II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तेरे हिय में राम है, ताहि न देखा जाय I
ताका तो तब देखिए, दिल की दुविधा जाय II

There are those, past and present, who have made a personal connection to a greater force. They claim to have not only sensed the presence of God, but to have felt the Divine within themselves, permeating their entire being. What does it mean to see God? Can we in some way unequivocally feel His presence? God can be realized. One can see and talk to Him as we see and talk to each other. But who cares? People shed torrents of tears for their wife and children, for wealth or property, but who does so for the sake of God? If one weeps sincerely for Him, He surely manifests Himself. Here Kabir throws an important clue as to why people are not able to see God. It is their attachment towards the world, their beloved ones, money and wealth that comes in the way. The quest for having vision of God involves a two-fold sacrifice. First comes sacrificing of all sensual pleasures and the desire for money. Even if one were to get free from the clutches of this duo, the next one is too subtle to identify and get rid of. It is egotism. It is an uphill task to get rid of ego-centric cravings for recognition and fame, to dominate and control others, to do charity, to teach knowledge to the world and so on. Added to these greatest sacrifices, one has to have an intense yearning to see God. 
It is said that If one’s yearning to have vision of God is as intense as a miser’s love for his wealth plus a mother’s love for her child plus a chaste woman’s love for her husband — when the force of yearning existing in all these three are added together, then one can have the vision of God.

"Once a disciple asked his Guru: “Sir, how can I see God?”. The Guru took the disciple chest deep into the river and suddenly pushed his head into the water. Though the disciple struggled to get out, the Guru did not loosen his grip for a while. Then he released his grip. The disciple swung his head out of water and was panting heavily. The Guru asked him “How did you feel?” “Oh! I was so desperate to get my breath. I thought I would die!” The Guru now replied to the disciple’s original question: “If you long for God the same way you longed to get your breath, then you will get a vision of God!”.

"Kabir says, Lord Ram dwells within but He cannot be realised by worldly vision. When an earnest seeker leaves behind all his cravings for sensual pleasures and other worldly pursuits, single-mindedly yearns for his only goal in life, namely to attain God, and his yearning is so intense as though he is gasping for air to breathe, he gets his divine vision, by the grace of God. In other words only when duality is transcended, the Non- Dual Supreme Reality can be realised or God Realisation comes true."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II