How You Can Talk With God

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God is Moved Only by Love

 

The average man prays to God with his mind only, not with all the

fervor of his heart. Such prayers are too weak to bring any response.

We should speak to the Divine Spirit with confidence and with a

feeling of closeness, as to father or a mother. Our relationship with

God should be one of unconditional love. More than in any other

relationship we may rightfully and naturally demand a reply from

Spirit in Its aspect as the Divine Mother. God is constrained to

answer such an appeal; for the essence of a mother is love and

forgiveness of her child, no matter how great a sinner he may be. The

relationship between mother and child is the most beautiful form of

human love that the lord has given us.

 

A definite conception of God (such as that of the Divine Mother) is

necessary, otherwise one does not receive a clear response. And the

demand for the Lord's reply should be strong: a half-believing prayer

is not sufficient. If you make up your mind: " He is going to talk with

me " , if you refuse to believe differently, regardless of how many

years He has not answered you; if you go on trusting Him, one day He

will respond.

 

I have written in Autobiography of a Yogi about some of the numerous

occasions on which I have talked with God. My first experience is

hearing the Divine Voice came when I was a little child. Sitting on my

bed one morning, I feel into a deep reverie.

 

" What is behind the darkness of closed eyes? " This probing thought

came powerfully into my mind. An immense flash of light at once

manifested to my inner gaze. Divine shapes of saints, sitting in

meditation in mountain caves, formed like miniature cinema pictures on

the large screen of radiance within m forehead.

 

" Who are you? " I spoke aloud?

 

" We are the Himalayan yogis. " The celestial response is difficult to

describe: my heart was thrilled. The vision vanished, but the silvery

beams expanded in ever widening circles to infinity.

 

I said, " What is this wondrous glow? "

 

" I am Ishwara (the Lord). I am Light. " The Voice was as murmuring clouds.

 

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