If you have musk in a container with a narrow neck, you put your finger into it. You can't get the musk out, but your finger is perfumed nonetheless and your sense of smell is gratified. Being mindful of God is like this. Although you cannot reach His essence, remembrance of Him has many effects, and many great benefits accrue.

Jelaluddin Rumi, Signs of the Unseen by W. M. Thackston, Jr., translator