Better to be God

BETTER TO BE GOD

Bhagavan remained silent for some time. Everyone
thought he might not reply. Then suddenly he started:
You want to see God. But you do not realize that God
is within yourself.

Q: I am very much confused. Kindly tell me clearly. My
friends told me that you are the greatest authority.

Bhagavan spoke slowly and emphatically:
"If you say that God is to be seen, the necessary
implication is that he cannot be seen now but only
sometime in the future. Then it would also mean that
he appears and disappears. That which appears and
disappears cannot be the truth, the eternal.

Therefore instead of seeing God it is better to be God. Isn't it?
Instead of losing the vision of God and regaining it
would it not be far better to be God? If he is a true God
he must be your inner resident."

Q: Is the natural state without thoughts essential to
become God?

Bhagavan: NO - No. It is not so. There is no becoming here.
You are already that Self. Only due to ignorance you do not
realize it. Try to remove that first. 'The body am I’-
thought must go first.

- N.N.Rajan, More Talks With Ramana Maharshi