The Nature of the True Religious Life - 2.5. - Swami Krishnananda.
======================================================================== Friday, 27 Sep 2023. 05:30. Chapter 2: The Religious Ideal of God-realisation - 5. ========================================================================= Therefore, coming in contact with an object is not enough. There must be a conscious participation in the existence of that object. Again we come to the phenomenon of consciousness. You can imagine how important it is. If your consciousness cannot organically participate in the presence of the object, you will not derive any satisfaction from it. And if the object remains outside you, disconnected from you, you will not be satisfied. There should be an inward relationship between the object desired for and the subjective awareness. As experienced people in this world, you know this very well. There can be a deep dissatisfaction of a few members within the family if there is no inward relationship among them, notwithstanding the fact that one member is only a f...