Sri Ramakrishna to Balaram Basu:
"Is there anything you want to ask me?"
"Yes, sir. Does God really exist?"
"Certainly he does".
"Can a person see him?"
"Yes, he reveals himself to the devotee who thinks of him as his nearest and dearest. Because you do not get any response by praying to him once, you must not conclude that he does not exist".
"But why can't I see him when I pray to him so much?"
Sri Ramakrishna then smiled and asked, "Do you really consider him to be as dear to your heart as your own children?"
"No, sir", Balaram admitted. "I never felt that strongly for him".
The Master then said in a sweet, convincing voice: "Pray to God, thinking of him as dearer than your own self. Truely I tell you, he is extremely fond of his devotees. He cannot but reveal himself to them. He comes to a person even before he is sought. If a person comes one step towards God, God comes ten steps towards that person. There is none more intimate and more affectionate than God."
-They Lived With God
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