How can we be truly close to the Divine and become deserving of His grace?
I have heard discordant voices and whispers that if there's a Divine nearby, why is the water storage dry, during the greater part of the year?
Some of you here might have heard such statements, made by irresponsible persons who have no knowledge of the working of Cosmic Laws. It is really an absurd idea.
Why should the Divine expend his grace especially on this tank? Does proximity grant greater attachment? No!
The entire Universe is His. All places are equally near for Him and, if they turn away from good ways, all are equally far!
Nearness to the Divine can never be measured by miles. Unless the people of this village have deposited amounts in the bank, how can the bank honour the cheques they draw?
Ask yourself earnestly: Have you deposited devotion to the Divine, service to your kind, and faith in your spiritual practice? Then alone can you draw upon the Grace which is won only by such efforts.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 13, 1964.
To win the Divine’s grace and to gain liberation, it is not enough to repeat His name; you must practice the Divine principle.
Source: radiosai.org