Friday, April 27, 2007

turn within

Annamalai Swami:

The outer Guru appears to tell us about the reality of the Self, who is the inner Guru. With our defective vision we cannot see or experience for ourselves that this is true. The inner Guru pulls us towards the Self and establishes us there. The inner Guru is waiting at all times to perform this function but he cannot begin until we turn our attention towards him.

It is the outer Guru who tells us, 'Turn within. Put your attention on the inner Guru and let him pull you back into your source.'

In addition to giving these instructions, the outer Guru transmits his grace to us, cleans our minds, and pushes them towards the inner Guru, the Self.

~ Living by the Words of Bhagavan by David Godman

1 comment:

ananda said...

>The inner Guru is waiting at all times to perform this function but he cannot begin until we turn our attention towards him.

I love that line, esp the part i bold'ed.