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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
Grace. He says that abhyas is meant only for creating inner conditions helpful for abhyasi’s attracting the flow of the Divine Grace involving his self-effort which alone is not sufficient. It must be supplemented by the Master’s support. What we really stand in need of for our ultimate purpose is only the Divine grace. To have this grace, master’s help is indispensable. Because of ones inner complexities, it is almost beyond the capacity of a sadhaka to have Divine Grace himself, master’s help is needed to divert Divine grace through Master which is interpreted as Master’s grace both being the same Divine grace (SS187 &188)
Babuji stresses the importance and indispensability of a Master of highest caliber for another reason also. In our spiritual march, to extricate us from the network formed during our stay at a particular place entrapping ourselves completely and to shatter the network a master who has established an irrevocable connection with the Divine Source is only helpful with his power that can take the abhyasis through all those intricacies. Period of bhoga gets reduced considerably at the point of entanglement besides undoing the effect of the network by the kind help of the Master (Silence Speaks 194 & 195).
Babuji explains how the Divine grace can be had by constant remembrance of God. One must have a deep impression of the Divine upon his heart. Impression on heart would mean imbibing of the very thing one aspires for. In that case, the Divine thought will continuously remain alive in his heart and his attention will remain drawn towards it all the while. This is what constant remembrance exactly means. (Silence Speaks 307 & 308). By associating one’s thought with Master who is merged in the Absolute, his relationship is indirectly related with the Absolute. Idea of personality (of master) becomes
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