IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEFINE GOD?

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Dear Krishna Bhaktas,

The Upanishads declare: "Raso vai Sah" (God is the essence). This means that God is present in subtle form

everywhere, like sugar in sugarcane and butter in milk. Although it is difficult to have a direct perception of God, His presence can be experienced in many ways. The sweetness in sugar, the sourness in lime fruit, the bitterness of the margosa leaf, all testify to the presence of the Divine. God is the basis of everything. He is omnipotent, omniscient and pervades all creation. Who can say that only this is Brahman (God) and that is not. The only eternal, existent entity is Brahman. The rest is all evanescent. Just as without cotton, there can be no cloth, similarly, there can be no world without God. Do not mistake this Deha (physical body) as real. It is the Dehi (indwelling Divinity) that is the true reality. This Divinity is beyond birth and death, the one without any beginning or end, and is the eternal witness. Recognise this truth. Everything is God. It is God that protects or punishes. Do not be under the impression that someone is punishing you. It is God's will that works through that person. Whoever hurts you or causes suffering to you, always think that other person actually belongs to you. Never entertain an ill feeling against that person. The bodies and thoughts may be different, but the atmic Principle (principle of the spirit) in all is only One. Wherever you go, remember the atmic Principle. All are One, be alike to everyone.(Bhagawan Satya Sai Baba)