How can Bhagavan claim to simply give awakening to people?
A – Many people associate the awakening with extraordinary effort, struggle, discipline, and asceticism – resulting from a total renunciation of the world and complete dedication to the spiritual path. Nothing can be further from the truth. Being Awakened cannot be achieved through effort, no matter how hard you try. In fact, these efforts themselves can become our greatest obstacle! It is would be like trying to pull yourself out of quicksand by tugging at your own hair. Most Indian traditions teach that the awakening can only be given as a gift of grace. In this case, the grace is a product of a neurobiological change in the brain.
