#SriRamanaMaharshi

God and the Guru are not different.

Just as the prey which has fallen into the jaws of a tiger

has no escape, so those who have come

within the ambit of the Guru's gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get lost;

yet, each one should, by his own effort

pursue the path shown by God or Guru and gain liberation.

God and Guru will only show the way to liberation; they will not by themselves

take the soul to the state of liberation.