Albert Herdianto Widjojo
A woman asked a spiritual teacher, “Guru, can you tell me about the creation of the universe?”
Instead of answering right away, the teacher cuts the cake, takes the piece and eats it. “Delicious! This cake is delicious. Did you make this cake yourself? “Asked the teacher who was then answered by the woman,” Yes, Teacher, I made the cake myself.”
“Hmmm… You are good at making cakes. What are the ingredients?”
“It is made from flour, eggs, butter, sugar, chocolate, and others.”
“That’s exactly how the universe was made. Everything you know now actually existed since the beginning of this universe. They all come from something that was already there but in the initial state which is always free. Because of the influence of universal inevitable laws, free materials then begin to be close to one another. They bind together, unite and subsequently become a new material form that is more easily visible to you. If you think that in this universe something is created from what did not exist before, then that thought is only due to the limitations of your mind being unable to understand its truth.
Wheat flour, eggs, butter, sugar, and others also come from something else that already exists, just like you can be present in this world because you are born from something that already exists – your father and mother, while they also exist from whatever existed – your grandparents, and once again they are from who also existed before them – your ancestors. That is how I emphasize that everything that exists always comes from what is already there. There is never anything that comes from something that didn’t exist before.
That’s how all the material realms that you know today are created by the universal mind of the creator, from what was there before. Everything that exists today is created from the combined intelligence of the creator’s universal mind which previously existed in separate states. The creator can always be there, without beginning or end. The creator comes from something that previously existed in the eternity of the universe. The creator comes from the creator himself.
You are a combination of body, mind and soul matter. All the ingredients that make-up you, exist before you existed. Your body comes from the material elements of the universe which also form all the stars, the earth and so on. Your body’s material has been around since this material universe was created from what already exists. Your mind comes from the Soul intelligence that has existed in this universe from the beginning. And your soul, your true self, is something that comes from something that already existed, namely from the Creator, from eternity.
In all the folds of time past, present and future, the creator is both spiritual immortality as well as material immortality, is energy and matter that is always eternal. Always in this universe. The Creator exists from what was ever be, all that now existed, and which will be.
Btw, your cake is delicious, this is not the taste of flour, not the taste of eggs, not the taste of sugar, or butter, but a collection of all those flavors, so should also your awareness. What’s more, this cake is made with Love!
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I dedicate this writing to you, cake makers who have united all ingredients with love to become something delicious, also for cake lovers who have enjoyed cake with all appetite and joy. Don’t ever forget, there is a universe in a cake.
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Do you like cake so much?
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Have you ever made a cake with your own hands?
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Are love and preoccupation the main ingredients?
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“Don’t ever forget, there is a universe in a cake” – please, let me make it my slogan!!! Adore cakes & your story with so brilliant analogy was excellent!!!
You are free to use it, dear friend. After all, it was a very valuable compliment. Thank you.
Users voted 18 times.
Q: DO YOU LIKE CAKE SO MUCH?
Yes (20 votes) – 100%
Q: HAVE YOU EVER MADE A CAKE WITH YOUR OWN HANDS?
Yes (12 votes) – 71%
No (5 votes) – 29%
Q: ARE LOVE AND PREOCCUPATION THE MAIN INGREDIENTS?
Yes (15 votes) – 88%
No (2 votes) – 12%
A very interesting lesson, and sound truth in this. thanks.
Thank you for your sympathetic comments, Pamela.
I always knew that truth is not in wine, but in cake!
Wow! That’s an interesting opinion, Ellie! Why so?
Users voted 15 times.
Q: DO YOU LIKE CAKE SO MUCH?
Yes (17 votes) – 100%
Q: HAVE YOU EVER MADE A CAKE WITH YOUR OWN HANDS?
Yes (10 votes) – 67%
No (5 votes) – 33%
Q: ARE LOVE AND PREOCCUPATION THE MAIN INGREDIENTS?
Yes (13 votes) – 87%
No (2 votes) – 13%
I love cake. This one is to my taste. I always say that whatever we do, we must work with love.
You really understand life and what sustains it, with all its abundance, and with unlimited availability.
Your universal cake looks soooo delicious, but I am on a diet lol. I do splurge now and then lol. I do love to cook with love for sure.
Because you’re on a diet, just enjoy the universality, no need for the cake.
Although I have never tasted your food, I am fully convinced that love must be felt strong in every food you serve.
Awww spoken like a true friend. Thank you!
You’re welcome, LaJenna. I believe my opinion is correct.
