|| ShriHari ||

God Can Be Attained Assuredly Today  

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God is not accessible if there is simultaneously desire for living, respect, greatness, happiness, enjoyments etc. since God is unique, and only God is like God, there is none other like Him. Neither anyone was, nor is, nor would be, nor can be equal to Him at all.  The case being such, how can He be attained? He would be attained if there is want and thirst only for Him. What is the value of, perishable objects as compared to God? Can be ever be attained by perishable actions and objects? No! He cannot be attained! When the aspirant cannot remain without Him, then God too cannot remain without the aspirant, as it is God’s nature –

"Ye yathaa maam prapadyante, taanstathaiyyva bhajaamyaham."

(Gita 4/11)

"Howsoever men approach Me, even so do I seek them."  (Gita 4/11)

Suppose a mosquito wants to see an eagle, and the eagle also wants to see the mosquito, then would the mosquito reach the eagle first or would the eagle reach the mosquito first?  The power of the mosquito cannot be useful to approach the eagle.  On the power of the eagle would be useful in it.  Similarly, if there is a will to see God,  only the power of God will be useful.  Our power, our actions, our fate (destiny) would not yield anything. On the contrary only our ardent desire would work. There is nothing else which is required except our ardent aspiration.  

We can reach God, does it mean that God also can’t reach us ?   We can’t reach God by whatever power we may use.  But God verily dwells in our hearts! God appears to be away (far) from us, because we believe that God is away (far).   God had to first go to Dwarka and then come to Draupadi, because she invoked Him by addressing Him  as "Govind residing in Dwaarka". If she were to address Him as one who is near by, then He would have manifested Himself immediately ! If we believe that God will not be attained just now, then He would not be attained; as we ourselves have put a bar.

to be continued.......

 

Ram Ram 

From book in Hindi "All is God"  by Swami Ramsukhdasji