People are in search of shortcuts for everything, even spiritually. But, in practice there is a shortcut to Divinity. There is no need to wander here and there. God is residing in your heart. Turn your vision inward. You can see God instantly. This is the easiest path.
Where is God? Have full faith that Divinity resides in you. If you keep reminding yourself constantly that you are a part of Divinity, you are bound to become Divine yourself. On the other hand, if the feeling is that you are something apart from the Divine, you shall remain far from Divine, you shall remain far from Divinity always. There is no need for you to give up your vocations, keep doing your function in society, but always remember that you are essentially Divine. God Himself intervenes when His devotees are in distress in the performance of their functions in society. You all know the story of Gora Kumbhar and Kabir. When they confronted with impossible tasks were helped by God in person, who completed their task of making pots or weaving cloth. God is capable of taking any form that He Wills. Hence, He is known as the Virata Swarupa. The Purusha Sukta (in the Rig Veda) says,
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ।
स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वात्यतिष्ठद्दशाङुलम्
Sahasra Shirsa Purushah Sahasra-Aksah Sahasra-Paat .... While describing the Virata Swarupa. The Virata Purusha has innumerable limbs. (DD on 24.11.1999, p.9)
kim punar brahmanah punya
bhakta rajarsayas tatha
anityam asukham lokam
imam prapya bhajasva mam
(Bhagavad Gita, 9:33)
People today are keen to secure shortcuts for achieving anything. This is not so easy. ‘Anityam asukham lokam imam prapya bhajasva mam’ (Having come down into this ephemeral and hapless world, worship Me), says Krishna in the Gita. This world is impermanent and ‘a vale of tears’ - Asukham. Having taken birth in such a world, men desire true lasting happiness. When they do not get what they desire, they blame God. World is governed by the rules: As you sow, so shall you reap. Only when you sow good seeds can you reap a good harvest. How can you hope to get sweet fruits by sowing poisonous seeds? If you want to enjoy good results you have to perform good deeds. (SSS Vol.28)
Men are eager to get happiness and when there is a prospect of earning undiminishable happiness, they jump at the idea; but, they are soon tired of the effort. They seek shortcuts, lean on others to carry their weight, and aspire for much fruit in return for little cultivation. But, rigorous discipline and steady faith are absolutely necessary for success in the spiritual struggle. Mere listening to discourses or even delivering discourses will not be of any use. To have that discipline, one has to control the senses which drag the mind towards the pleasurable attractions of the external world; to have the steady faith, one must control the wayward mind, that paints attractive pictures in false colours to lure you on from birth to birth. (SSSVol.5)