Q: Are our attempts sure to succeed?
Sri Ramana Maharshi :
Realization is our nature.
It is nothing new to be gained.
What is new cannot be eternal.
Therefore there is no need for doubting whether one could lose or gain the Self.
Q: Is it good to do japa when we know that enquiry into the Self is the real thing?
Sri Ramana Maharshi :
All methods are good since they will lead to the enquiry eventually.
Japa is our real nature.
When we realize the Self then japa goes on without effort.
What is the means at one stage becomes the goal at another.
When effortless constant japa goes on, it is realization.
~ From Be as you are book
