How does a devotee's personal effort relate to receiving the Guru's grace?

The text explains this relationship using a powerful analogy. As Chapter 19 clarifies, the devotee is told, "You start doing the exercises (Zor); leave the worry about milk entirely to me; I am standing behind you with a bowl." This illustrates that the devotee must be alert and put in the effort. The principle 'Ye yatha mam' (As they approach me...) places the burden on one's actions. The text confirms, "As the action, so the hearing; as the practice, so the benefit." A devotee cannot expect the Guru to do their work for them.