Through Grace alone...
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| In devotion, we rely on the Grace of Radha Krishn |
According to Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, God is found through bhakti, dedication, devotion or surrender. If we go to the Bhagwatam: Tatha na tey Madhava tavakah kvachit bhrashyanti marga.. Tvaya... gupta vicharanti nirbhaya bina...
This verse explains the Grace of Krishn even for a devotee. It says there are many confused aspirants who try to find God in their own way and devote years and years to being in isolation, to transcending inside into samadhi and trying to find God in their heart. They are called yogis and gyanis; they fail. But that devotee who is not trying to find Krishn with his intellect, he is instead trying to dedicate himself, he knows that his soul and Krishn are eternally and closely related. It’s not a formed relation, it is an eternal relation, it can never die. Krishn says, "He experiences Me as his Divine beloved and tries to find Me. He doesn’t approach me with any demand or request. He only wants to love Me, that is all. Such a devotee or such a disciple or such bhakt, I take care of him even during his devotional period, and I don’t let him fall in the worldly mire. I protect him. As his divine-love-consciousness slowly increases, he feels Me closer and closer, and in the end he finds Me.
(Text and graphics used with permission from Swami Prakashanand Saraswati @ 2002-2009. All rights reserved.)