One day God was extremely tired. He gathered his helpers and said, ‘I created this universe in a state of a great joy. Everything in it happens according to my will. I created the Earth and gave it little streams and deep rivers, hills and high mountains, rocks, plants and trees. Many living and non-living beings inhabit it. And the most unique of my creations, the human being, lives on Earth too. Creating a human, I granted him the mind, gave him the ability to think, but now people find me everywhere. What do I do?’
Having listened to God speaking, his assistants pondered on it:
‘How to advise God in this situation, what to suggest Him?’
‘Reside on another planet,’ suggested one of them.
‘With the help of mind he will find me there,’ replied God.
‘Then hide in the depths of the ocean,’ advised another.
‘With the help of mind he will find me everywhere,’ replied God.
One of the wisest helpers turned to God:
‘Oh, great Lord! You have created the Universe and everything in it perfectly! But the human mind… I know the human being very well and can give you one piece of advice.’
‘Tell me!’
‘Hide inside the human heart, and then he will not be able to see You, will not be able to know You. ‘
‘You gave me a very good piece of advice. So it shall be. My home is in the human heart.’
Time has passed … And again, God was troubled.
‘Tell us the cause of your sorrow,’ asked the helpers. ‘Do people not disturb you anymore, because they cannot find you?’
And God answered, ‘Yes, it is so. Ever since I reside in the human heart, he no longer bothers me. But anyway I am very sad. After all, some of the people are very good, they are drawn to me, crave to see me so much, but cannot. They are my children, and I am their father. I created them and they will never be able to find full peace, joy and happiness unless they find me. Thus I’m so sad.’
And once again the wisest helper spoke:
‘I have the answer to this question. It is very good that You are in the heart and people cannot see you. But those who truly want to know You, who yearn to attain You with all the soul should be allowed to see You. People need Your grace.’
‘Tell me, how can I express it?’
‘From time to time come to Earth as a Sadguru. And if You see someone who is striving to attain You and is worthy to know You, give him the greatest wealth of all – love, Bhakti. And through this love the person will be able to see You, to connect with You.’
And God answered, ‘So be it!’
And God has given man His grace, giving him a Sadguru. He enabled the man to find God through the sublime love of the Master.
And God asked once again, ‘When I come to Earth, will people recognise me immediately?’
‘No, You will be born and live as an ordinary man. No one will be able to tell who you are. Except those who really want to know You – to those You will give Your grace and love, Your Bhakti. With the help of this feeling the person will understand who is in front of him.’