Role Of Grace in attaining Inner Clarity

There is a moment in the seeker’s journey when one looks back and realizes that it was never their own effort, intellect, or willpower that led them to the path. It was Grace. It was only by Grace that the longing for Truth arose, that the path revealed itself, and that every veil of illusion began to dissolve.

The Beginning: Seeking Through Knowledge and Witnessing

In the beginning, I sought knowledge. I read scriptures, listened to spiritual discourses, and engaged in deep contemplation. I wanted to understand the nature of existence, the truth about the self, and the purpose of life. I believed that through rigorous effort, discipline, and intellectual inquiry, I would attain clarity.

Alongside this, I practiced witnessing. I began observing my thoughts, emotions, and the world around me with detachment, believing that by witnessing, I could step beyond the play of illusion and reach an awakened state. At first, it felt empowering. There was a sense of control, an illusion that I was directing my own spiritual growth. But then, as the journey deepened, I started to see through this illusion.

The Realization: Grace Was Always the Guide

The deeper I went, the more I realized—this path was never mine to carve. The longing to seek was not an achievement of my own mind; it was a gift. The experiences that led me to spiritual inquiry, the books that came into my hands, the teachers I encountered, and even the very ability to discern between illusion and reality—all of it was placed before me by something beyond my comprehension. It was all Grace.

Slowly, the grip of the ego, which once claimed to be the doer, began to loosen. I saw that even my practices, my discipline, my so-called spiritual progress were not truly mine. They were given. The deeper I surrendered to this understanding, the more I saw how effortlessly things unfolded. It was never my efforts but the unseen hand of Grace that was leading the way.

The Dissolution: When the Seeker Disappears

Then came the most profound realization. The name and form of Kirat—the identity I once held onto so dearly—vanished. The layers of self-identification, which had seemed so real, dissolved like mist in the presence of the rising sun. And in their place, only God remained. There was no longer a seeker or a journey. No path, no progress, no personal story—only the infinite, eternal presence of the Divine.

With this, the last remnants of resistance fell away. The struggle to understand, to analyze, to define spirituality—everything faded into insignificance. What remained was simplicity, an undeniable truth that required no explanation. It was as if a veil had been lifted, revealing what was always there.

The Final Gift: Silence

As this unfolded, words and concepts dissolved into stillness. The mind, which once sought answers, found that in Silence, no question remains. Clarity was never about understanding more; it was about surrendering completely. And when surrender was complete, nothing was left but Silence.

This Silence was not emptiness; it was fullness beyond measure. It was not the absence of thoughts but the presence of something far greater than thoughts could ever touch. It was an awareness so vast that nothing could disturb it. There was no longer an observer or something to be observed—only the effortless existence of what simply Is.

In this Silence, I saw the world differently. The same sky, the same trees, the same people—but everything was infused with an unspoken knowing. There was no longer a need to define or categorize reality. It simply was. Life continued as before, but now it was bathed in the light of Grace, seen without the filters of the personal self.

The Mystery of Grace

Grace is beyond comprehension. It cannot be earned, forced, or controlled. It simply descends upon the heart that is ready to dissolve. And when it does, the illusion of individuality fades like mist before the morning sun, leaving only the eternal presence of the Divine.

But how does one become ready for Grace? The paradox is that even the readiness is Grace itself. We can make efforts, we can seek, we can practice, but in the end, it is not our effort that takes us across. It is something far greater, something that has always been guiding us, waiting for us to let go.

Some may call it God, some may call it the Self, some may call it Love. But in the end, all names dissolve into the nameless Truth. And when that happens, there is nothing left to say. Only Silence remains!!!