Individuated Godhead — The Human Journey Within the Divine
In spiritual teachings, we often hear that we are nothing more than waves on the surface of an infinite ocean — that the Absolute or Being is the true essence, and our individual selves are illusions to be transcended. This non-dual perspective has helped many grasp the unity behind all things. But what if there’s more? What if the individuality we experience — the unique light we are — is not an illusion to overcome, but a precious and eternal aspect of the Divine itself?
Faisal Muqaddam, founder of the Diamond Logos Teaching, offers a radical and deeply human view: each of us is a soul, an individual consciousness, and our journey through life — our suffering, our learning, our transformation — is not only meaningful, but essential to the very evolution of God and of what we call the Divine. In this view, God is not only the field of Being that encompasses everything, but also a personal and individuated presence, evolving through the soul’s experience in each of us.
This realization didn’t come to Faisal as a philosophical idea, but through a deep crisis and inner transformation. After years immersed in teachings on the Absolute, he began to question whether Being alone could explain the complexity of human pain and longing. The idea that even cruelty and destruction were simply Being expressing itself through various forms seemed hollow, even dangerous. It left no space for responsibility and subtly erased the human experience.
In a time of deep inner emptiness — what Faisal calls an “abyss” — he found himself praying, not to the impersonal Absolute, but to God. This raw, unexpected prayer opened an ancient wound in his soul: the pain of separation from a personal Divine Presence. What followed was a collapse of spiritual pride, a surrender to pain, anger, and longing — emotions rarely associated with awakening.
Yet it was within this storm that something new appeared: the encounter with a divine entity — not an abstract Being, but a human-divine presence, radiant, made of light, precious substance, and deep love. This presence, Faisal says, had walked the human path. It had struggled, suffered, and evolved. It was not a distant God, but a Mature Soul — a Divine Human.
This encounter transformed his view of God, of spirituality, and of the human being. Contrary to paths that see individuality as a temporary stage to transcend, Faisal affirms that our uniqueness is eternal. Even in full enlightenment, the soul does not dissolve. As the Dalai Lama has also suggested in dialogue with contemporary mystics, the enlightened being retains its individuality — becoming a conscious co-creator with the Divine.
From this perspective, we are not passive instruments through which Being plays out its will. We are not victims of a grand plan. We are creators. The spiritual path, then, is not only about liberation from suffering — it is also about fully embracing the responsibility for how we live, how we love, and how we relate to the world. Enlightenment is only part of the journey. Beyond it lies the path of salvation — not in a religious sense, but as the choice of how to walk the path, how to live with integrity, truth, and care for this precious creation we are part of.
To connect with the Divine, according to Faisal, does not mean escaping the human — it means deepening it. In the presence of this Divine being, the heart bows not out of fear or submission, but in love and recognition. Every soul’s journey matters. Each act of awareness, compassion, and creativity contributes not to the self-glorification of Being, but to the maturity of the Divine itself.
The world, then, is not just a dream of God. It is a shared creation. If forests burn and oceans rise, it is not “God’s will” — it is our doing, our forgetting. And if healing is to come, it will come through us, as we fully take up our responsibility as awakened creators. In this light, being human is not a detour from God — it is God’s very path.
