The Guru's Grace

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Question: Does the Grace of the Guru flow automatically or does the

Guru exercise some control over who receives it and who does not?

 

Swamy: Grace is always flowing from the form of the Guru. If your

mind is quiet you will automatically receive it. But if a Guru sees

that a particular devotee is full of devotion or free from thoughts,

he may respond to the devotee's state of mind by increasing the flow

of grace towards him. So you can say that grace is always flowing,

but that sometimes the flow increased because the Guru is

deliberately projecting it.

 

Taken from "No Mind, I am the Self" by David Godman, with permission.

(One chapter of this book is available in, "Power of the Presence -

Part Two by David Godman from www.kalpatarubooks.com)