Three Conditions of a True Request to the Creator
Question: I heard when one of your students said that “I am trying, I am asking,” you responded: “You are asking poorly.”
What is the correct request to the Creator? What state must a person reach in order to truly ask the Creator for correction?
Answer: A true request consists of several conditions.
The first condition is that I am desperately missing something specific, and I know exactly what it is. At the same time, I cannot replace my request with anything else; it is so urgent that it would be better to die than not to receive it.
The second condition is whom to turn to, from whom to ask. That is, it is not enough that I lack something, I must know exactly who has it. In other words, there is a source from which I can receive. I need to identify Him and know precisely that exactly what I need is there, one to one.
The third condition is to be certain that this source responds to me. It is not just a wall that I will bang my head against and achieve nothing. It is a source that perhaps is even waiting for me to turn to Him. He has a kind heart, a kind attitude toward me, and He is just waiting for me to turn to Him. But first of all is to turn specifically to Him and secondly with the most urgent request.
In addition, it is possible that He has another condition, that I should rejoice at the opportunity to turn to Him because thanks to my realization that exactly He has what I desire, I have found Him. That is the most important thing! Because my entire hunger and what He has to satisfy my hunger is merely a reason to establish contact with Him.
That is when the request is genuine. That is, it is not for the sake of quenching hunger and getting something from Him but in order to connect with Him, above hunger and its satisfaction. Then this request will truly bring its result, the unification between us.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. How to Ask the Creator Correctly” 8/27/10
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