Realization of God

16. God as Truth has been for me a treasure beyond price; may He be so to every one of us.-YM, 6.

17. Devotion to this Truth is the sole justification for our existence.-YM, 2.

18. But He is no God who merely satisfies the intellect, if He ever does. God to be God must rule the heart and transform it. He must express Himself in every the smallest act of His votary. This can only be done through a definite realization more real than the five senses can ever produce. Sense perceptions can be, often are false and deceptive, however real they may appear to us. Where there is realization outside the senses it is infallible. It is proved not by extraneous evidence but in the transformed conduct and character of those who have felt the real presence of God within. Such testimony is to be found in the experiences of an unbroken line of prophets and sages in all countries and climes. To reject this evidence is to deny oneself.-YI,11-10-28, 340.

7. Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.-YI, 27-5-26, I89

8. Every expression of truth has in it the seeds of propagation, even as the sun cannot hide its light.-MR,I935, 4I3.

The Way of realizing Truth

9. Life is a very complex thing, and truth and nonviolence present problems, which often defy analysis and judgment. One discovers truth and the method of applying the only legitimate means of vindicating it, i.e. Satyagraha or soul-force, by patient endeavour and silent prayer. I can only assure friends that I spare no pains to grope to my way to the right, and that humble but constant endeavour and silent prayer are always my two trusty companions along the weary but beautiful path that all seekers must tread. YI, 1-6-21, 174.

10. You cannot realize the wider consciousness, unless you subordinate completely reason and intellect, and the body, too. –H.

11. It is unnecessary to believe in an extra mundane Power called God in order to sustain our faith in ahimsa. But God is not a Power residing in the clouds. God is an unseen Power residing within us and nearer to us than finger-nails to the flesh. There are many powers lying hidden within us and we find this Supreme Power if we make diligent search with the fixed determination to find Him. One such way of ahimsa. It is so very necessary because God is in every one of us and, therefore, we have to identify ourselves with every human being without exception. This is called cohesion or attraction in scientific language. In the popular language it is called love. In the popular language it is called love. It binds us to one another and to God. Ahimsa and love are one and the same thing. I hope this is all clears to you.- (From a private letter, dated Sevagram, 1-6-42).