In plain words
So, ‘Grant me these three,’ he asked.
First of all, every man must follow the path of karma. That is, one must perform karma. In performing karma, one must perform heartfelt good deeds. The second is worship. Entering the spiritual path. Singing bhajans, worshipping, doing japa, doing tapas. All these are spiritual paths. The third is the path of Jñāna. That is why: work, worship and wisdom. These three came as the 3 Ws. Man must travel through the principle of these three, work, worship, wisdom, and end with wisdom. Where is God? The boy who spoke in Telugu a few minutes ago said it. That God is the indweller of all, in a way even very simple people can grasp. But today the intellectuals have nothing but doubts. In these times a fool with no schooling is far better than the intellectuals. He brought milk in a vessel. Where is God? ‘Bābū, where is the butter in this milk? The butter is there, but it cannot be seen,’ he said. There is butter in each drop. There is butter in each particle. But when does it become visible to us? When you make it into curd and then churn it, the butter that was everywhere comes up to the top. The heart is a vessel. Prema is the milk in it. Offering this Prema to God is the churning. Only then does the form to be realised become visible. The one present everywhere is God. In milk, butter is present throughout. It cannot be seen. But when does it appear? It appears when we make the effort it needs. But on whom does God's gaze rest? One may wonder where it rests. There is a bulb. There is light in this bulb. Where does this light look? It looks in every direction. It looks everywhere. In the same way, God is like a light. Whom is He looking at? He is looking at everyone. He sees those dozing in this gathering; He sees others who, without listening, are brooding over something. Their worries may differ. But this light alone is the support of everyone.
Once, at a lovely evening hour, Rāmakṛṣṇa Paramahaṃsa was giving a fine discourse.