GRACE From Ramana Periya Puranam - Story of Sadhu Natananda by Sri V. Ganesan Without giving up hope, this school teacher (Sadhu Natananda) went to Bhagavan again and pleaded, “Bhagavan, I want to experience your gracious wisdom. Kindly fulfill my prayer!” Bhagavan looked at him for a full fifteen minutes. When a question was put to Bhagavan, he would not usually answer immediately. Instead, he would prepare the questioner with silence and only then give the answer, so that it remained with the questioner as direct experience. He was more interested in the questioner than in the question. He gazed at Natanananda and said, “Is it the body in front of me which desires to obtain grace or is it the awareness within it? If it is the awareness, is it not looking upon itself as the body and making this request? If so, let the awareness first of all recognize its nature. It will then automatically recognize God and grace. The truth of this can be realized even now and here.” Wave after wave of pure ecstasy pulsed through Natanananda and he stayed in Bhagavan‟s presence for hours. He too had been blessed by Bhagavan‟s glance of grace.
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