Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 A NET of JEWELS daily meditations for seekers of Truth RAMESH S. BALSEKAR http://www.advaita.org May 4 On the surface it seems unacceptable that one's efforts to understand and realize the Truth cannot be successful without the help and grace of someone else, namely the guru. But this is because the seeker regards himself as a separate, autonomous individual and the guru as another individual with a similarly separate existence. As long as this attitude prevails, however, whatever else one does to attain liberation will not only be utterly useless but will result in a tightening of one's bondage. Why so? Because what one thinks one is as an independent entity is actually nothing but a fleeting shadow in the imaginations. So long as there is a "me" thinking and reacting as an entity, the seeker will continue going around and around like a dog chasing his tail and remain inaccessible to the help or grace of the guru. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Self-realization is not only effortless, it is effortlessness itself. Subscribe: ANetofJewels- URL to this page: ANetofJewels _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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