Devotee: Is there absolute necessity of a Guru for Self-Realisation?
Ramana Maharishi: So long as you seek Self-Realisation the Guru is necessary. Guru is the Self. Take Guru to be the Real Self and your self as the individual self. The disappearance of this sense of duality is removal of ignorance. So long as duality persists in you the Guru is necessary. Because you identify yourself with the body you think the Guru, too, to be some body. You are not the body, nor is the Guru. You are the Self and so is the Guru. This knowledge is gained by what you call Self-Realisation.
Devotee: How can one know whether a particular individual is competent to be a Guru?
Ramana Maharishi: By the peace of mind found in his presence and by the sense of respect you feel for him.
Ramana Maharishi: So long as you seek Self-Realisation the Guru is necessary. Guru is the Self. Take Guru to be the Real Self and your self as the individual self. The disappearance of this sense of duality is removal of ignorance. So long as duality persists in you the Guru is necessary. Because you identify yourself with the body you think the Guru, too, to be some body. You are not the body, nor is the Guru. You are the Self and so is the Guru. This knowledge is gained by what you call Self-Realisation.
Devotee: How can one know whether a particular individual is competent to be a Guru?
Ramana Maharishi: By the peace of mind found in his presence and by the sense of respect you feel for him.
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