our worlds projects and systems of development?
It is the hidden Sacred Mind of God present in creation. It is the mediating
voice and the micro communication device in peoples minds around the
globe and universe. It is the mind of God in Nature. It is Gods innovative
and omnipotent mind, protecting and balancing our world for continuity
and sustainability.
In this book, I am delving a little into the thoughts assortment of Gods intellectual
sanctuary, which intrigues us all contemporarily. This is partly experiencing,
viewing, seeking and imagining God through watching TV, movies, listening
to radio broadcasts, and reading newspapers, e.g. on tsunamis and climate
change conferences, the debates on God by some ecumenical preachers, etc
etc, informing us all about the awe that is permeating the atmosphere and the
environment, not just adversely, but bringing hope and attention to the state
of our world.
The main inspiration in this work, is how does God think ? Is the pool of
our mindsets, a reflection of Gods intellectual sanctuary? Does God reply
to our prayers in a similar way to our way of responding to our childrens
cries and wants?
In Part 1, a discussion is attempted about the different connections and wealth
of existing legal derivations about Gods Mind, since the beginning of time.
(viz, RSV Bible). This affi rms the common view that a super pluralistic mind
exists, belonging to God, beyond the collective of Nature and humankind.
As well, I am sharing my hypothesis on a possible composition of YHWHs mind
using the outcomes gathered from around, and evidence experienced daily.
e.g. climate change, IT interference, spyware and viruses, literature and media.
My hypothesis is simply a great pool of imagination tested daily, emerging to
provide a theoretical basis for research. I feel that anyones perception of our
universe is a legitimate entry to further discovery and research.
Part 2 exposes some innovation on how the Sacred Mind of God manifests
itself in the multi-religious isms of today. Religion indeed is only a part of Gods
wisdom and mind which we use intensively daily, to explain our experiences of
the Sacred and the Profane. What is paramount in modern times is the love of
God for all creation, especially human beings. Why does Gods love and Mind
operate so differently from human experiences?
Part 3 looks at the future, with respect to secular philosophy and human
piety, critical thinking, new discoveries, and prophecies currently affecting
us all. For example, Heaven is here with us on earth, just as much as the
Spirit God abides in humans on earth.
The fi nal opinion at the rear of the book is about the word mind as a simple
construction currently used to describe the awesome intellectual sanctuary of
God. On its own, the word seems not pious enough to describe the power and
divinity of Gods super-brain-network. Am I trying to equate Gods Intellectual
Sanctuary with our simple human minds?. No, just using our minds as the best
resource to understand God and its Mind.
We need a better word(s), to describe the plurality but solitude of Gods
thinking realm.
I have given it the phrases, the Sacred Mind of God, or the Intellectual
Sanctuary of God.
The phrases imply defi nitive tapu boundaries which are self-explanatory.
God did put a mind into every form of creation, humans as well as other
forms of animals, fi shes, and vegetation. Creation includes the mountains, the
oceans, the seas, winds, rivers and all that we can see and perceive, even the
minutest creations like the ants, pests, germs and viruses.
The Intellectual Sanctuary of God is not the same as the human mind, and it
affi rms the notion that God exists, with a mind beyond our understanding.
It is not a singular entity like

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• Release date: Aug 30, 2013
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Ta ma Sailau Sagaga- Simanu

Ta ma Sailau is a survivor of silent violence who decided to write about this topic on retirement. She was educated in Samoa and New Zealand up to tertiary level in education, and writing is her way of enjoying retirement gracefully. The Silent Voice of Violence is her 8th piece of publication combining her Christian knowledge and a gist of life experiences of 67 years. Her association with the New Zealand National Council of Women has helped her put together some useful ideas from CEDAW, which should contribute to the fight against violence throughout the world.

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THE MIND

OF

GOD

(A Hypothesis)

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Ta ma Sailau Sagaga- Simanu

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THE MIND

OF

GOD

(A Hypothesis)

Ta ma Sailau Sagaga- Simanu

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my son Alepereti Stephen Simanu, who was the first mind I nurtured and a real joy to care for in my marriage to the Reverend Talaetau Simanu. Reti’s upbringing fulfilled a new chapter and need of God’s love and mind for us.

May the blessings of God’s Mind go with you Reti and any children you may be blessed with, throughout all your life.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Our God YHWH, the Spirit God of all people inspired me to do this work. I am very grateful to IT for its Glory, Power and Love, for without these, it would have been impracticable to start. I do not claim to know God’s mind in full, but what it showed me in my life inspired me to write this book.

Existing religious writings as well as all contemporary secular and sacred literature written after the Bible are highly commended. Some of these are listed in the bibliography.

My father, Rev Sagaga Asi of Moata’a village, Samoa, was a man with a mind that I adore. I thank him for all the inspiration and spiritual innovation to write.

