From: The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi

Chapter: Guru and His Grace

Disciple: But can the devotee obtain happiness?

Maharshi: The devotee surrenders himself to the Master, and it means that there is no vestige of individuality retained by him. If the surrender is complete, all sense of self is lost, and then there can be no misery or sorrow. The Eternal Being is nothing but Happiness. That comes as a revelation.

© 1972 Sri Ramanasramam

From: “I Am That Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj”

Chapter 89: Progress in Spiritual Life

Questioner: Each Guru will refer me to his own Guru. Where is the starting point?

Maharaj: There is a power in the universe working for enlightenment- and liberation. We call it Sadashiva, who is ever present in the hearts of men. It is the unifying factor. Unity – liberates. Freedom – unites. Ultimately nothing is mine or yours – everything is ours. Just be one with yourself and you will be one with all, at home in the entire universe.

Questioner: You mean to say that all these glories will come with the mere dwelling on the feeling ‘I am’?

Maharaj: It is the simple that is certain, not the complicated. Somehow, people do not trust the simple, the easy, the always available.  Why not give an honest trial to what I say? It may look very small and insignificant, but it is like a seed that grows into a mighty tree. Give yourself a chance!

© 1973 by Nisargadatta Maharaj