Behind My Hand

From Talk  no. 434: M. : The Sadguru is within. D. : I want a visible Guru. M. : That visible Guru says that He is within. D. : Can I throw myself at the mercy of the Sadguru? M. : Yes. Instructions are necessary only so long as one has not surrendered oneself. This is the Truth. Of that there is absolutely no doubt. Talks With Sri Ramana Maharshi; Sri Ramanasramam: 1978

“If a man considers he is born he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. He will discover that the Self always exists, that the body which is born resolves itself into thought and that the emergence of thought is the root of all mischief. Find wherefrom thoughts emerge. Then you will abide in the ever-present inmost Self and be free from the idea of birth or the fear of death.”  -from Talk 80 (Ramana Maharshi)