Phenomena of the Mind?

When I was younger, I'd envision God as an wise, old magician-like guy with a long white beard. Now that I'm older, I sense anthropomorphizing God still prevails as the pre-eminent method of trying to understand and relate to "Him".

Even today there is a lot of debate on how best to describe God.  Most of this debate presumes some visual depiction or literal description.  But this academic approach of using facts or an appeal to common knowledge is the wrong vehicle to bring true understanding.  Labeling him with words or images and amassing an enviable factual knowledge only promotes a limited understanding -- it's akin to erecting a roadblock; not opening a doorway.

So, at the risk of dissenting with 95% of the human population, I have begun to think that perhaps the best way to understand God is to stop thinking of God.  Instead, try to start sensing and feeling Him as one with yourself.

Eliminating the Deleterious

From henceforth I resolve to abstain from foods containing:

1. Added Fructose (except perhaps during periods of post-exercise muscle replenishment).
2. Hydrogenated oils (anything with "hydrogenated" on the label)
3. Mono-sodium glutamate (aka MSG)
4. Refined flours and foods, especially those with gratuitous levels of added sugar