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CHENNAI: To realise God requires a great effort. The mind that seeks

to grasp God needs to empty itself of other thoughts and fill it with

thoughts of God.

 

Who can teach us about God? Scriptures that speak of God and the

universe are a source for the seeker. But it is not easy to

understand the scriptures. So it is only those preceptors who have

explored the scriptures to gain knowledge of God, or those who have

realised God, can help us in this regard, pointed out Swami

Gautmananda in a discourse. Their credibility depends on their

knowledge. In this quest one has to approach those who are

knowledgeable about the Supreme Being and the Truth of existence.

 

Each Guru owes his status to his own master. So chronologically it

may be possible to trace the line of Gurus up to a certain point. But

beyond all this there must be someone who has been there always. This

is God Himself who is the "Adi Guru" or the original preceptor. Only

He could explain the profound truths of the nature of the Universe

(that is His creation) and its functions, and also about Himself and

about the soul. It is like tracing the primordial lamp that gave

light to other lamps down the line. God is realised by those whom He

has chosen to illumine from within. He reveals Himself to those pure

in heart.

 

Sri Ramakrishna was such a realised soul that he perceived God in his

thought, word and deed. When asked if he had seen Lord Rama, he would

answer that he saw the Lord very much in the marvellous shade of

green that shines on the fresh blade of grass. One can draw faith

from the staunch belief of such teachers who see Him as ever present

and constantly experience His greatness and limitless powers.

 

It is important to understand the concept of God's presence within

us, to be able to grasp, recognise and comprehend His all-pervading

divine force that guides each and every aspect of our lives and the

universe. This awareness is the basis for building the spiritual

force within us.

 

One cannot but bow down in wonder at the magnificent power and energy

behind the created world that includes sentient and insentient

beings. Children imbibe thoughts about God in their early years, when

parents and teachers try to explain and introduce the world around to

them.

 

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