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There is a huge difference between creating (constructing) something and searching (and discovering) something.  Creation (construction) is of that thing which was previously non-existent. And search is of that thing, which was existent (present) from the beginning.  God is ever-attained and self-evident, therefore God is searched for (discovered), God is not created (constructed). When an aspirant accepts the existence of God, then search begins.  There are two ways to search – One is that when we leave the necklace somewhere and forget where we left it, then we have to search for it in various places. And secondly, the necklace is already around the neck, but we are of the false notion that it is lost, and go searching for it from place to place.  Search for God is like the search for the necklace which is already around the neck. In reality, God is not lost. It is due to our attraction for the world, our sight does not go towards God. Not having your sight (vision) on God, is itself loosing (over looking) God. It means that the God we want and search for, is always constantly present within us!  But the world is not in us. By searching for That which is in us, the end result is that we will discover It. But that which is not in us, by searching for it, the end result is that we will not find it; because as such it is non-existent (transient and perishing).