How is experiencing God better than Seeing God?

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How is experiencing God better than Seeing God?

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Seeing God is good. Experiencing God is better. Both these are in theoretical phase only. The best is pleasing God with service and sacrifice and this is the practical phase for which only, the divine fruit is linked. The two theoretical phases are like water and manure for the mango plant. The practical phase is like the mango plant, which alone yields the fruit. This is the most important clue in the spiritual path.

The mango plant is always attacked by some insects and pest. A pesticide must be used to protect the plant from infection. Such pesticide helps the health of the plant, which is the true love towards God without aspiring for any fruit from God in return. The selfish aspiration is the pest. If God is worshipped for the sake of some materialistic desire, such devotion is false love alone. True knowledge is very essential to develop true love to God.

When all the spiritual knowledge comes to a ripened state, then only is true love possible. The ripened state indicates the saffron colour of the cloth used by the saint present in a very high state.

If the emotional devotion continues forever without any break, it is called Nirvikalpa Samaadhi. If the emotion is temporary and gets pacified after sometime, it is called Savikalpa Samaadhi. Only one in millions of devotees, that too after millions of births can attain such highest eternal devotion.

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