Sri Ramana Maharshi
As the Lord denotes the Self and as the Grace means the Lord's presence or revelation, there is no time when the Lord remains unknown. If the light of the sun is invisible to the owl, it is only the fault of that bird and not of the sun. Similarly, can the unawareness by ignorant persons of their Self, which is always of the nature of awareness, be other than their own fault? How can it be the fault of their Self? It is because Grace is of the very nature of the Lord that He is is well known as the "blessed Grace." Therefore, the Lord, whose nature itself is Grace, does not have to bestow His Grace. Nor is there any particular time for bestowing His Grace.
As the Lord denotes the Self and as the Grace means the Lord's presence or revelation, there is no time when the Lord remains unknown. If the light of the sun is invisible to the owl, it is only the fault of that bird and not of the sun. Similarly, can the unawareness by ignorant persons of their Self, which is always of the nature of awareness, be other than their own fault? How can it be the fault of their Self? It is because Grace is of the very nature of the Lord that He is is well known as the "blessed Grace." Therefore, the Lord, whose nature itself is Grace, does not have to bestow His Grace. Nor is there any particular time for bestowing His Grace.
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