SOME Sikhs said to me in front of the Kali
temple, "God is compassionate". I said, "To
whom is he compassionate?" '"Why revered sir, to
all of us", said the Sikhs. I said: "We are His
children. Does compassion to one's own children
mean much? A father must look after his children;
or do you expect the people of the neighbourhood
to bring them up? Well, won't those who say that
God is compassionate ever understand that we are
God's children and not someone else's?"
Should we not, then, address God as
compassionate? Of course we should, as long as
we practise sadhana. After realizing God, one
rightly feels that God is our Father or Mother. As
long as we ha\e not realized God, we feel that we
are far away from Him, children of someone else.
During the stage of sadhana one should describe
God by all His attributes. One day Hazra said to
Narendra: "God is Infinity. Infinite is His
splendour. Do you think He will accept your
offerings of sweets and bananas or listen to your
music? This is a mistaken notion of yours."
Narendra at once sank ten fathom. So I said to
Hazra, "You villain! Where will these youngsters be
if you talk to them like that?" How can a man live
if he gives up devotion? No doubt God has infinite
splendour; yet He is under the control of His
devotees. A rich man's gate keeper comes to the
parlour where his master is seated with his friends.
He stands on one side of the room. In his hand he
has something covered with a cloth. He is very
hesitant, The master asks him, "Well, gatekeeper,
what have you in your hand?" Very hesitantly the
servant takes out a custard-apple from under the
cover, places it in front of his master, and says,
"Sir, it is my desire that you eat this," The master is
impressed by his servant's devotion. With great
love he takes the fruit in his hand and says: "Ah!
This is a very nice custard-apple. Where did you
pick it? You must have taken a great deal of
trouble to get it."
God is under the control of His devotees. King
Duryodhana was very attentive to Krishna and said
to Him, "Please have your meal here." But the
Lord went to Vidura's hut. He was very fond of
His devotee. He ate Vidura's simple rice and greens
as if they were celestial food.
temple, "God is compassionate". I said, "To
whom is he compassionate?" '"Why revered sir, to
all of us", said the Sikhs. I said: "We are His
children. Does compassion to one's own children
mean much? A father must look after his children;
or do you expect the people of the neighbourhood
to bring them up? Well, won't those who say that
God is compassionate ever understand that we are
God's children and not someone else's?"
Should we not, then, address God as
compassionate? Of course we should, as long as
we practise sadhana. After realizing God, one
rightly feels that God is our Father or Mother. As
long as we ha\e not realized God, we feel that we
are far away from Him, children of someone else.
During the stage of sadhana one should describe
God by all His attributes. One day Hazra said to
Narendra: "God is Infinity. Infinite is His
splendour. Do you think He will accept your
offerings of sweets and bananas or listen to your
music? This is a mistaken notion of yours."
Narendra at once sank ten fathom. So I said to
Hazra, "You villain! Where will these youngsters be
if you talk to them like that?" How can a man live
if he gives up devotion? No doubt God has infinite
splendour; yet He is under the control of His
devotees. A rich man's gate keeper comes to the
parlour where his master is seated with his friends.
He stands on one side of the room. In his hand he
has something covered with a cloth. He is very
hesitant, The master asks him, "Well, gatekeeper,
what have you in your hand?" Very hesitantly the
servant takes out a custard-apple from under the
cover, places it in front of his master, and says,
"Sir, it is my desire that you eat this," The master is
impressed by his servant's devotion. With great
love he takes the fruit in his hand and says: "Ah!
This is a very nice custard-apple. Where did you
pick it? You must have taken a great deal of
trouble to get it."
God is under the control of His devotees. King
Duryodhana was very attentive to Krishna and said
to Him, "Please have your meal here." But the
Lord went to Vidura's hut. He was very fond of
His devotee. He ate Vidura's simple rice and greens
as if they were celestial food.
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