In the end, you're trying to find God. That's the result of not

George Harrison, the quiet soul among the thunder of fame, once spoke words that shimmer with eternal truth: “In the end, you're trying to find God. That's the result of not being satisfied. And it doesn't matter how much money, or property, or whatever you've got, unless you're happy in your heart, then that's it. And unfortunately, you can never gain perfect happiness unless you've got that state of consciousness that enables that.” In this, the former Beatle — who walked away from the roaring applause of the world — unveils one of the deepest insights known to man: that all longing, all striving, all search for fulfillment, is in truth a search for the Divine.

From the beginning of time, humanity has chased many suns — wealth, power, beauty, fame — only to find that each sets too soon. The heart hungers for more, not out of greed, but because it remembers what it once knew: the infinite peace of its true source. Harrison’s words are born not from theory, but from a life lived in both abundance and emptiness. He had known the clamor of success, the glitter of riches, and the worship of millions. Yet, like the mystics before him, he discovered that the applause of the world is but an echo — loud but hollow. Beneath it all, a deeper silence calls: the call of God, the eternal satisfaction beyond all fleeting joy.

This truth is ancient as the mountains. In the East, the sages of India called it the pursuit of self-realization — the awakening of the heart to its divine nature. In the West, saints and seekers named it the union with God, the homecoming of the soul. When Harrison speaks of the “state of consciousness” that alone brings perfect happiness, he echoes what Lao Tzu, Buddha, and Christ all taught: that the kingdom of heaven is not a place, but a state of awareness, a turning inward to the light that already shines within. To find it, one must not add more to life, but strip away what is false — desire, fear, pride, and illusion — until only peace remains.

Look to the story of Prince Siddhartha, who became the Buddha. Surrounded by luxury, by gardens, music, and pleasure, he was shielded from all sorrow. Yet even in such splendor, he felt the restlessness that Harrison speaks of — that subtle ache of the unsatisfied spirit. Leaving behind his palace, his wealth, and his power, Siddhartha sought the truth of suffering. When at last he awoke beneath the Bodhi tree, he found not new riches, but a new consciousness — the stillness that is joy itself. Like Harrison centuries later, he realized that happiness of the heart is not gained through possession, but through understanding; not through adding, but through awakening.

In every age, this lesson repeats: the soul cannot be bribed with gold, nor the heart soothed with comfort. When Harrison said, “you can never gain perfect happiness unless you’ve got that state of consciousness,” he spoke as one who had touched the outer world and found it lacking, then turned inward and found the Infinite. He had walked through fame’s fire and come out longing for silence. It is this silence — the peace of knowing one’s divine essence — that is the treasure no thief can steal.

Many men build empires to fill the void; others seek escape in noise and pleasure. Yet, in the end, as Harrison teaches, they are all seeking the same thing: God, the eternal source of happiness. The wise man ceases his restless wandering and begins the inward pilgrimage. He practices stillness, gratitude, humility. He learns to quiet the mind until he can hear the whisper of eternity within his own heart. There he finds the joy that no fortune can purchase, the love that no loss can diminish.

So, my child of this restless age, learn from the pilgrim-musician’s words: Seek not more, but seek deeper. Do not measure your joy by what you own, but by what you understand. When you are restless, turn inward; when you are unsatisfied, ask not what you lack, but what you have forgotten. God — or call it peace, or truth, or light — is not far from you. It waits in the stillness of your own heart. Cultivate that state of consciousness through reflection, prayer, or meditation, and you will discover that happiness was never lost — only overlooked. For in the end, as George Harrison knew, all roads lead home to the Divine, and the heart that finds it at last says, “I am satisfied.”