"Swamy:for realization effort is needed ,but grace is also required, and grace is more important.The mind can move towards the Self but it can not reach it.If the devotee is sufficiently advanced the Self will pull the mind completely into the Heart and destroy it. Ramana Maharshi used the analogy of a candle and the sun.The candle is the mind and its light can not be compared to the light of the sun,which is the Self.If a candle travels to the sun,the heat of the sun will melt it before it gets anywhere near it.So it is with the mind.The mind can not reach the Self,but if it makes the attempt ,the Self will destroy it."(No mind, i am the Self/David Godman)
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Posted - Sep 29 2014 : 03:38:56 AM
