One day I [Swami Parameswarananda] was cutting vegetables, sitting near the Mother. Finding her alone, I asked: “Mother, how can one attain the knowledge of Brahman? I see various things with my physical eyes. How can I understand through discrimination that everything is Brahman? How can one have this experience of oneness? In the beginning, should one practise focusing on each object [in one's meditation], or does it [meaning the experience of oneness] come spontaneously? I am confused. Again, after studying Swamiji's books, it seems that there cannot be any liberation without the knowledge of Brahman."
The Mother answered gravely: "It is a difficult path. It takes a long time to reach the goal when practising that path of sadhana. Call on the Master, depend on him, and he will make you know everything. What will you gain by worrying about all those things? You will achieve everything by the Master's grace.”
- ‘Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play’ by Swami Chetanananda, P687
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