Doesn’t God Care About Our Suffering?

"Last year, you said God doesn’t care about our suffering, that God doesn’t mind about our suffering. I interpret that as because our suffering is ultimately an illusion. Rupert says: ‘I’m afraid the situation is worse than that. Not only does God not mind about our suffering, God doesn’t know about our suffering. Suffering is only known from the point of view of the finite mind. The finite mind consists of thinking, imagining, feeling, sensing and perceiving. Now imagine removing your faculties of thinking, feeling, imagining, sensing and perceiving. Is there any suffering there? Absolutely no. You can’t say this to many people because for some it would be crushing and nihilistic. This is a very unusual circumstance, a very unusual group of people. It’s beautiful to be able to talk like this, to explore these ideas and to go so deeply.’"

From event 05 - 12 October, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute, 5–12 October 2025

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