Soon after her brother was born, little Sachi began to ask her parents to leave her alone with the new baby. They worried that like most four-year-olds, she might feel jealous and want to hit or shake him, so they said no. But she showed no signs of jealousy. She treated the baby with kindness and her pleas to be left alone with him became more urgent. They decided to allow it.

Elated, she went into the baby’s room and shut the door, but it opened a crack-enough for her curious parents to peek in and listen. They saw little Sachi walk quietly up to her baby brother, put her face close to his and say quietly, “Baby, tell me what God feels like. I’m starting to forget.”

– from Chicken Soup for the Soul

What did the baby tell her?

Well, of course, the baby does not speak yet. And besides, there are no words that can explain what God feels like. Yet, the yogis, the sages and the mystics do their best to try:

They say God is Bliss; feeling God is blissful.

They say God is Peace; feeling God is peaceful.

They say God is Good; feeling God is feeling you’re innately good.

They say God is Love; feeling God is loving all, including your self.

They say God is Grace; feeling God is being full of grace.

They say God is Consciousness; feeling God is being fully Conscious of your Self, Consciousness itself.

They say God is within all beings, even within all things; feeling God, you see God all around you.

They say God is the Whole of the Universe; feeling God is to be in a holy place, wherever you are, wherever you go.

They say God is not only within you but being you;

knowing this, you feel a profound sense of peace, wholeness and the utmost joy.

They say God is amazing; feeling God is amazing.

That’s what they say. That’s what the baby would say — if she could speak.

That’s what you forgot as you grew “up.”

And that’s what yoga will remind you — if you practice regularly, persistently and with devotion.