Chapter 12
The Lonely Path of the
Hermit
"God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he
looks to see if there is even
one with real understanding, one who seeks for God."--Psalm
14:2
and 53:2
This psalm from the Bible is not
divine romantic poetry--it is the Truth. God is
looking for just one who seeks for God. Even though I don't care
much for the Bible,
this verse does hold special meaning for me personally. It
applies to my own life and to
my ongoing endeavor to know God. Ever since I first started
looking for Truth, I quickly
noticed that I was essentially alone in my quest. Literally, for
years, I had hoped to find
just one person who understood me, and shared my passion for the
Ultimate Goal. After
years of searching, I have found so few others besides me who share my
interest in
Spiritual Perfection, that I can count them on one hand and still have
fingers left over.
This is rather disturbing and depressing, if you think about it.
This means that precious
few people are Truly looking for God.
In India, a yogi is one who is devoted to Union with God--remember, Yoga
literally means "union". There is a saying in India which
illustrates this rarity of
individuals who search for God: "Out of 1000 people, only one is a
yogi. Out of 1000
yogis, only one knows God." Do the math--One who Truly knows God
is indeed one in
a million! God does not command or order us to take an interest
in matters Spiritual,
which is why so very few people in the world ever even attempt to
really know God. God
does not force us to look for God, hence, this is why God looks for
just one. Like I said,
the psalm is not poetry, it is Truth.
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