DISCOURSES Volume II - Avatar Meher Baba Trust

The Search for GodMOST persons do not even suspect the existence ofGod and naturally they are not very keen aboutGod. There are others who, through the influence of tradition,Grades of beliefsin Godbelong to some faith or another and catch thebelief in the existence of God from theirsurroundings. Their faith is just strong enoughto keep them bound to certain rituals, ceremonies or beliefs andrarely possesses that vitality which is necessary to bring about aradical change in one's entire attitude towards life. There are stillothers who are philosophically minded and have an inclination tobelieve in the existence of God either because of their ownspeculations or because of the assertions of others. For them, Godis at best an hypothesis or an intellectual idea. Such lukewarmbelief in itself can never be sufficient incentive for launching upona serious search for God. Such persons do not know of God frompersonal knowledge, and for them God is not an object of intensedesire or endeavour.A true aspirant is not content with knowledge of spiritualrealities based on hearsay, nor is he satisfied with pure inferentialknowledge. For him the spiritual realities are not the object of idlethinking, and the acceptance or rejection of these realities isfraught with