Zen Li's
Proof of God

You ask: How do I know if God exists?
Is my answer arrogant? :

The Divine Question
Find a question, something big and important to you.
Do not be ashamed of what is important to you.
Now, what is it you do that is important to you?
It does not matter what it is, as long as you place importance
on it and it can carry a message.
Maybe it is going to the movies, reading books, painting, meeting friends...
Now, create your intention that this will be the
place where God can find you.
Now your answer will come, it never fails.
God finds you when you look for God.
It will surprise you how quickly the answer comes
once God knows how to find you.

The entire history of the entire universe
brought you here, now.
Why.

The Announcement
Now, announce something of yourself,
express some attribute that you think is strong.
Now, something will challenge you.
If you say, "I understand people", someone
will come along that you don't understand,
if you say, "I am a good... photographer/driver/worker..."
something will happen to challenge you on this,
to keep you humble.
This is not a sign to give up, or that you are bad at it,
but a reason to continue, be good at what
you do but admit that you have much to learn
and can do better.

The Root of Knowledge
When you acknowledge you know little you have learned much.
The root of knowledge is ignorance, not knowledge.

Suffering
People always ask,
"If there is a God why is there suffering?"
The answer is simple:
If the universe was made any other way it could not exist.
Every movement of every atom of
every molecule brought you here now,
if it had been different in the past it would not be the same place now.
You can not change the past, you can not change the future,
but you can change the now.

Living in the future
Are you stuck in the future?
If you say, "I am going to find love."
You will never find it, because you can not find it
tomorrow, tomorrow does not exist,
you can only find it now. So say, "I am finding love."
A subtle difference, but it will change who you are.
Make the most of This, Here, Now.

The Omnipotent
We have the notion that God is infallable, omnipotent, all knowing.
Why do we place such high expectations on something
we know so little about?
God is not a drive-thru, to be asked to change the universe
to suit your selfish needs at every moment.
Rather, live with what God gives you
and make the most of it.
Love with God all that is.

The Sign
People take some events to be signs not to continue.
If these signs do exist, they are not meant to
stop you from doing something.
You are a free being - there'd be no point if you weren't!
Rather, the event should make you question,
"Am I sure this is what I truly want?"

The Thrill of Love
I say there is no greater love than the love of your own existence.
If you get butterflies in your stomach thinking
about how wonderful life is,
then you are on the right track.
To love existence is to love God.

Experience Completion
When someone suffers inside, suffer with them,
how cruel to laugh when they are in pain.
Take them in your arms and listen to their tears.
Experience their lives and they will enrich yours.
When they are ready to laugh then show them how to laugh again.
The pursuit of only happiness is a one-sided, selfish thing,
but the pursuit of a full experience is worth
more than all the riches in the world.

Everything in the universe appears to be about 2 things,
polarity, positive & negative, Up & Down. (~Zen)
We need it... Or we think we do. To experience
both what we are and what we are not. (TenShi)