Q. When we say that a saint is "God-realised", does it mean that He has actually seen God and maintains a direct personal relationship with Him on a daily basis?

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A. Yes. God-realized means one who has seen God. This means he has been able to revive and reestablish his eternal relationship with God. Such a person always sees God in everyone and everything. He also sees everything and everyone in God as affirmed by the Supreme Lord of Lords, Shree Krishna, in the Geeta (6.30) as follows:

"For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me."

This is also corroborated by the Lord Narayana in the Shreemad Bhagavatam (9.4.68) while glorifying His devotee, the Emperor Ambarisha, as follows:

"The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them."

 

This God-intoxicated stage is known as Krishna Consciousness. An empowered Acharya coming in this Parampara has to be a great soul.