Sri Ramana Maharshi
Q: One may not be quite sure of God's Grace.
If the unripe mind does not feel His Grace, it does not mean that Grace is absent, for it would imply that God is at times not gracious, that is,ceases to be God.
Q: Is that the same as the saying of Christ, "According to thy faith be it done unto thee."
Quite so.
Q: The upanishads say that he alone knows the Atman whom the Atman chooses. Why should the Atman choose at all? If it chooses, why some particular person?
When the sun rises, some buds alone blossom, not all. Do you blame the sun for that? Nor can the bud blossom if itself, it requires the sunlight to do it.
Q: May we not say that the help of the Atman is needed because it is the Atman that drew over itself the veil of maya?
You may say so.
Q: If the Atman has drawn the veil over itself, should it not itself remove the veil?
It will do so. See for whom is the veil.
Q: Why should I? Let the Atman itself remove the veil!
If the Atman talks about the veil, then the Atman itself will remove it.
Q: Is God personal?
Yes. God is always the first person, the 'I', ever standing before you. Because you give precedence to worldly things, God appears to have receded to the background. If you give up all else and seek Him alone He alone will remain as the I, the Self.
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