“The Master is certainly holding us by the hand; otherwise who knows where and when we would have fallen? One should therefore earnestly pray : ” Lord, may you hold our hand! Weak as we are, we are in danger of having lapses at every step, but we shall be safe if you hold us by the hand.” He is the life of our life dwelling within. Sincere prayer will certainly bring a response from him.”
( p.74, For Seekers of God- Spiritual Talks of Swami Shivananda, Swami Shivanandaji’s instruction to devotees on 13 May 1929)