Passage 10

In English

How God's grace operates

The image of could appear in the hearts of the , though they were far away from Him. What is necessary is to purify the heart. The image of the Divine will not be reflected in an impure heart. There is no limit to the power of the Divine. Only the small-minded have limited power. God alone knows to whom, in what circumstances, at what time, to what extent and in what form His grace should be showered. For example, take the case of . In his vast audience-hall was inflicting humiliation on . Unknown and unseen by anyone, was giving to an endless number of . How are ordinary persons likely to view the situation? They might ask: "How is tolerating this kind of disrobing of ? Why does he not reduce to ashes that very moment? Why does He not put an end to his life? When the devotees are in agony, should the Divine merely look on?" The ignorant may tend to react in this fashion.