In Sriaurobindopanishad, I read, One who is all powerful can only become weak, words to this effect.
In our present state it is difficult because the mind works in an either-or mode.
The story of the five blind men and the elephant is illustrative. Each gropes something of the elephant, some part of the leg or trunk. Each believes that is what the elephant is. Each is therefore right from his own perspective. Yet the different truths get reconciled when the eye opens and the whole elephant appears.
As long as we see parts in isolation, as society and average human being does we cannot know the total truth. We may be right from our limited perspective but we should not impose it upon others nor believe that we have found the truth.
All the different viewpoints find their proper place when the whole is seen. what we see as contraries are complimentary aspects of Truth. The eyes see very far and want us to fly but the feet sense only the little patch in front. They seem to be contraries but both are needed as complimentaries.
Yes the Omnipotence of the Divine includes that He can ‘appear’ weak as a father may act weak against his child while teaching him wrestling. He would gradually increase his strength to match the child. The Divine comes to our level to play the game according to our readiness. Otherwise He can simply flatten everything by His Omnipotence but then nothing would grow and evolve. The Sun seems distant and cold in seasons otherwise life cannot thrive if it burns with full intensity. The weakness of the Omnipotent is itself a capacity and part of His Omnipotence otherwise objects like a tiny grass and small atoms and crystals would never appear.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
