Even when God seems to be behind a veil, hidden, not apparent, not palpable to us... He is here

So let's look at why I'm saying it's a question of faith to be in God's presence. It's a question of faith to be empty to ourselves even when it feels like His presence is not palpable, does not seem tangible, you see? So I'm saying that in this life, how it appeared to be is that for many years I looked for this I-amness, I looked for this presence, I looked for this Atma. I couldn't find it, you see? And yet I continued with my spiritual practice and it was revealed. So who revealed it? God only can do it. Only His grace can do it.

Now, if I hadn't been praying to God and those prayers were not being heard, if I wasn't inquiring and His grace was not operating, then He was not there to make the revelation, you see? So the fact is that even when He seems to be behind a wall, behind a veil, hidden, not apparent, not palpable to us, He is there. We must always have this faith. And when it is up to Him to open these curtains, this veil, you see? But if you have this atal, unshakable faith that 'I will not bother about anything else, I will not bother about anybody else's reports, nothing. I know my teacher has told me God is in your heart. I have to just empty myself of myself and be with Him,' as difficult as that may be, He knows my attempts. He knows every time I turn towards Him away from the world, you see.

And because if He was not there, if He was not meeting you, then He could not reveal Himself to you. Because that process of revelation has to be from Him already being there in the heart, opening the curtain, saying 'See,' huh? If He was not meeting you—in the sense that many times it can seem like an abyss, many times it can just feel like, 'Is anyone really hearing me? I pray and pray, I inquire and inquire, I'm not finding out who I am. Is there any point to any of this process?' Many times our journey seems so helpless, you see.

So to have that faith, to learn especially from the one that you call your teacher, is very important. So if you can really take this to heart and trust me on this fully: that God is here. He has a holy chamber in your deepest place where nothing is ever hidden from Him. And your effort to turn towards Him, your effort to love Him—He is aware of every single breath you take and your effort is never missed. So with that courage, with that patience, with that faith, you have to be in this Satsang.

Because it is not that He makes a new home there. He doesn't make a new home in your heart, see? His home has always been there. The home is revealed to us. It's like if the lights were empty and a plane flew past and the lights were off, they may not see that there is a home here. But when to put on the light, He knows best.