GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
you speak so much of the phenomena which God has made? "0 Lord, Thou hast made the sky, the mighty ocean, the moon, the sun, the stars and planets. O Lord, Thou hast made all these, and so on." Why do you dwell upon these things? Seeing the beautiful gar- den of a rich man, everyone will exclaim: "What a beautiful tree! What a handsome flower! What a large pond and what fine fish in it! What an artistic building! With what rich paintings is the drawing-room decorated!" At the sight of all this everyone is struck with wonder, but how many seek to know the master of the garden? A few only. Those who seek God with intense longing see Him, make ac- quaintance with Him, speak with Him, just in the same manner as I am speaking to you. I am telling you the truth when I say that God can be seen. Who will listen to me and who will believe me? Can God be found in the Scriptures? After reading the Scriptures, the highest knowledge God and the Scriptures. on can get is about the existence of a God; but God does not appear to him who does not dive below the surface. Un- til then doubts are not removed and Divine knowledge does not come. You may read
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