Q: What is the first step one must take toward reaching God?
M: We must pray that if God exists, please guide me, please help me. Andstick to your religion and pray to that religious head that you believe in tohelp you. If you're Christian, pray to God, pray to Jesus, Santa Maria. Ifyou're Buddhist, pray to Buddha, to Bodhisattvas, Quan Yin Bodhisattva, AmitabhaBuddha, etc., to help you. That's the first step.
The second step is, we must lead a virtuous life as prescribed in the Bibleand in the Buddhist scriptures or in any other religious scriptures. I haven'tseen any major religion which teaches people to do bad things. So follow yourown religious ethic, as the second step.
The third step is, we must find someone,and very importantly, who has known God, who has realized God, to show ussomething, to share with us the wealth that he or she has got. Just like if wewant to speak English, what is the first step? Prepare the money for it, so thatthe teacher will accept you and then go and find a teacher -- one who can speakEnglish. If you find one who speaks Spanish, then no good. It's very easy.
