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This is wrong philosophy. God helps those who help themselves. God’s grace will
descend only on those persons who exert. The Lord’s grace will descend in proportion to the
degree of surrender. The more the surrender, the more the grace. You cannot expect the Lord to
do self-surrender for you. Be up and doing. Strive. Plod. Persevere. The Lord will shower His
grace upon you.
Mira abandoned everything. She renounced kingdom, husband, relatives, friends and
property. She remembered her Lord Krishna whole day and night. She shed tears of Prem. She
sang His praise with single-minded devotion. She gave up food. Her body got emaciated. Her
mind was ever absorbed in Lord Krishna. Only then did Lord Krishna shower His grace upon
her.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda