Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

Why the Difficulty in Attainment of God?

 

Question: From all that is being heard and read, God Realization seems

easy, then why the difficulty in attainment?

 

Swamiji: Our beliefs come in the way. We think God Realization is

similar to acquiring worldly things. We see it as a process (that

reqires a step by step approach) of reaching somewhere. This belief is

the main obstical in God Realization. Worldly objects are acquired by

actions (Karma), while God is attained purely by faith and realization.

 

Worldly goods have to be created or purchased, while God is neither to

be created or acquired from anywhere, God is 100% present, he exists at all

places, all times, in all things, in all persons, in all conditions and all

circumstances etc, with no change what so ever.

 

Only a keen desire, an immense longing, vigorous search is essential,

without which He is difficult to realize. The reason for the absence of

eagerness is the identification with the world, with the body, with

enjoyment of pleasures. Just like a fish that is caught in a net is

unable to free itself, similarly a person trapped in worldly pleasures

is unable to turn towards God, Not only this, but a man attached to

worldly pleasures and prosperity cannot even have a determinate intellect to

realize God.

 

Relishing worldly pleasures is an insult to one's discrimination. If a

person gives due importance to his discrimination, then he will no

longer indulge in worldly enjoyments and pleasures, especially with full

knowledge that they are not permanent. Without considering them

permanent, he cannot enjoy them. On awakening of one's discrimination,

one's interest is no longer concentrated on the body, but on the eternal Self.

Therefore we must give importance to our discrimination. When nothing is static,

it is constantly moving towards destruction, on comprehending this, would there

be any attachment to temporary pleasures?