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The prayer that was answered || Acharya Prashant, on Rumi (2017)
Acharya Prashant
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Grace
Understanding
Truth
Silence
Faith
Patience
Mystic
Mind
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the very act of seeking or calling out to the Divine is itself the response from the Divine. Using a story of a man discouraged by the devil for not receiving an answer to his prayers, he clarifies that the agony, fervor, and yearning for Truth are the messengers of Grace. He emphasizes that the internal transformation or 'sweetness' of understanding happens secretly and cannot be perceived directly by the senses or the conscious mind. Just as one sees the changing color of a fruit's skin but cannot see the developing sweetness inside, a seeker may perceive external signs of change, but the real understanding remains hidden to prevent the ego from interfering with the process.