GRACE PURIFIES THE HEART

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Grace purifies heart is an article by sivanada hope you will all

enjoy it.

 

 

 

Behold the Lord's grace in every inch of his creation. On a hot

summer day you

enjoy the delicious sweet juice of grapes, cucumber, oranges and

pomegranates and

the cool Ganges water of Rishikesh and Hardwar. This is the Lord's

grace. When you

suffer from a serious ailment you get immediate relief and cure from

herbs this is the

Lord's grace. When you walk in the dark night, the stars twinkle and

throw light on your

path - this is the Lord's grace. When you are unable to bear extreme

pain you become

unconscious - this is the Lord's grace. When the weather is sultry, a

gentle breeze

springs up and refreshes you - this is the Lord's grace.

The subtle forms of lust, anger, egoism, pride, etc., can only be

totally destroyed

through the grace of the Lord. However hard you may strive and do

sadhana (spiritual

practice), these subtle forms cannot be eradicated through your

sadhana alone. Only

the Lord's grace completely purifies your heart.

It is the Lord's grace only that stirs the aspirants to do right

exertion. But do not

sit idle and say: "Oh the Lord's grace will do everything for me, why

should I do

sadhana?" This is wrong philosophy. God helps those who help

themselves. God's

grace will only descend on those persons who exert themselves. You

cannot expect the

Lord to do self-surrender for you. Be up and doing. Strive. Plod.

Persevere. The Lord

will shower his grace upon you.

It is the grace of the Lord that gives rise to sincere satsankalpa

(good and true

thoughts and pure resolves). You can be transformed in the twinkling

of an eye. One

moment you may be groping in the darkness, the next moment you can

attain

illumination.

There is an ignition point of the soul. When it is connected, man is

transformed.

His life is turned from its former worldly ways into a new divine

life. He is awakened

spiritually.

This serenity will deepen into unshakable peace amidst all the

troubles and

difficulties of life. Then only insight and intuition will dawn. Then

only you will attain

wisdom, perfection and freedom.

 

 

Jai Gurudev