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SHOWERS OF DIVINE GRACE
 He does not know whether his mother can save him from the tiger. The Best way of surrender which I have stated is to “Feel Dependence Upon God”. Before it as already said there must be yielding attitude to a really capable Master. By doing surrender we generally know “I am doing it”. So we proceed with the “I” which should be shaken off. In this way “Self” develops but not surrender. Surrender is really the outcome of Bhakti (Devotion) if it is done in the real sense. Real Bhakti is the inner attachment with the Being. Of course Bhakti (devotion and love) is the chief instrument and the highest type of Bhakti is that when an abhyasi “May not feel what he loves and for what he is loving”. There are such instances in the scriptures also relating to Lord Krishna. The consciousness of separate entity not only bars the spirit of surrender but sometimes produces altogether different results from those desired. If a tiger feels he is a tiger, he will pounce upon his own cubs. If a man thinks himself to be a man he will torment others like a demon. How do we know that our Surrender is complete? It is when we begin to know that the abhyasi is surrendering naturally to all humanity. When surrender is perfect the idea of surrender itself is gone, and it becomes completely natural. “To
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