Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, #354
D.: Grace is necessary for the removal of ignorance.
M.: Certainly. But Grace is all along there. Grace is the Self. It is not something to be acquired. All that is necessary is to know its existence.
For example, the sun is brightness only. He does not see darkness. Whereas others speak of darkness fleeing away on
the sun approaching.
Similarly, ignorance also is a phantom and
not real. Because of its unreality, it's unreal nature being found, it is said to be removed.
Again, the sun is there and also bright. You are surrounded by sunlight. Still if you would know the sun you must turn your eyes in his direction and look at him. So also, Grace is found by practice alone although it is here and now.
D.: By the desire to surrender constantly, increasing Grace is experienced, I hope.
M.: Surrender once for all and be done with the desire. So long as the sense of doership is retained there is the desire; that is also personality. If this goes the Self is found to shine forth pure.
The sense of doership is the bondage and not the actions themselves.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Here stillness is total surrender without a vestige of individuality. Stillness will prevail and there will be no agitation of mind.
Agitation of mind is the cause of desire, the sense of doership and personality. If that is stopped there is quiet. There ‘Knowing’ means ‘Being’. It is not the relative knowledge involving the triads, knowledge, subject and object.
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