The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi

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20. Is it not possible for God and the Guru to effect the

release of a soul?

God and the Guru will only show the way to release; they will not by

themselves take the soul to the state of release. In truth, God and the

Guru are not different. Just as the prey which has fallen into the jaws

of a tiger has no escape, so those who have come within the ambit of

the Guru's gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get

lost; yet, each one should by his own effort pursue the path shown by

God or Guru and gain release. One can know oneself only with one's own

eye of knowledge, and not with somebody else's. Does he who is Rama

require the help of a mirror to know that he is Rama?

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>From Who Am I? - (Nan Yar?)

The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana

Maharshi

Translation by Dr. T. M. P. MAHADEVAN

from the original Tamil

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