Desire only God, and don’t desire anything else. Neither desire to live, nor desire to die. There should be neither desire for respect, nor desire for greatness. Let there be neither desire for pleasures, nor desire for wealth. Only one desire – God, then He will surely be attained. Minimally, at least test my statement and see for yourself! God does not come to you, because you do not want Him. God is unattainable only because we do not want God. If you long for money, riches etc. then why would God intervene in the middle? The worst thing in the world is money. There is nothing more despicable than money – nothing at all. If your mind is engrossed in such a worthless thing, how can God come to you? By giving money you can purchase food, clothes, vehicles etc., but money itself cannot be eaten, worn or ridden on. The point is that money itself is of no use at all. Rather it’s utility is what matters.
God can be attained purely by desire (i.e. earnest aspiration, longing). No one at all will be able to restrict Him if you have a burning desire. If a child is weeping, the mother definitely comes. The child does not do any household chores. On the contrary, he hinders your work. But when the child cries, everyone in the household is on his side. All members of the family – mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, all of them say, “Oh, why don’t you do something for this little one, carry him and console him.” The mother has to put aside all her work to hold, embrace and look after the child. The only power the child possesses is loud crying – “Baalaani rodun balam” – “To weep is the power of the children”.
If you were to sincerely weep for God, earnestly cry and call out to Him, then all devotees, saints, noble souls would take up your side and invoke God by complaining – “Why do you not appear before him?” In fact, God is ever attained, but only our worldly desires bar Him from being realized. When we desire money and pleasures, God does not forcibly make us leave it? If we earnestly aspire for only God, leaving aside all worldly desires, then who has the strength to block us from doing so? Absolutely no one has the power to restrict us. If we long to behold God then God also will long to behold us. If we long and cry out for the world, the world will not reciprocate. But if we call out and cry longingly for God, He too will surely cry out for us. (to be continued)
From book – For Salvation of Mankind, by Shradhey Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj
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