Thus Spake Ramana

[Guest guest]

Grace is in the beginning, middle, and end.

Grace is the Self. Because of false identification

of the Self with the body,

the Guru is thought to be with body,

but from the Guru's point of view,

the Guru is only the Self.

The Self is one only.

He states that the Self alone is.

Is not then the Self your Guru?

Where else would grace come from?

It is from the Self alone.

All of these doubts arise

because of the wrong outlook and

consequent expectation of things

external to oneself.

Nothing is external to the Self.

 

[from] Talks with Ramana Maharshi

[recorded Feb, 9th, 1936]