By daily contact with different people, I have realized that sincerity is difficult to have. And that is the only reason why we could not realize God, who is very close and very near to us in our hearts – because most of us are so attached to the physical appearance of this world. On one hand, we say we want to know God, but on the other hand, we could not forsake what we have, even if God wants us to do it. That’s the only reason why we could not reach God. […] It is our deep attachment that prevents us to be near God. […] That’s why in the Bible it is stated that you cannot worship both God and mammon. […]
Just like the members in a family; if one world or one planet is backward in spiritual advancement, then the other planets will also suffer in some way. Just like if one member in a family did something wrong, the whole family would also be affected. And sometimes, even the whole nation has to bear the consequences of one person. Therefore, it would be a great help to our world and to the Universe if we could catch up with the spiritual lessons and try to improve our understanding in any way we can.
If we have already found a path that we think is suitable to our spiritual development, then it’s fine, it’s good, we should continue. We should try all our best to follow that chosen path.
How do we know if that is the right path for us? How do we know if we have chosen a good Master or a good method? There are two conditions. First, we must be good disciples. Second, the Master must be good. It cannot be just one.
So, if we are very good disciples, if we have been very faithful and we have done everything that is requested of a disciple to do, and if that path or the Master’s teaching gives us satisfaction, gives us more love, wisdom, and peace, that is the right path. Understand? But we must do our best. We cannot get anything for nothing. Otherwise, [there’s] no need [for] a Master even.
And if after you have tried so hard and have tried your best on many paths and you could not find the complete satisfaction, then we invite you to come to this path. The simple reason is that we know that [it’s] very fast, quick, and simple, because in our time, we don’t have so much energy and time to follow a very complicated, long, and difficult path. And also, there is another reason; it’s that our life is very unpredictable. We do not know if we will live until tomorrow. So, whatever we can get today is the best.
Before I left home to find God realization, I had only one prayer that, “God, if You exist, please help me or through me, open the eyes of the people, because the people cannot open them themselves. How can You demand them to keep Your Commandments and love You and worship You when they don’t know You? You must open their eyes for them to see You first.” That was my prayer. Probably the sincerity touched God’s Compassion, so I was granted what I wished.
And after studying many people’s character and humans’ psychology, by daily contact with different people, I have realized that sincerity is difficult to have. And that is the only reason why we could not realize God, who is very close and very near to us in our hearts – because most of us are so attached to the physical appearance of this world. On one hand, we say we want to know God, but on the other hand, we could not forsake what we have, even if God wants us to do it. That’s the only reason why we could not reach God. Otherwise, we could do it just like this.
That’s what I have come to understand. And I would like to share it with you, because God is not so difficult to reach. It is difficult for us to forsake the material world. It is our deep attachment that prevents us to be near God. It sounds very simple, but it is the very, very original reason. That’s why in the Bible it is stated that you cannot worship both God and mammon.
Therefore, God has thought of some special methods to help us, the attached souls, the encaged spirits. But this method is not known to a lot of people, just to some groups. Only in this modern time that the message has been spread all over the world. But because of that, whoever brings the message suffers even a great deal more than at the time of Buddha and Jesus. But in order to bring the message to humankind, there must be someone who does it. I think you understand what I mean.
But even then, even when the message is spread all over the world, not all the people will take it. Therefore, can you imagine how difficult it was when Jesus or Buddha were alive, when communication was even more restricted, then very few people followed Them. In ancient times, people complained that the freedom of religion was restricted. And the people, who believed in Jesus or different Masters in those times, were very frightened of being persecuted, of being chased and questioned, and jailed and punished. But even then, under such circumstances, the people’s faith was very strong and they appreciated what they had received – more than perhaps in modern times. Because in modern times, when we get the message so easily, we probably do not believe in its value.
