Grace

One’s ignorance of the Self-revealing immediacy of the divine: Grace is no proof of the contrary. If the owl doesn’t see the sun that illuminates he whole world, is it the fault of the Sun? Is it not due to the effectiveness of the bird’s sight? : Maharishi Ramana.

Grace

Grace is there all along. Grace is the Self. It is not something to be acquired. All that is necessary is to know its existence. In the same way, the sun is pure brightness. It is there and shines, and you are surrounded by sunlight; still, you want to know the sun, you must turn your eyes in its direction and look at it. Similarly, Grace is only to be found by effort. However, it is here and now: Maharishi Ramana.

Mind and world

Even though the mind and the world rise and set together, it is the mind that lights the world.

The source from which the world and the mind rise and into whichich they set is the reality, which does not rise or subside.

Maharishi Ramana.

Comment: When our mind goes outside the meaning of worldly objects, we feel pleasure and pain. But when it goes inward, it emerges into reality. This stage is of Samadhi.

Eternal peace.

The saints of India used to say that Samadhi and deep sleep are the same. In deep sleep, there are no Thoughts, and we feel freshness but don’t understand due to illusion.

In the Samadhi, when we observe, our thoughts start to be deleted or minimised. Then, we can find the experience of ‘bliss’ or stat-chart-ananda. But it’s not an illusion. We see it with full awareness. It is effortless to understand.