Question: What is God-realisation, and can I attain it in this lifetime?

Sri Chinmoy: God-realisation means conscious, constant and inseparable oneness with God. You have to know that it is conscious. When you pray and meditate, that is your conscious approach to God. You may not attain oneness, but you are consciously trying to receive Him at that time. Usually when you think of someone, oneness is not there, but when oneness is there, you get tremendous delight. God-realisation has to be conscious, constant and inseparable oneness with the Highest.

Now, about the second part of your question. It is quite possible to realise God in one incarnation, but you have to know how sincere you are, how close you have become to the Master inwardly. On the strength of our inner cry, aspiration and oneness we realise God. If our inner vessel is large enough, naturally we can receive God’s Love, Blessing, Divinity and everything in boundless measure. But if our receptivity is not large enough, we cannot receive in boundless measure. It entirely depends on the strength of the disciple’s inner cry and on the receptivity which he has cultivated during his meditation and prayer.