Swami Mukundananda
Why does God hide himself if he loves us?
Love needs freedom
Our relationship is with the Lord, and he does not believe in imposing himself. He hides himself and gives us the freedom to forget him if we wish, because without freedom there can never be love. A machine cannot love.
That is why he hides himself and gives us the freedom to forget him if we wish. That freedom is necessary because without freedom there can never be love.