The cake is great, dear friend … I’m very sweet….
We have the same opinion about cake, and like it very much.
It’s just that sometimes I have to control myself a little … to get too fat
On the side where we are different, dear friend, I am always thin.
I’m not really fat either, I just have to look out a little … I’m 184 cm and about 90 kg
That’s a pretty ideal weight, dear friend. I’m 170 cm with a bodyweight of 61 kg.
I just have to watch it … but you’re really more slim
Well, in boxing, 61 kg is included in the lightweight class.
WOW! Next time I take a bite out of a cake it’s going to have an added flavor. LOL.
I think Y?u should start looking for the flavor of love in a cake that you will enjoy next time, my friend.❤??
Why did it feel like I was reading Plato’s point of view?
It is entirely possible that this writing comes from the knowledge of the same life or soul in different names.?
That is a great analogy. The bible says , in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God..
Thanks, my friend. So, everything that exists must come from something that already existed, whatever the form, is it?
Even your words that you write here come from many things that already existed before.
The question then begged who put the icing on the universe? The creation process is mixing and backing.
the decoration process is icing and adding fruit.
each requiring a different mindset.
Plus if you decorate the cake when it is still hot, the decoration fails…
In the hands of the Expert, with all parties and all the hands he uses, all processes must go on as they should, and it is still ongoing.
i have been watching baking shows with my wife for entertainment this past summer. It is interesting to see flour become magic.
It was truly an interesting spectacle to see how things change and become…
it really is, the path an object, person or system takes to completion is often long, often winding, but always interesting!
As a technologist and philosopher, you must always observe that sort of thing.
often, what is the answer to the perfection of code? keep looking there is no such thing!
In that case, I prefer “reality” that imperfection is an important part of perfection.
Reality is often the child of confusion mixed with the output of insanity.
I love cakes, especially the one you depict in this post.
Cake of love indeed so special, isn’t it, my friend?
Yes, you are right. Nice post.
Thanks a lot for the compliment, my friend.
I like cake but I had not make it with my hands but I will try to make it with my own hands for my brother because his birthday is coming soon
It’s okay if you are not a cake maker because everyone has different talents and interests, but if you are willing to learn and make your own cakes for your brother, I’m sure it will be special, maybe not because of the taste or shape, but because of your love and care.
You have compared making of a cake to the Universe. That needs a lot of thought.
I bake cakes and my favourite is date and walnut.
Hmmm… I am not comparing but analogizing, O my dear friend. That’s because the picture of the Creator is there in many things around us, even in us.
Oh… are you an expert at making cakes? I didn’t believe before tasting it with my own tongue!
You are right about the Creator being there everywhere.
I had created a post giving the recipe. May be you can try it out.
I will try the recipe that you offer, who knows I have a great talent for it.
You must be knowing great cooks are men.
That was one of my first posts here and the Editor changed my photo.
https://virily.com/virily_poll/date-and-walnut-cake/
As I said, I will try to make it, but I’m sure your handmade cake will be different.
Give it a try Yours may turn out better. Write a post on it with a photo. Waiting.
I always wonder how all-powerful the Creator is… And how harmonious our world is.
I have never doubted the Creator, and I find creators everywhere, around me. You certainly have such a thing in mind too, true? What about the cake you made, or your other work, or the cobweb?
They say incredibly beautiful music sang by angels is heard in the Heavens.
And when I play the piano here, on the Earth, the wonderful music of my favourite composers, I feel connected with the Universe…
That is if we possess and integrate deeply into the masterpiece of love. We will be connected with the source of love itself…
It’s a wonderful goal to pursue. Masterpieces help us, can show us the way.
It is amazing how starting from a cake, you hold a true philosophical lesson! I make cake very often. My favorite is Joffre cake.
That’s because my only philosophy teacher is the itinerant cake seller!
Did you know that Joffre cake is the only cake that I hate because you only say the name but never share it to me, not even one tiny slice!
It’s like the question on what comes first the chicken or the egg, with rounds of arguments, when the only source is the Creator, the Maker.
Yes, the only source is the Creator, and don’t question a cycle because it can start anywhere.
Very good argument. I got something there, a cycle can start anywhere. Thanks.
You are always welcome, Florel.
This was great to read about Albert. I used to bake cakes often. Now just every now and then.
The basics of life, just like in cooking.
Thanks a lot, Carol. In love there is a universe, in the universe, there is all love, also in cooking, and in a piece of cake too…