Om Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Thiruvadikkae
The Lord’s mercy on us is unlimited. He eagerly awaits every opportunity to manifest Himself and tries on every occasion to bless the devotee with His vision. He helps us at every step in all our spiritual effort. It is a common experience in the world that one has to hasten to a place where His affections are centered. He who has special attraction for us compels us to go to Him leaving all engagements aside. When one refrains from going to a place, it indicated that love is deficient there. When such is the case with ordinary men like us, where is to wonder that God, who is an ocean of Love and Compassion, should be ready to grant us Divine Vision, if we possess only a little love for Him?
The main reason for delay in the Lord’s manifestation is our want of attraction for Him. He is the very embodiment of Love and Grace. How can He Himself delay in appearing before us? The reason therefore is clear. We lack the qualification to gain His vision. We are markedly deficient in love and faith. In order to increase our faith and love, we should try to the best of our ability, to gain the knowledge of His truth, secret, virtues, and power. It is never possible that the Lord will not meet a devotee even after the latter has gained faith and love. He becomes compelled, then, to bring the devotee’s faith to fruition.
(Excerpts from The Secret of Premayoga - The Longing for God-Vision (Gita Press))
