Unmanifest
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The unmanifested is the Absolute, the pure and formless ground of being from which creation and manifestation arise. As such, the unmanifested is free from change, the unmoved mover
. It also, necessarily, cannot be explained or comprehended in terms of any manifest reality.
Some schools of belief hold that the manifest and unmanifested are part of the same reality (e.g. pantheism
), others believe that the Absolute is the only reality with all manifestation being illusory (e.g. acosmism
), a third belief posits that the one God interpenetrates every part of nature, and timelessly extends beyond as well (e.g. panentheism
).
Unmoved mover
The unmoved mover is a philosophical concept described by Aristotle as a primary cause or "mover" of all the motion in the universe. As is implicit in the name, the "unmoved mover" is not moved by any prior action...
. It also, necessarily, cannot be explained or comprehended in terms of any manifest reality.
Some schools of belief hold that the manifest and unmanifested are part of the same reality (e.g. pantheism
Pantheism
Pantheism is the view that the Universe and God are identical. Pantheists thus do not believe in a personal, anthropomorphic or creator god. The word derives from the Greek meaning "all" and the Greek meaning "God". As such, Pantheism denotes the idea that "God" is best seen as a process of...
), others believe that the Absolute is the only reality with all manifestation being illusory (e.g. acosmism
Acosmism
Acosmism, in contrast to pantheism, denies the reality of the universe, seeing it as ultimately illusory, , and only the infinite unmanifest Absolute as real....
), a third belief posits that the one God interpenetrates every part of nature, and timelessly extends beyond as well (e.g. panentheism
Panentheism
Panentheism is a belief system which posits that God exists, interpenetrates every part of nature and timelessly extends beyond it...
).