Bala Vihar- Where Children Delight!
When Will I See God?
This is how Gurudev fielded a question shot by a ten-year old, sitting at his feet on a visit to Delhi. His logic, using examples the children could relate to, unfailingly appealed to them and the message went home instantly.
“Swamiji, no one has ‘seen’ God. How can I believe that if I live a spiritual life I will for sure experience God, or ‘see’ Him?”
Gurudev looked at him mischievously and asked, “Can you see a beard or a moustache on your face?”
“No, Swamiji” answered the boy.
“Yet, are you not sure and do you not believe that in time you will grow up to see it appear on your face?”
“Yes, Swamiji.”
“Similarly, the Lord is hidden in you and will manifest to you at the time of your spiritual maturity. Remember to keep calling Him!
Just as in a small seed you cannot see the trunk, the branches, the leaves, the flower and the fruit, but you ‘believe’ that they are all there in a potential form.
If the seed is planted in good soil, with a certain amount of sunshine and water, all the seed’s hidden possibilities can be seen to manifest in front of you. So also you have the potential to make God manifest in your experience.”