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QUERY
I have dealt with it very briefly . In this connection I may quote the following remarks of a great saint "The Lord has closed upon man the door of every query. The poet has also said; One can acquire the intelligence of Sahban (a Chinese philosopher) in eloquence and rhetoric but none can attain to the knowledge of the holy Almighty". What that veil is may be discerned only by deep thinking.(IB-14)
QUEST
When God feels that there is one in quest of Him, the Divine grace is set into motion to take him in. If the quest continues with a pining heart, it becomes so very forceful that the Lord Himself sets out in quest of him. The intensity or eagerness together with restless impatience creates within him a vaccum for the Divine grace to flow in, establishing a connecting channel between the two.(SS-70)
We hear almost everybody talking in some way or the other about God, the soul and the mystery of the universe. But, if we are in quest of one who has realized God, or is acquainted with Him, we will probably find none such among them. This is the reason why there is constant feud among the representatives of different religions. (DR-98)
QUINTESSENCE
It is better for the dervesh to be on the move. You have got nowhere to stay. Your ultimate stage is only There, and before reaching it even anand bids farewell. And what would be the condition there? If it is called ignorance, even that too will part company. There is one word which does throw light upon it, and that is perfect ignorance (Ajnanata). I have called it the changeless condition. This verily is the Real veil. Spirituality has anyway dropped off. This might be called the quintessence of all labour and effort. So, dear brother, this is the very thing which people had never desired, otherwise this could have already been had. And who could wish for it when nobody had any idea of it. Thanks are due to my Guru Maharaj who has brought it to the notice of the people. Now, you may take the term Perfect Ignorance in the sense that 'it is That which exists between yes and no'. This is according to Kabir. (SS-451)