On Surrender is the final word

Sometime in 1965, a Dada was with Baba alone. Baba was in a happy mood. Dada told Baba that his sadhana was not going well.
Baba replied, “You go on and do more and more sadhana as it is your duty and leave the result for me to take care of.”
Baba asked, “Suppose you are waiting for a train and it is late, then how would you utilize the time?”
The devotee answered, “I will read the newspaper.”
“What is the better alternative?” asked Baba.
“I can propagate our ideology and do pracar” he replied.
“Isn’t there anything better you could do?” asked Baba.
The devotee felt quite close to Baba and replied jokingly, “I could eat peanuts.”
Baba smiled and said he should utilize the available time by doing sadhana. The devotee rejected Baba’s remarks saying it was impossible to do sadhana in a railway station because of the noisy environment.
Baba said, “You are so logical and never want to try.”
Soon after that a situation arose when Dada’s train was late, so he decided to follow Baba’s advice and do sadhana, despite the noise. Because of his orange monk’s uniform, the people in the station lowered their voices in respect and Dada had a quiet and deep sadhana.

Sometimes we feel His directives are impossible or impractical to follow, but if we surrender our limited minds and attachment to logic and “just
do,” then often we get a pleasant surprise—we get His grace.