Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 256

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 4 Elucidation of The Deed of Yagya When the God we crave for-the accomplished sage-abides in the Soul and begins to instruct him, only then does real worship begin. Here God and the accomplished sage- teacher, as prompters, are synonymous. If God descends into the heart at the level at which we stand, begins to check and guide, and support in case the worshipper stumbles-only then is the mind fully restrained. Unless God stands by as a charioteer, close to the Soul as a prompter, there cannot be an adequate initiation to his path. Before this the adorer is on trial; he has not yet achieved the state of true worship. My revered teacher-my God, used to say, “Ha! I had many a narrow escape. But God saved me. God taught me this... told me that...’’ I sometimes asked, “Maharaj Ji, does God also speak and talk?” Thereupon he would say: “Ho, God talks exactly like you and me, for hours, and without stopping.” This made me sad and I wondered how God speaks. This was an amazing revelation to me. After a while Maharaj Ji would say, ”Why do you worry?