Heart, Grace, and Self

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Sri Ramana used to say that either one has to enquire

steadfastly about the arising of the aham vritti (the

"I" thought--the feeling awareness of I AM) or

surrender entirely to the Guru that is one's own Self,

the very Heart of one's existence. In either approach,

the ego, the sense of identity, the "I" ness

merges in the Heart and the Self.

 

Bhagavan often made the point that one cannot go

beyond a certain point with effort alone and that

Grace is needed. When asked, how could one obtain

Grace, Sri Ramana would say that Grace is

ever-existent and always there. One only needed to be

aware of It. That is why Ramana Maharshi often brought

attention to the Heart, and that the Self is Always

Realized and that the Grace is always there.

 

So one makes the sincere effort, and then Grace takes

over, some Power, the Power of the Self---that takes

the mind and merges it in the Heart.

 

The Heart is the magnet. The words of the Guru are

Grace because they make the devotee aware of the Heart

that is Self. When meditation is ripe, and all the

effort that is possible has been made, through Grace,

mind and Shakti are drawn to the Heart, and the Heart

swallows up everything. That is the Supreme Silence

beyond time and space.

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

 

 

 

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