Guru's Grace

Sri Lakshmana Swami

Q: It seems that you transmitted the power of the Self to Sarada, and she realized the Self. Why can't you give this power to all of us and give us Self-realization?

LS: The power is the Self, and the Self can neither be given nor taken. You are the Self now. No one can take it from you and no one can give it to you. Sarada surrendered completely. She reached the effortless thought-free state, and her humility and self-surrender were so complete that the Self, acting through the Guru, was compelled to reach out and destroy her ego. Be still, be quiet, be humble, be without thoughts, and the Guru will do the same for you.

If you give all your love to the Guru, grace will easily come. You must surrender to the Guru and love him wholeheartedly. You have to surrender without reserve and then he will look after you. He will ask you to dive in. He, being in the Heart, pulls the mind towards him and establishes it there. That is the Guru's grace.