Is God real?

Swami Chinmayanandaji normally sat outside his cottage in the rose garden. Evening was his free time before his talks on the Gita began. That was the time when people cleared their doubts by asking questions. One such day a newcomer to the mission hesitatingly asked, “Swamiji, is there God? Did you see Him? If so, in what form?” This was a very common question, asked even by children, yet Pujya Swamiji never lost his patience and always answered very calmly.

- By Prarthna Saran

Swamiji explained, “There is God. There is no doubt about it. Yes, Ihave seen Him, but not in form. God isa state of consciousnesses. In order for the common man to conceive of the idea, a form is given. Our National Flag is not the form of our country. It represents our country. Similarly, God in various forms, whether it is the cross or the crescent or Krishna, represe