{"id":84,"date":"2026-10-13T19:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:03:46","slug":"10-different-names-for-the-eternal-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"10 different names for the eternal spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems to me that throughout history every culture has a core belief that there is a great eternal spirit that created everything, including us people. We all believe in a creator, but we have a million names that we call Him. These different names can lead to the illusion that we are all separate competing groups. I believe that the truth is we are all creations of the one supreme eternal spirit. He has endowed everything and everyone with his consciousness. We are All One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When humanity recognizes this profound truth we will experience a contemporary enlightenment comparable to the age of reason of the 17th and 18th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are 10 names or concepts for the Supreme Being, Ultimate Reality, or Great Spirit from major world religions and spiritual traditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wakan Tanka<\/strong> \u2014 The Lakota (Sioux) term for the Great Spirit, translating to the &#8220;Great Mystery&#8221; or &#8220;Great Incomprehensibility&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gitchi Manitou<\/strong> \u2014 The Algonquian and Ojibwe term for the Great Spirit and Creator of all things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brahman<\/strong> \u2014 In Hinduism, the supreme, infinite, and cosmic consciousness that permeates and sustains all existence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allah<\/strong> \u2014 In Islam, the proper Arabic name for the one, unique, and universal God.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yahweh \/ Elohim<\/strong> \u2014 In Judaism, the monotheistic creator God of Israel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>God the Father \/ Holy Spirit<\/strong> \u2014 In Christianity, the triune God and guiding spiritual force of the universe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Waheguru<\/strong> \u2014 In Sikhism, the marvelous divine teacher and formless, universal Supreme Being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Dao (Tao)<\/strong> \u2014 In Taoism, the eternal, unnamable flow and natural order of the universe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Most Great Spirit<\/strong> \u2014 In the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith, the bounty and descent of the Spirit of God upon divine messengers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maheo<\/strong> \u2014 The Cheyenne name for the Creator and Supreme Being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.entry-content p, .entry-content li, .wp-block-post-content p, .wp-block-post-content li { color: #000; font-size: calc(1em + 2px); }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems to me that throughout history every culture has a core belief that there is a great eternal spirit that created everything, including us people. We all believe in a creator, but we have a million names that we call Him. These different names can lead to the illusion that we are all separate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemporaryenlightenment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}