Dive Deep – Learn To Love God - As told by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Dive deep. Learn to love God. Be immersed in His love. Why
do you dwell so much upon the glories of God? “Oh God, you have created the sky,
mighty oceans, the moon, the sun, the stars and everything. What is the use of
saying all this.
Everyone is stuck in wonder to witness the garden of the
rich man, to see the beautiful plants, flowers, lake, drawing room with nice
pictures and so on. But how many are there who care to meet the owner of the
garden? Only one or two try to meet him. If god is sought after with yearning
heart He can be seen and talked to, just as I am talking to you. Believe me
when I say, He can be seen. But who is going to care for what I say, to believe
in what I say?
Can God be found in the scriptures? At the most the study of
the scriptures convinces you of the existence of God. But unless you dive deep
you cannot see God. But unless you dive deep you cannot see God. It is after
you dive deep that He reveals Himself to you; and then only are all doubts
removed.
Read thousands of books, repeat thousands of verses; unless
you try to dive deep into Him, you cannot get at Him. With your scholarship you
may charm others but not Him.
Mere scriptures, books – of what avail are they? Without the
grace of God nothing can be achieved. So with a yearning heart try to receive
His grace. And when you have got it, He will reveal Himself to you, He will
speak to you.