9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'My question for you is regarding[br]the nature of grace. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'Is grace stronger or more present[br]or accessible 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'the closer I am physically to you?' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For the grace, if you stay near the [br]teacher physically, or not physically, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it doesn't make any difference. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And if it is available, the physical [br]presence of a teacher is available, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so that has to be given preference. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because most of the sages and saints [br]are no more here in this half of the century. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So if the presence is available, [br]make the best use of it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And later if the presence is not available, [br]then it is rather difficult to believe this person, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because many doubts will come up in the mind. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But in the presence you can give your [br]doubt, and they will be answered. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And your doubts will be cleared. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So make the bet use of the physical [br]presence of a teacher 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And for grace, it doesn't matter whether [br]there is a teacher or no teacher, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but it is very rare because some [br]people say, 'I have never seen the Buddha, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'I was not there. And if I had been there, [br]I would have been very much benefitted.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And if the Buddha was there and those people[br]who were near him, Kashyapa was there, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ananda was there, [br]and many other were there. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And they have enjoyed the [br]benefit of his presence, you see? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And even at the time of his nirvana, [br]Mahāparinibbāna Day, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he was lying, and the death was very near.[br]And some man came to see him, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and somebody asked him, [br]'The Master is dying in a moment.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But Buddha had seen. [br]He said, 'Call him here.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So all the doubts which he had, they were [br]clear and Buddha lost his breath forever. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But that presence made instantly 500 people;[br]those who were near him were enlightened. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 With his first sermon, you see. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But later on, when he passed away, many[br]more millions of beings benefitted by him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As Bodhidharma went to China, to spread the [br]message of love and freedom and peace. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And he is seeing the Emperor of China, [br]who was very impressed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And his age when he went, crossed over [br]the Himalayas, his age was 80 years. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And for 40 years, he stayed there,[br]you see? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Preaching the Gospel of Love. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And whole China, Japan, Cambodia, [br]and all this Bhurma. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All this Asia became the[br]followers of the Buddha. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And many more are being[br]benefitted in his absence also. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So if you have occasion, [br]don't miss it you see. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'When I am near you I feel changes[br]in my body and brain, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and it seems like the closer I am to you, [br]the stronger these sensations are. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'At the same time, I think that if time[br]and space are illusions, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'then your grace should be present,[br]in all times and places, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'and is within me, wherever I might be.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So this is correct you see. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Actually there is no time and no space. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is a concept. of the mind. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So when you go across or beyond the [br]time and space, then this illusion vanishes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So at that time you must be sure[br]that you have nothing to do more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nor to achieve anything. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So you have achieved, [br]achieved and attained, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 everything that was worth[br]in this human incarnation, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For, this is just my thinking, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'My experience is that the[br]closer I am to you physically, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'the more I feel changes.[br]So what is the nature of grace? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So nature of grace is to enlighten [br]a person finally, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to not to be re-incarnate,[br]any time, in next world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So you have to be fully in trust with this thing,[br]'I have not to be reborn.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And not only that, even this [br]present birth is an illusion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Then you were sure that all this world, [br]universe, sun, moon, stars, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is only an illusion [br]because when you think, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 then only you can see these forms, [br]and names. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And when you don't think nothing is visible.