Grace and Guru.

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The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

 

 

GRACE AND GURU

 

I have not said that a Guru is not necessary. But a Guru need not

always be in human form. First a person thinks that he is an

inferior and that there is a superior, all-knowing, all powerful God

who controls his own and the world's destiny and worships him or

does Bhakti. When he reaches a certain stage and becomes fit for

enlightenment, the same God whom he was worshipping comes as Guru

and leads him on. That Guru comes only to tell him 'That God is

within yourself. Dive within and realize'. God, Guru and the Self

are the same.

 

 

 

SELF-REALIZATION

 

The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing

anything or becoming anything. If one has realized, he is that which

alone is, and which alone has always been. He cannot describe that

state. He can only be That. Of course we loosely talk of self-

realization for want of a better term.

 

That which 'Is' is peace. All that we need do is to keep quiet.

Peace is our real nature. We spoil it. What is required is that we

cease to spoil it.

 

 

 

HEART

 

In the centre of the cavity of the Heart the sole Brahman shines by

itself as the atman (Self) in the feeling of 'I'-'I'. Reach the

Heart by diving within yourself, either with control of breath, or

with thought concentrated on the quest of Self. You will thus get

fixed in the Self.

 

From

 

Arunachala Ashrama

 

Namaste,

 

It is interesting how many devotees post stuff like this but at the

same time will reject the same teachings in a different form. It is

not a service to the memory of Ramana to only accept his most basic

teachings and then try and hide the rest, which happens a lot on

Ramana sitew where they are worshipping not a Guru but and idol in

the own minds...ONS...Tony.