How many hours of effort is necessary to earn the grace of God? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us and inspires us today.

You should pray to the Lord to give you the strength to bear all troubles and face all difficulties. If you have even an atom of grace of the Lord, a mountain of troubles can be overcome. Chaitanya declared: “If a fraction of the time that is spent in worrying about wealth, provisions, wife, children, friends and business is devoted to contemplation on the feet of the Divine, one can face the messengers of death without fear and cross the ocean of samsara!” It is not necessary to devote many hours to prayer. It is enough if one thinks of God with all his heart and offers himself even for a few moments. A single match stick when it is struck can dispel the darkness in a room that has remained closed for years. Mountains of cotton can be burnt down by a single spark. Likewise, wholehearted chanting of the name of Rama even once can destroy mountains of sins. But the chanting should not be done mechanically like playing a gramophone record. It should emanate from the depths of the heart.

– Divine Discourse, Apr 14, 1989