YEARNING FOR GOD

YEARNING FOR GOD

[Be mad for God—Nature of true yearning—Sole condition of God-reaksation]

BE MAD FOR GOD

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

Some men shed streams of tears because sons are not born to them, others eat away their hearts in sorrow because they cannot get riches. But alas ! how many are there who sorrow and weep for not having seen the Lord ! Very few indeed! Verily, he who seeks the Lord, who weeps for Him, attains Him.

He who yearns after God cannot bestow any thought on such trifles as food and drink.

He who feels thirsty does not discard the water of the river merely because it is muddy, nor does he begin to dig a well to find clear water. So he who feels real spiritual thirst does not discard the religion near at hand, be it Hinduism or any other, nor does he create a new religion for himself. A really thirsty man has no time for such deliberations.