482. Why do you hide?

Lord, I seek and You hide.
I seek because without You
My life-flames do not and cannot burn.
Now Lord, tell me,
Why do You hide?

“Daughter, I hide because
My hiding intensifies your seeking.
It gratifies your loving,
Glorifies your achievement
And immortalises your enlightenment.”
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 10, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974