Cling To Your Real Guru

Sri Ramana Maharshi

• The Self-Consciousness which shines after the destruction of the root thought - the identification with any one of the three bodies as "I" - is, the Almighty Power (Akila Para Shakti) who resides as "I" in the hearts of all created beings.
• The natural Self-Consciousness of mere Existence, without any sense of duality, is the Supreme Silence, which is glorified by the scriptures as the perfection of jnana, and which cannot be known by the ego, the foolish demon nature.
• Know and discover that He alone who possesses such Akila Para Shakti is the Real Guru who can by His unlimited Grace merge any soul who comes to Him into the non-dual Self, the Jnana beyond all speech.
• Truly, perfect discipleship - which is the steadfast Supreme Devotion that flares up with the mergining of the ego into the Light of Supreme Stillness - is alone the right Guruship. Thus you should know.
• He who turns you towards Self and reveals to you the knowledge of Self, is the Guru. In truth He is Self and He is God. Cling to Him.

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From Guru Vachaka Kovai (The Collection of Guru's Sayings by Sri Muruganar)

Blessed Gurupoornima to all! 

Aum Sree Gurubhyo Namah