Grace of the Gnani’ [the enlightened one] will take you to moksha [ultimate liberation] and ‘Grace of God’ will give you worldly happiness. God will not take you to moksha, because God cannot be realized without a ‘Gnani’ [the enlightened one], can he? He remains hidden.

Dada Bhagwan
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When asked by a seeker about his real identity, Swami Vivekananda said, “God is the same for everyone. But the way to Him is different for everyone.” Why should God be different for different people? To have God as your best friend, you have to have Him as your friend first. You can’t just go up to God and say, “Here I am. Let’s be friends.” If you think about it, that’s ludicrous! God is not a salesperson who will try to sell you something and then kick you out.

He has no need for tricks like that. It takes a kind of relationship that is based on love and trust, not on suspicion and mistrust.

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