“Those who are pure always in body, mind and speech, who have strong devotion, who discriminate between the real and the unreal, who persevere in meditation and contemplation – upon them alone the grace of the Lord descends…He on whom His grace descends, in a moment goes beyond all law. For this reason there is no condition in grace. It is as His play or sport. All this creation of the universe is like His play….Only get your mind cling to Him as far as you can. For then only the great magic of this world will break of itself….By self-exertion will come true reliance on Him, and that is the goal of human achievement.”
(p.58-9, Talks With Swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s conversation with Saratchandra Chakravarthy in May 1897)