What is bound to happen will happen

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Q. Is it morally right for a man to renounce his household duties when he once realizes that his highest duty is Atma-chintana (continuous thought on the Self)?

This desire to renounce things is the obstacle. The Self is simple renunciation. The Self has renounced all.

Q. It is true from Bhagavan's standpoint. But for us .. my work demands the best part of my time and energy; often I am too tired to devote myself to atma chintana.

The feeling "I work" is the hindrance. Enquire, "Who works?" Remember, "Who am I?" The work will not bind you. It will go on automatically. Make no effort to work or to renounce work. Your effort is the bondage. What is bound to happen will happen. If you are destined to cease working, work cannot be hand even if you hunt for it. If you are destined to work, you cannot leave it; you will be forced to engage in it. So leave it to the Higher Power. You cannot renounce or hold as you choose.