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How is it possible to understand Him? Sevonmukhe hi jihv\u0101dau. By training and purifying our senses, we may come to understand and see God. Presently we are attempting to understand God with impure, imperfect senses. It is like someone with cataracts trying to see. Just because one has cataracts, he should not conclude that there is nothing to be seen. Similarly, we cannot presently conceive of God\u2019s form, but once our cataracts are removed, we can see. According to the Brahma-sa\u1e41hit\u0101 (5.38), prem\u0101\xf1jana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santa\u1e25 sadaiva h\u1e5bdaye\u1e63u vilokayanti: \u201cThe devotees whose eyes are anointed with the ointment of love of God can see God within their hearts twenty-four hours a day.\u201d Purification of the senses is what is required; then we can understand the name, form, qualities, and pastimes of God. Then we\u2019ll be able to see God everywhere and in everything.\n\nThese matters are discussed thoroughly in the Vedic literatures. For instance, it is said that although God has no hands or legs, He can accept whatever we offer (ap\u0101\u1e47i-p\u0101do javano g\u1e5bh\u012bt\u0101). It is also stated that although God has neither eyes nor ears, He can see and hear everything. These are apparent contradictions, but they are meant to teach us an important lesson. When we speak of seeing, we think of material vision. Due to our material conception, we think that the eyes of God must be like ours. Therefore, in order to remove these material conceptions, the Vedic literatures say that God has no hands, legs, eyes, ears, etc. God has eyes, but His vision is infinite. He can see in darkness, and He can see everywhere at once; therefore He has different eyes. Similarly, God has ears and can hear. He may be in His kingdom, millions and millions of miles away, but He can hear us whispering, because He is sitting within. We cannot avoid God\u2019s seeing, hearing, or touching.\n\npatra\u1e41 pu\u1e63pa\u1e41 phala\u1e41 toya\u1e41\nyo me bhakty\u0101 prayacchati\ntad aha\u1e41 bhakty-upah\u1e5btam\na\u015bn\u0101mi prayat\u0101tmana\u1e25\n\u201cIf one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.\u201d (Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 9.26) If God does not have senses, how can He accept and eat the offerings that are presented to Him? According to ritual, we are offering K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a food daily, and we can see that the taste of this food is immediately changed. This is a practical example. God eats, but because He is full, He does not eat like us. If I offer you a plate of food, you will eat it, and it will be finished. God is not hungry, but He eats, and at the same time, He leaves the food as it is, and thus it is transformed into pras\u0101da, His mercy. P\u016br\u1e47asya p\u016br\u1e47am \u0101d\u0101ya p\u016br\u1e47am ev\u0101va\u015bi\u1e63yate. God is full, yet He accepts all the food that we offer. Still, the food remains as it is. He can eat with His eyes. As stated in Brahma-sa\u1e41hit\u0101, a\u1e45g\u0101ni yasya sakalendriya-v\u1e5bttimanti: \u201cEvery sense of the Lord\u2019s body has all the potencies of the other senses.\u201d Although we can see with our eyes, we cannot eat with our eyes. The senses of God, however, being infinite, are different. Simply by looking at the food that is offered to Him, He eats it. read with us: biglink.to/pathofperfection & check out our website for the catalogue of all the books we\u2019ve read so far www.sravanamdiaries.com