Attaining God – 6 (Jun 28, 2018)

In attaining God, the greatest hindrance is of desire for enjoyment and accumulation of things. By sharing the joy of others, the desire for pleasure is wiped out and by sharing the unhappiness of others, the craving for accumulation is lost. (452)

The world is ever-changing and to trust such a world and accept it as real, is the main impediment to God-realisation. (453)

The attraction for pleasure born of contact is the prime obstacle to the perception of an ever-attained God. (454)

In seeking God, things do not overshadow, but the importance of things has created a screen. (455)

Acting in selfish interest and accepting one’s close link with the inert (like body etc.,) the achievement of God though all pervading, is obstructed. (456)

God is all pervasive in space and times etc. In accepting the world as real, man realises the distance between himself and God. (457)

No circumstances are factors for the attainment of God, and no circumstances are obstructive in realising Him, as God is beyond all circumstances. (458)

God is not far off, only the intense longing (pull of desire) is weak. (459)

From “Drops of Nectar” in English,  by Swami Ramsukhdasji.