When any act has become fruitful, do not become proud, thinking ‘This was achieved by my enterprise’ (on the other hand), become convinced that God is gracious.When the desired success is not won, it should not be thought that the action has proved unfruitful the fruit (of it) is just the understanding that actions become fruitful (in the usual sense) by the grace of God, not by mere human effort. The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise. God’s grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self that power of grace does not exclude anyone, whether good or otherwise.Seekers should, overcome afflictions with a cool mind, and the firm faith that they occur by the grace of God, to help to steady the mind.
Sri ramana maharshi teachings how to#
He knows what is best and when and how to do it. You cannot have Him obey you and yet think you have surrendered. If you ask Him to do as you like it is not surrender but command to God. To a devotee who was praying that she should have more frequent visions of Siva, He said, “Surrender to Him and abide by His Will, whether He appears or disappears await His pleasure. Then He bears all the burdens and gives us peace. If the mind is worried over what befalls us, or what has been committed or omitted by us, it is wise to give up the sense of responsibility and free-will, by regarding ourselves as the ordained instruments of the All-Wise and the All-Powerful, to do and suffer as He pleases. But God’s will for the prescribed course of events is a good solution for the vexed question of free-will. There is no meaning in attributing responsibility and motive to the One, before it became many. God is untouched by activities which take place in His presence. No motive, no desire, no end to achieve can be attributed to that infinite, all-wise and all-powerful Being. All one can say is that it is God’s will, which is inscrutable.
Sri ramana maharshi teachings full#
It is asked, why all this creation so full of sorrow and evil. It can be done only by surrender.ĭ: Partial surrender – well, can it undo destiny?ī: If one is surrendered to God, God will look to it.ĭ: That being God’s dispensation, how does God undo it? Sri Bhagavan descending the Hill Well, if surrender is impossible what can be done? There is no peace of mind. In course of time that will lead to complete surrender. Partial surrender is certainly possible for all. M: Yes, complete surrender is impossible. Throw all responsibility on God and do not bear the burden yourself. Well, what is destiny? There is no destiny. Then he spoke in his usual sweet manner: ‘All right, you have said what you wished to say. Controlling herself she continued slowly, ‘I have all that I want, a human being may want… but… but… I do not have peace of mind. “Arunagiri Yogi is Victorious Over All”……quote from “The Glory of Arunachala”Ī well-to-do lady told Ramana Maharshi, ‘I am blessed with everything that a human being would like to have’.
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