As soon as all effort ceases, grace descends; as soon as your hopes are shattered and all activities drop away and all struggling ends, the ego falls and the palm opens. Do you realize it takes no effort to open your palm, though it does require work to close the fist? When you do nothing, the palm opens of its own accord, because that is its natural position. You needn’t do anything to open the fist. Just don’t close your fist and the palm remains open. That morning Buddha did nothing – and the palm opened.

Kabir said, ”Things happen without being done.” That moment Buddha did absolutely nothing – and everything happened! He was so tired, dead tired; he was frustrated. He had given up – and the ego fell away. As soon as the ego dropped God appeared. Many have been exhausted and disillusioned in their quest. 

The satgurus, the perfect masters, say that God is attained by grace alone and not your endeavors. He would be small compared to you if He could be attained by your endeavors. He is infinitely greater. No sooner are you empty than you are filled. 

When the rains come it rains equally on the mountains as in the valleys. The valleys get filled; the mountains remain dry. The mountains are filled and have no place for water, but the valleys are empty, so they fill with water and form lakes.

God showers on all alike. He shows no discrimination. Existence is the same for everyone, without any differentiation. There is no question of the worthy or unworthy, sinner or saint. God’s grace showers on all alike just as the skies cover everything beneath. But those who are filled with themselves miss his grace, because there is no room within. 

Those who are empty inside become filled, because there is enough space. When the I-ness falls He himself comes, and the I-ness persists as long as there is hope for attainment.

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