Surrender to feel His Grace

Sri Ramana Maharshi

If I surrender myself, is no prayer to God necessary?

Surrender itself is a mighty prayer.

But is it not necessary to understand His nature before one surrenders oneself?

If you believe that God will do for you all the things you want Him to do, then surrender yourself to Him. Otherwise let God alone and know yourself.

Has God or the Guru any solicitude for me?

If you seek either - they are not really two but one and identical - rest assured that they are seeking you with a solicitude greater than you can ever imagine.

Jesus gave the parable of the lost coin, wherein the woman searches for it till it is found.

Yes, that aptly represents the truth that God or the Guru is always in search of the earnest seeker. Were the coin a dud piece, the woman would not have made that long search. Do you see what it means? The seeker must qualify himself through devotion etc.

But one may not be quite sure of God's Grace.

If the unripe mind does not feel His Grace, it does not mean that God's Grace is absent, for it would imply that God is at times not gracious, that is, ceases to be God.