There has to be some expression of certain qualities and conduct in the life of the one who has taken the support and help of the grace. In this path we have to utilize our intelligence in a constructive way. Even in this society we do the stuff and act to please the person whose help and support we need. There is this self interest that comes first towards the entity from whom we want something. When this self interest becomes strong the soul automatically understands the proper behavior. It is true that it is sadhak's duty to ask for the grace, at the same time he cannot stay just on the support of grace. He is always being swept in the currents of tendencies, thoughts and feelings in the mind. At such times any soul who understands the need for the fight and actually fights these tendencies, understands and is aware that such fights will increase his courage, never gives up to lower tendencies of the mind at any cost is considered to have appropriate support and help from the grace.
It is an illusion when the soul with the grace start believing that he does not need to make any effort and if he needs one grace will make him do the one. This kind of understanding is not proper or helpful in the path of developing the life. As a matter of fact this kind of help and support of grace is not possible in the initial sadhak. There is a need for intense bhavna with love, devotion, wisdom and heartfelt prayers towards the entity from who the grace is asked for. There is a need for engagement of our mind, prana, wisdom and heart with love and devotion towards whom the grace is asked for. For the soul that has surrendered his mind, wisdom, prana, ego and chitta into grace it is a concrete experience that grace will do whatever is needed. Till that is accomplished the soul needs to be engaged in the constant efforts with heartfelt prayers and invite the grace.There is no danger of ego in the soul that makes an effort with the support of the grace. There is nothing like independent and separate grace or effort. They are intertwined. There is grace in the effort and effort in the grace.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sopan
Edition 3; excerpts pages 283 - 284.
