How to see God ?
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sometimes people say that they want to see God, but that God is not
perceivable to them. But the real question is: do we have the proper
eyes to see God? Are we qualified to see the Supreme Lord?
As it is said in the Padma Purana: "One cannot understand the form,
name, quality, or paraphernalia of God with one’s material senses." Our
senses are imperfect, so how can we see the Supreme Person? It is not
possible.
Then how is it possible to see Him? : If we train our
senses, if we purify our senses, those purified senses will help us see
God. It is just as if we had cataracts on our eyes. Because our eyes
are suffering from cataracts, we cannot see. But this does not mean that
there is nothing to be seen—only that we cannot see. Similarly, now we
cannot conceive of the form of God, but if our cataracts are removed, we
can see Him.
The Brahma-samhita says: [Bs. 5.38] "The devotees
whose eyes are anointed with the love-of-God ointment see God, Krishna,
within their hearts twenty-four hours a day.” So, we require to purify
our senses. Then we’ll be able to understand what the form of God is,
what the name of God is, what the qualities of God are, what the abode
of God is, and what the paraphernalia of God are, and we’ll be able to
see God in everything.
How to see God ?
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sometimes people say that they want to see God, but that God is not perceivable to them. But the real question is: do we have the proper eyes to see God? Are we qualified to see the Supreme Lord?
As it is said in the Padma Purana: "One cannot understand the form, name, quality, or paraphernalia of God with one’s material senses." Our senses are imperfect, so how can we see the Supreme Person? It is not possible.
Then how is it possible to see Him? : If we train our senses, if we purify our senses, those purified senses will help us see God. It is just as if we had cataracts on our eyes. Because our eyes are suffering from cataracts, we cannot see. But this does not mean that there is nothing to be seen—only that we cannot see. Similarly, now we cannot conceive of the form of God, but if our cataracts are removed, we can see Him.
The Brahma-samhita says: [Bs. 5.38] "The devotees whose eyes are anointed with the love-of-God ointment see God, Krishna, within their hearts twenty-four hours a day.” So, we require to purify our senses. Then we’ll be able to understand what the form of God is, what the name of God is, what the qualities of God are, what the abode of God is, and what the paraphernalia of God are, and we’ll be able to see God in everything.
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sometimes people say that they want to see God, but that God is not perceivable to them. But the real question is: do we have the proper eyes to see God? Are we qualified to see the Supreme Lord?
As it is said in the Padma Purana: "One cannot understand the form, name, quality, or paraphernalia of God with one’s material senses." Our senses are imperfect, so how can we see the Supreme Person? It is not possible.
Then how is it possible to see Him? : If we train our senses, if we purify our senses, those purified senses will help us see God. It is just as if we had cataracts on our eyes. Because our eyes are suffering from cataracts, we cannot see. But this does not mean that there is nothing to be seen—only that we cannot see. Similarly, now we cannot conceive of the form of God, but if our cataracts are removed, we can see Him.
The Brahma-samhita says: [Bs. 5.38] "The devotees whose eyes are anointed with the love-of-God ointment see God, Krishna, within their hearts twenty-four hours a day.” So, we require to purify our senses. Then we’ll be able to understand what the form of God is, what the name of God is, what the qualities of God are, what the abode of God is, and what the paraphernalia of God are, and we’ll be able to see God in everything.
![How to see God ?
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sometimes people say that they want to see God, but that God is not perceivable to them. But the real question is: do we have the proper eyes to see God? Are we qualified to see the Supreme Lord?
As it is said in the Padma Purana: "One cannot understand the form, name, quality, or paraphernalia of God with one’s material senses." Our senses are imperfect, so how can we see the Supreme Person? It is not possible.
Then how is it possible to see Him? : If we train our senses, if we purify our senses, those purified senses will help us see God. It is just as if we had cataracts on our eyes. Because our eyes are suffering from cataracts, we cannot see. But this does not mean that there is nothing to be seen—only that we cannot see. Similarly, now we cannot conceive of the form of God, but if our cataracts are removed, we can see Him.
The Brahma-samhita says: [Bs. 5.38] "The devotees whose eyes are anointed with the love-of-God ointment see God, Krishna, within their hearts twenty-four hours a day.” So, we require to purify our senses. Then we’ll be able to understand what the form of God is, what the name of God is, what the qualities of God are, what the abode of God is, and what the paraphernalia of God are, and we’ll be able to see God in everything.](https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/552141_10200849410146047_47594340_n.jpg)
