The Sanatan Faith — Page 22
22 SANĀTAN DHARM trying to secretly attract his beloved day and night with pain and anguish for a long period of time. So, provided that this love is not based on any sensuality, all of a sudden, a flame of love falls on the heart of the beloved, who is still ignorant and unaware. Then the loved one also takes a share in the passion. The tireless yearning and torment of the lover has a magical effect on the loved one. Thus, his heart is attracted to the lover and for some unknown rea- sons he believes that this person loves him. This does not remain just a thought but becomes a dominating belief. Their hearts are drawn to one another as if they were one being. It is remarkable that even if the lover conceals his love beneath a thousand layers, still the loved one perceives it. And then the people, who spy on everyone, also come to know that these two love each other. If the love is truly pure, untainted with any impure lust, it raises both of them to the level that their hearts are attracted towards each other and become uneasy if they do not see each other. They do not understand where this attraction came from. Their pious hearts want to meet each other and to have a glance. They feel des- perate to speak with each other even if it means death afterwards. Such is the result of a worldly affair, the pinnacle of which is to commune with one another. Shame on a religion that does not even promise the devotee of Parmeshwar such an allowance that he will communicate with Him as a lover speaks with his beloved. Sadly these people do not have such a belief, but I cannot accept that the Vedas deny one from such a level of converse. This is not the fault of the Vedas; instead, these people are mistaken. I affirm that only a religion that establishes a bond with God and allows the taste of dialogue with Him is the true religion. To