Nataraj explores the illusion of self-reliance, revealing how #ego disguises itself as #fear and the false belief in personal #safety. Through direct #selfinquiry, he exposes the arrogance of believing one can provide their own shelter, revealing that true #refuge is not in strategies of control but in #surrender to the #divine. He reflects on the common saying, “God helps those who help themselves,” reframing it to reveal that #God responds to sincerity—the authentic longing for #freedomfromfear. Nataraj explains that #surrender is not passivity but a dynamic alignment of #speech, #action, and #intent with #truth. This is the demonstration of #faith: not hoarding, strategizing, or self-preserving, but embodying the reality of belonging to #God. With piercing clarity, he points out that the one who clings to self-reliance is clinging to their own #impoverishment, while the one who releases it steps into the infinite #abundance of #grace.

This clip was from a Satsang with Nataraj that was recorded on 03/12/2025 from his Bhajan Kutir in Mayapur, India.