The Essence of God

In many works of literature, there can be some sort of character that either an individual or a society looks up to in regards to being a “supreme force”. This dynamism can help individuals overcome a sense of who they are and what their purpose is in life. According to Descartes, God’s essence, although not physically in character, is engraved within each and every one of us; that is, we all obtain some sort of spirit of God within our physical well being. The relationship held between God and oneself as an existent is that, physically, we are here on this planet and we obtain to essence of God’s spirit in different ways. That being said, even though God is not physically with us, his spirit is engraved within us, and therefore we all carry the essence of God and portray a sense of his disposition. The divine essence is important because although we do not see it, we need it, and others need it as well. Therefore, while we carry the essence of the divine, we can help others and interact with others on the basis of God’s essence that is spiritually with us. Nevertheless, we embody some aspect of God’s soul. Subsequently, it is important to remember and appreciate that aspect because our actions, our words and our well beings portray a principle of God, and we do not want to alter that essence negatively.

For Descartes, it is stated throughout the book, and on behalf of his own beliefs and interpretations, that God is infinite, and that God’s essence is engraved within each and every one of us. This being said, we all obtain some aspect of God’s spirit within our physical bodies. Descartes furthers this by stating that our own existence is a reflection of God’s existence and that God depends on his people each and every moment....

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... each and every one of us; that is, we all obtain some sort of spirit of God within our physical well being. Nevertheless, we embody some aspects of God’s soul, and it is very important to remember and appreciate those aspects that we obtain because our actions, our words and our well beings portray a principle of God, and we do not want to alter that essence negatively. We are God’s masterpieces, he has painted each and every one of us like a special picture, and we obtain different attributes that help define and shape who we are, as well as helping define others, and quite possible, the society in which we live in.

Works Cited

Descartes, René, and Donald A. Cress. Discourse on method and Meditations on first philosophy. 4th ed. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub., 1998.

Buber, Martin, and Walter Arnold Kaufmann. I and Thou. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970.