We say, “It was just sheer grace that the Buddha encountered sights of the old man, the sick man, the destitute, and was transformed.” But — was the Buddha the only one who encountered such sights? Grace is available to everybody; it was only the Buddha who decided that it’s time to take action. Grace is that which comes to you unconditionally, but people reject grace. Even grace respects your choice.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, if the decisions that one takes in one’s life is a matter of choice, then what is Grace?
Acharya Prashant: Grace is that which is available free of cost, grace is that which comes to you unconditionally, grace is not something that you receive unconditionally. There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip. Grace is the cup in your hand, it’s free of cost, but whether or not you receive it, is a choice. Even grace respects your choice.
Questioner: So, the right action itself is grace?
Acharya Prashant: You decide. Without your consent, even grace would keep waiting, and if your choice has to change, even that has to be your choice. It’s like getting your car repaired; to repair the car, the car has to go to the mechanic. Let’s say you have a problem with decision-making, even to correct this problem, you have to still decide to go to the right man. Even to take care of your problem of decision-making, still you have to make a decision, to go to the one who may help you, with the correction, it’s still a choice.