I am also indebted to my husband, the Rev Talaetau Simanu , for sharing his theological understanding which is very modern and uplifting, supporting and making me feel liberated to do this kind of work.

To Xlibris, Sydney Australia, friends and relatives supporting me, and all distributors of this book, thank you.

Ta ma Sailau Sagaga-Simanu. 2013

CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

PROLOGUE

PART 1

GOD’S MIND EXISTS

A NEW DEFINITION

THE HYPOTHESIS

FURTHER POINTS

THE ROCK FOUNDATION:JESUS

PART 2

ACCORDING TO WHO?

MY POLYTHEISTIC EXPLANATION

MAJOR RELIGIONS SAY

THE LOVE OF GOD

PART 3

SECULARISM SUPPORTS HOLY-STIC PRACTICE

INVISIBLE FAITH

GENDER AND THE MIND OF GOD.

JESUS’ MIND AS GOD’S

AN APPRECIATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1.

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

PROLOGUE

We live in times of renewal, reflection and recycling. There are energies and forces directing people in numerous ways. What is the driving force behind our world’s projects and systems of development?

It is the hidden Sacred Mind of God present in creation. It is the mediating voice and the micro communication device in people’s minds around the globe and universe. It is the mind of God in Nature. It is God’s innovative and omnipotent mind, protecting and balancing our world for continuity and sustainability.

In this book, I am delving a little into the thoughts’ assortment of God’s intellectual sanctuary, which intrigues us all contemporarily. This is partly experiencing, viewing, seeking and imagining God through watching TV, movies, listening to radio broadcasts, and reading newspapers, e.g. on tsunamis and climate change conferences, the debates on God by some ecumenical preachers, etc etc, informing us all about the awe that is permeating the atmosphere and the environment, not just adversely, but bringing hope and attention to the state of our world.

The main inspiration in this work, is how does God think ? Is the pool of our mindsets, a reflection of God’s intellectual sanctuary? Does God reply to our prayers in a similar way to our way of responding to our children’s cries and wants?

In Part 1, a discussion is attempted about the different connections and wealth of existing legal derivations about God’s Mind, since the beginning of time. (viz, RSV Bible). This affirms the common view that a super pluralistic mind exists, belonging to God, beyond the collective of Nature and humankind.

As well, I am sharing my hypothesis on a possible composition of YHWH’’s mind using the outcomes gathered from around, and evidence experienced daily. e.g. climate change, IT interference, spyware and viruses, literature and media. My hypothesis is simply a great pool of imagination tested daily, emerging to provide a theoretical basis for research. I feel that anyone’s perception of our universe is a legitimate entry to further discovery and research.

Part 2 exposes some innovation on how the Sacred Mind of God manifests itself in the multi-religious isms of today. Religion indeed is only a part of God’s wisdom and mind which we use intensively daily, to explain our experiences of the Sacred and the Profane. What is paramount in modern times is the love of God for all creation, especially human beings. Why does God’s love and Mind operate so differently from human experiences?

Part 3 looks at the future, with respect to secular philosophy and human piety, critical thinking, new discoveries, and prophecies currently affecting us all. For example, Heaven is here with us on earth, just as much as the Spirit God abides in humans on earth.

The final opinion at the rear of the book is about the word mind as a simple construction currently used to describe the awesome intellectual sanctuary of God. On its own, the word seems not pious enough to describe the power and divinity of God’s super-brain-network. Am I trying to equate God’s Intellectual Sanctuary with our simple human minds?. No, just using our minds as the best resource to understand God and its Mind.

We need a better word(s), to describe the plurality but solitude of God’s thinking realm.

I have given it the phrases, the Sacred Mind of God, or the Intellectual Sanctuary of God.

The phrases imply definitive tapu boundaries which are self-explanatory.

God did put a mind into every form of creation, humans as well as other forms of animals, fishes, and vegetation. Creation includes the mountains, the oceans, the seas, winds, rivers and all that we can see and perceive, even the minutest creations like the ants, pests, germs and viruses.

The Intellectual Sanctuary of God is not the same as the human mind, and it affirms the notion that God exists, with a mind beyond our understanding. It is not a singular entity like our minds, but a pluralistic network of different faculties and sub- minds, and more sub- sub-minds, etc, which can be visualized like I have described in Part 1.

It is assumed that readers are at some tertiary level of Biblical Knowledge, World religions, and the basics of the Christian faith well understood.

Some books share similar ideas as well as the Christian Bible, which I have accustomed to for 65 years. But most of what is written, comes from this thinking bank.

There is a bibliography at the back for a few consultations. Any unknown coincidences with other writers are pure like-minded collisions, and should not matter, for God’s Intellectual Sanctuary incorporates all that we already know, plus more.

Nothing is new under the sun. Just plenty of knowledge to be discovered for