"Grace manifests itself when the quest for the Self begins. The quest itself is the result of Grace. There is not a single moment when Grace is not operating in us. Grace is beyond time and space. Grace is always there. It is the beginning, middle and end. Grace is the Self."
-- Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi.
Please see quest itself is the result of Grace.
Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thursday, March 29, 2007
God's grace
"Leave God's job to God.
You are to do what is in your hands. When the time is ripe, God's grace which is always operating, would be felt by you also.
Grace would work automatically."
Bhagavan advised that three things should be kept in mind --
i) individual effort,
ii) the appropriate time,
iii) God's grace
He graciously observed:
"Keep at your practice. There is no need to remind God about his business, which is to keep an eye always on our welfare. The mistake one is prone to make is to abandon effort under the mistaken impression that God's grace is absent. But one should not slacken, for God's grace is bound to operate at the ripe time."
-- Sishtla Subba Rao on Bhagavan. UY p121.
You are to do what is in your hands. When the time is ripe, God's grace which is always operating, would be felt by you also.
Grace would work automatically."
Bhagavan advised that three things should be kept in mind --
i) individual effort,
ii) the appropriate time,
iii) God's grace
He graciously observed:
"Keep at your practice. There is no need to remind God about his business, which is to keep an eye always on our welfare. The mistake one is prone to make is to abandon effort under the mistaken impression that God's grace is absent. But one should not slacken, for God's grace is bound to operate at the ripe time."
-- Sishtla Subba Rao on Bhagavan. UY p121.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Satsang of Arunachala
The greatest of all aids to Self-realisation is the presence of a Realised Man. This is called Sat Sang which means literally `fellowship with Being'. Even here Bhagavan would sometimes explain that the real `Being' is the Self and therefore no physical form is needed for Sat Sang. Nevertheless, he often dwelt on its benefits.
Association with Sages who have realised the Truth removes material attachments; on these attachments being removed, the attachments of the mind are also destroyed. Those whose attachments of mind are thus destroyed become one with That which is Motionless. They attain Liberation while yet alive. Cherish association with such Sages
Neither the holy waters of pilgrimage nor the images of gods made of earth and stone can stand comparison with the benign look of the Sage. These purify one only after countless days of grace, but no sooner does the Sage bestow his gracious glance than he purifies one.
From: In His Own Words (http://benegal.org/ramana_maharshi/books/ow/ow015.html)
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