Ceaseless Yearning.

Sri Ramakrishna said:
He finds God quickest,
whose concentration and
yearning are strongest. (Sayings 629).

A devotee asked:
What means should we adopt in order to get free from the clutches of Maya?

Master: He who yearns to be free from its clutches is shown the way by God Himself. Only ceaseless yearning is needed. (627)

A devotee asked the Master,
“By what means can He be seen?”
and the Master replied:
“Can you weep for Him with intense longing?
Men weep jugfuls of tears for children, wife, money, etc.; but who weeps for God?
So long as a child is engrossed in play with its toys, the mother engages herself in
cooking and other household works. But when the little one finds no more satisfaction in toys, throws them aside and loudly cries for its mother, she can no longer remain in the kitchen. She perhaps drops down the rice pot from the hearth, and runs in hot haste to the child and takes it up in her arms.” (628)