Talks Excerpt 355. Swamiji says: God’s grace is very subtle, we are not even aware of it.

From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.

Do not criticise others. See what you do. Do you get up at 3 a.m.?

Before each Yoga Camp (Spiritual Retreat) fast for three days and then spend the four Camp days with God.

Self-surrender is not easy, so say: ‘Lord, all good things are Yours, all come from You and these are offered back to You. This body and mind are also offered back to You, it is all Yours. Whatever they do is done by You.’

God’s grace is very subtle, we are not even aware of it. When I think of God’s Grace, [Swamiji is silent and tears fill his eyes] it is like dew. You put the car in the driveway and go indoors to sleep. Later you get up and go to the car. What do you see? Thousands of dew drops. And you think, ‘Ah yes, that is how it was.’ Each drop reflects the whole Universe, the whole sun. But who sees this? Can I feel His grace with my coarse skin? No. But it is there, all the time, flowing.

God’s grace comes through patience and perseverance. Take note of the order in which I give it.

When Gurudev [Swami Nischalananda – Swamiji’s beloved Guru] used to press my leg, I used to think, ‘Is it a test? Or is it love?’

When the mind is calm, hours pass in thought of the Lord.

Satsang and the darshan of the holy, are the most important of all. You do not know what it does for you. You do not know what the company of a holy man does for you. Not a thousand years will have that effect on you. Do you think there must be excitement, emotion, sense-reaction? No. There must be calmness, no reaction.

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These recordings or the excerpts from them, were made from the early 1970s onward, by Mother Radha, a close devotee of Swamiji’s and edited for uploading here by our gurubhai and her son, Brother Tim. Please be mindful that what Swamiji was saying may have been specific to an individual or a group of people with him, at the time.