SHOW ME GOD

Often, the intellectuals(people who go more by the head than heart) ask other believers to show them God. They throw a challenge to show God, as a proof of His existence.

I would like to ask them their concept of God. As per them, is He a person? Is He available somewhere in the space and come to them to give them their proof. There is one more point here: what is the qualification of this doubting Thomas that God should oblige him with His appearance. Is it not that when we visit a higher functionary in government, we show our credentials and go through a long channel of minnows to get that crazed-for appointment. If we think similarly of God as a higher up there above us, shall we not acquire these qualifications which are necessary for our pursuit?

On the other hand, do we need any qualifications or pre-conditions to visit our father, or mother whenever we feel the need? Our parents always welcome us with open hearts whenever we go to them, even if it is after a long time after we spurned them initially. Then, the point is: can we claim ourselves as His children? Then we do not need any pre-conditions or qualifications, but to walk up to Him, or He will come running when we cry in distress.

Is it not true that the mother runs up to the child leaving everything as it is, when the child cries for her, ignoring all the toys the mother gave the child keeping it busy so that the child forgets the mother for some time and let the mother get on with her chores? Now then, how do we claim to be His children and demand Him to show Himself to us? Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa used to say: You should cry for God with all your heart exceeding the sum total of longing of 1.a miser for money, 2. a lover’s cry for the beloved etc. Can we show such a devotion to Him? Then He will come running. Otherwise, there is a route traveled by people earlier successfully. The Guru can show the signposts on these paths but, we have to do the walking.

God is present in each of us in the core of our hearts and to experience Him; first, we have to cleanse our hearts of greed, lust, jealousy, anger etc. The cave of heart where the spark is present is now occupied with all these cobwebs, spiders etc. The moment we open the door and clean the space, God will shine with all His splendor. That is how we can see Him. In fact, He has been waiting for us to open the door of this cave and find Him there. He wants you more than you want Him. We are searching everywhere but in our hearts.

In fact, God is continuously reminding us of His presence everywhere, only we are too busy to notice. Can we not find His presence in the touch of breeze, in the colorful splendor of a flower, in the sweetness of a fruit, in the smile of a child, in the loving caress of the mother, in the sincere effort of a teacher, in the concentration of a sportsman, in the majestic walk of a tiger, in the humming of a bee, in the flowing river, or the majestic mountains? In the Bhagavadgita, God has told Arjuna about the things in which His presence can be meditated. In fact, there is nothing which is devoid of God’s presence, He is Sat Chit Ananda. He is present in a saint and sinner. Only that the saint has manifested Him more in his living.

So folks, please do not ask someone to show God. It is your birthright to demand His presence, by establishing yourself to be His child. Then He will dazzle you by His presence. There will not be a single moment, when you are without Him.