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Full Idea
Out of the infinite ocean of existence arose Brahma, first-born and foremost among the gods. From him sprang the universe, and he became its protector.
Gist of Idea
Brahma, supreme god and protector of the universe, arose from the ocean of existence
Source
Anon (Upan) (The Upanishads [c.950 BCE], 'Mundaka')
Book Ref
'The Upanishads', ed/tr. Prabhavananda /Manchester [Mentor 1957], p.43
A Reaction
Brahma does not have eternal (or necessary) existence. Could Brahma cease to exist? I suppose we cannot ask what caused the appearance of Brahma? Is it part of a plan, or just luck, or some sort of necessity?
| 8148 | Brahma, supreme god and protector of the universe, arose from the ocean of existence [Anon (Upan)] |
| 7343 | Beside me there is no God [Isaiah] |
| 7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 22726 | When things were unified, Mind set them in order [Anaxagoras] |
| 2629 | Anaxagoras was the first to say that the universe is directed by an intelligence [Anaxagoras, by Cicero] |
| 6011 | There is a remote first god (the Good), and a second god who organises the material world [Numenius, by O'Meara] |
| 7835 | The key question for Spinoza is: is his God really a God? [Stewart,M on Spinoza] |
| 23031 | God is the ideal end of the mature mind's final development [Green,TH] |
| 4497 | The concept of 'God' represents a turning away from life, and a critique of life [Nietzsche] |