Don’t try to find some formula for causeless mercy!

Yogesvara Dasa remembers:

It was not a morning walk; it was a morning sit at Bhaktivedanta Manor. Sometimes we would sit around in a circle and chant japa. Sometimes we would ask Srila Prabhupada questions or sometimes he would ask us something.

So one morning I asked:

“Srila Prabhupada, there are two people…equally unqualified for devotional service; one becomes a devotee and the other doesn’t! What makes the difference?”

Srila Prabhupada shot me a look and replied, “Don’t try to find some formula for causeless mercy! It’s causeless! Ultimately it’s up to the mercy-giver.”