Minds bring in new questions and new ways of looking at God. One common question is: ‘How can I develop intense longing for God or the Self? I want to become totally restless for getting God?’ Once this question is explored, one could come to a conclusion: continue to explore the question, continue to search for God or stop thinking about longing for God.
One is not seeking to attain the state of intense longing for God or restlessness in search of God. One is seeking God. If the objective and goal is only God, why try seeking restlessness. Restlessness is not the objective - getting God is the objective.
If I find myself restless for many other things, I would not be able to concentrate thoughts continuously on God. Without the help of God one cannot reach either God or avoid restlessness for other things. I can only pray to God continuously for helping me to remove all other thoughts from my mind and concentrate my mind on God. I can do whatever I do but simultaneously and continuously thinking that God is making me do all these things. I can continuously explore what is God is all about even as I do other things. I can fill my mind and ego with only the desire to get God, irrespective of whether it is feasible or not.
One way to reach the state of intense longing for God is to follow the paths of those who had experienced such state and pray to God for His grace. Without His grace, I cannot develop intense longing for Him. I heard stories of what Mirabai did or Shree Chaitanya Mahaprbhu did and about so many others great Sadhaks. If I so wish I may follow their path and experiment as a scientist does to explore what happens as one tries to and, if successful, able to submit all of one's moments exclusively to Him and not use any moment thinking of anything else other than God. Maybe I will reach that stage of intense longing for God. Mabe not.
The past and current life has been expended swimming in the deep waters of Maya and sensual desire fulfillment. Maybe in future, I may feel that I am gasping for breath swimming without any destination to reach. Maybe then only I may start seeking God with progressively greater intensity so as to be able to get out of the water and achieve liberation from this bondage. Maybe I will continue to be in the delusion of life of sensual pleasure and pain with God as a spare time recreation. I do not know the future for certainty.
But I know that I will cherish the idea of being with God for moments together if He exists and allows me that chance. That is the gain so far.
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