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'''''The Endless Quest for Him''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 November 1 in Kolkata, India. This discourse is the | '''''The Endless Quest for Him''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 November 1 in Kolkata, India. This discourse is the sixth 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=Humans are unable to think anything original: they can only think about those objects they have previously seen in the external world. Therefore, as people cannot see or recognize Parama Puruśa in the external world with their sense organs (the very capacity of the sense organs to see or hear something has been given by Parama Puruśa Himself), they are unable to think of Him. He cannot be attained through thought as there is no opportunity to see Him in the external world. So we can only say to Him, "I don’t know what you look like but I send my salutations to you in whatever form you may be."|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Humans are unable to think anything original: they can only think about those objects they have previously seen in the external world. Therefore, as people cannot see or recognize Parama Puruśa in the external world with their sense organs (the very capacity of the sense organs to see or hear something has been given by Parama Puruśa Himself), they are unable to think of Him. He cannot be attained through thought as there is no opportunity to see Him in the external world. So we can only say to Him, "I don’t know what you look like but I send my salutations to you in whatever form you may be."|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||