How do we know that Bhagavan's grace is there or not?

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Dear All,

 

How do we know that Bhagavan's grace is there or not?

Do we get any signs? If all our effort will become

useless since Bhagavan's grace is missing, what is the

use in putting in the effort?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

In order to achieve worldly comforts as well as to

attain God, both His Grace and your efforts are

required. A farmer who puts in his best efforts by

ploughing the field, sowing seeds and manuring, will

still not able to do a good harvest, if it does not

rain at the right time. Thorough inundation by means

of rains on an unploughed arid land will do no good

either. A combination of proper efforts (by means of

ploughing, sowing and manuring) and grace (by means

of rains at the appropriate rime), makes one

successful.

 

Now how do we know that we get the Lord’s grace?

 

When we say that we need God’s grace irrespective of

the efforts we put in to attain the Lord, this is what

is meant:

 

As long as you feel that you are putting in efforts

and you are responsible for your Sadhanas, you will

not be able to attain Him. The moment, you start to

feel that everything is happening by the Lord’s grace;

it is He who instigates and empowers you to perform

Sadhanas, then you can be pretty sure that your

efforts are not in vain.

 

That feeling is verily the indication that you are a

recipient of the Lord’s grace.

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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