Grace and Effort"Is there a view in Hinduism that you cannot become perfect without God’s grace or God’s help?" I asked. "Two things must be there to become perfect," Professor Sharma explained. "The first thing is not only do you need God’s grace, but you need God’s help. God must be with me. And then, the second thing is my efforts." "You’re saying, then, that perfection is achieved by God’s help and also your personal effort. Is there anything else?" "Study," he answered. "Anything else?" I asked. "That’s all. These three things." "Studies, personal effort, and God’s help," I summed up. "Right," he answered. "And perfection is achieved?" "Yes." "And perfection is where the soul is the master of the mind: the soul is the master of body, emotions, and the senses?" "Right." |
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