Guest guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 From Padamalai- the Chapter on Surrender, Love and Devotion P 216 Ramana's Utterances faithfully recorded by Muruganar, translated by Robert Butler, Dr.T.V.Venkatasubramanian and David Godman. 1. Offer yourself up unconditionally to the power that is your own source (adhara sakti) Bhagavan: It is enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imaganing such a source to be some God outside you. Your source is within yourself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it. (Talks 208) David Godman comments This is a key quote in Bhagavan's teachings on surrender. By saying that one should surrender by seeking the source of the individual self, he is in effect, equating the practice of self-enquiry with that of surrender. This correlation is mentioned by Bhagavan in the following reply: Bhagavan: Surrender can take effect only when it is done with full knowledge as to what real surrender means. Such knowledge comes after enquiry and reflection and ends invariably in self-surrender. There is no difference between jnana and absolute surrender to the Lord, that is, in thought word and deed. (Maharshi's Gospel Pp.22-3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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