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| date = <!-- Date-->1978 November 2 | | date = <!-- Date-->1978 November 2 | ||
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| topic = <!-- Topic -->Acquiring inner vision | | topic = <!-- Topic -->Acquiring inner vision | ||
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| included in = [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4]] | | included in = [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4]] | ||
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'''''The Endless Quest for Him''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 November 2 in Kolkata, India. This discourse is the | '''''The Endless Quest for Him''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 November 2 in Kolkata, India. This discourse is the seventh chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4]].<ref name="AV4">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Those who | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Those who don't have this feeling and think that Parama Puruśa is far away, may cry themselves hoarse, yet their sobs will not be heard by Him. The actual truth is that the Supreme Entity lies covert in the small "I" feeling of all living creatures. So He is not far from anything; rather, He is the very "I" of each and every microcosm. With this idea or feeling in mind, spiritual aspirants should start their spiritual practice. To be ensconced in this supreme idea is the culminating point of all sadhana.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by asking whether the Supreme | Anandamurti starts the discourse by asking whether the Supreme Entity is close to human beings or far away from them? He then says that one of the Lord's names is ''Visnu'' (He who lies concealed in every entity of this expressed universe). Anandamurti then explains that those who practice [[sadhana]] are blessed because they have the opportunity to realize that the Supreme "I", which lies covert within their very own small "I" feeling. With such a feeling of intimacy with the Lord, the spiritual aspirants will sing kiirtan and meditate until they are established in the supreme idea.<ref name="AV4"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||