WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSE OF THE DISCIPLE

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

B. WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSE OF THE DISCIPLE
It is said that without Grace Divine that the proximity to a spiritual personality and the
active benedictions and blessings of that spiritual personality are not possible in this earth plane.
Our exceptional and rare circumstances of being provided with an ideal environment and all that is
necessary and beneficial for our spiritual evolution proves that we are extremely fortunate
recipients of God’s grace, that God’s grace is present in abundance in the life of each and everyone
of us. If we recognise this truth we will feel uplifted; we will feel no room for despair.
In this Iron Age, in this world of ours, in the situation prevailing in human society today, we
will realise how blessed we are to be in a spiritual atmosphere with the rare blessedness of the
company of other seekers. All these things and more have fallen to our lot thanks to divine grace,
the blessings of saints and our own meritorious past.
Given these circumstances and given these facilities, if we will but make use of all our time
and energy and direct our attention to the Goal Supreme, we can make each day a forward and
onward process towards God-experience.
Therefore, lead a spiritual life, a divine life. Be essentially an aspirant and sadhaka. Have no
other identity. In your subjective consciousness feel: “I am a seeker after the great Reality. That is
my truth, that is my real identity. I am a seeker and Divine-experience is my goal, divine living is
my way.”
Thus, with God’s help, absolute faith in the words of Gurudev and, above all, command
over your own self, have an intense faith in your ability to attain the Goal, given the right exertion,
the right effort. That indeed is the way of recognising the precious nature of the gift that you have
received from God.