Conference on World Religions 1994 07 NY Queens

Author(s): Council for The Conference on World Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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with Him; be angry with Him for not revealing Himself; and whatever other desire we may have.
It's very hard to imagine infinite bliss. And how can we yearn for that which we can't even imagine. But just think of your most aching desire and know that it can not only be satisfied in God but that in Him our cup will run over -- and over and over. Ramakrishna says, "What joy is there in sex life with a woman? There is a billion times more joy in loving God." I imagine that the yearning we felt as children will finally be satisfied and then some. In getting a taste of God's bliss, how can we any longer run after the paltry satisfactions of the world? We'll be like the thief who knows there is gold in the next room and will do anything to get it. Or look at the gold rush. What privations people endured in the hope of finding gold.
But until we've had that taste we'll have to rely on the little bit of faith that we have. However, our faith that there is such an infinite bliss will gradually grow by doing spiritual practice such as japam, meditation, puja, reading holy words, enjoying holy company, doing work as service to God, and/or turning our passions and hopes toward God.
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"We believe in God, and in what
has been revealed to us and Abraham, Ismail; Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (The Books) Given to Moses, Jears,
us, and the Prophets, from their Lord:
We make no distinction between one
and another among them, and to we bows our will (in Idam)." -The holy Qur-An
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