We Are No Longer Appealing to Our Own Power. We Are Appealing to a Higher Power

Is it so? It is not the path or the method which is important; it is to come to this point where we are empty of ourselves. In asking the question 'Who am I?' often enough, you realize that you have not a single tool that can answer this question. We have zero ability to come to true insight. So, in truly asking sincerely, whether or not we realize that we are doing that, we are no longer appealing to our own power. We are appealing to a higher power because it is only that Satguru presence, the Atma within, the Holy Spirit, which can show us the reality of who we are.

So, all paths lead to this letting go, this surrender. A Bhakta cannot get God with their own power, no matter how much they try. A Gyani cannot come to insight about Nirguna Brahman with their own power, no matter how much they try. See, it is just not possible because we don't have access to that tool itself. We have nothing to turn, no levers that we can use. That is why the promise of Sita Ma, of Atma, may seem very simple on its face, but actually, it's very deep. When we let go of ourselves, then God works on us.