GRACE LIES HIDDEN IN OUR EFFORT

Once I sought Bhagavan’s blessings on the ground that all my efforts to abide at the source of the mind had proved futile.
When Bhagavan asked, “What is the obstruction?”
I answered, “It is my deep-rooted tendencies. I need your grace.”
His reply was, “Your repeated effort is bound to erase them. All sadhana is meant for this purpose only.”

He further observed, “Keep up your practice. There is no need to remind God about His business which is to keep an eye always on our welfare. The mistake one is prone to make is to abandon effort under the mistaken impression that God’s grace is absent. But one should not slacken, for God’s grace is bound to operate at the ripe time.”

Sista Subba Rao in 'FACE TO FACE'