Ramakrishna and the Vision of God

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Namaste all: A disciple of Ramakrishna asked Him: " Why are we bound

in this way? Why can't we see God? "

Ramakrishna answered: " This egoism, this sense of " I " that exists in

all beings, has been bound by the deluding power of maya. This ego is

continually inviting maya. Maya covers and deludes the ego of every

individual.

Oh, only when I die will all the maya go. When one fully understands

that God alone is the doer, such a man becomes liberated even while in

the body. Because of the deluding power of maya, our " I " is like a

small cloud which obstructs the sun. Because of the cloud, you can't

see the sun. When the could of egoism is removed, you may see the

light of God. If even once you can fully leave your identification

with " I and mine " , {egoism} at the feet of the guru, then you will

have the vision of God.

......If I hold a towel in front of my face, you can no longer see me,

and yet I am so close. In the same way, God is so close to every one

of us, but because of the covering of maya we don't see God. "

 

May we all have that vision of God. Chandi Maa Kai Jai

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

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