It is also common for the followers of a spiritual leader to veer from his or her intent, after his or her departure, then split into factions.  Such is the case, in my opinion, with some “disciples” of a famous guru who arrived in America from India, in 1920.  While his own writings are quite theistic and therefore mention God, frequently, the writings of these “disciples” either ignore God, depersonalize God, or echo the currently-fashionable: “We’re all God!” and, especially, “We can become God!” piffle.  (None of which is acceptable to me:  as I’ve experienced genuine, Biblical-style miracles my whole life, and therefore have a fairly traditional view of our Creator! ) This also saddened me:  as their guru’s own writings were exceptionally “on target”, in my esteem, and I’d looked forward to visiting, and perhaps abiding, with them.

But was shaving one morning, while ruminating on this, when a voice “came to me”, saying:  “You cannot become God, but God can become you.”  Which brought me great comfort and was compatible with my experience:  that we may live in a manner God more likely chooses to act THROUGH us!  (But that’s as close to “Being God” as we’ll get!  IMHO. )

Then, about a month later, I decided to call a prominent teacher in this guru’s movement;  to inquire regarding this apparent deviation.  After a long pause, he replied:  “Master said:  ‘You can not become God, but God can become you.’”