We all start the journey of seeking thinking we are the body with a mind. Hence, the idea of the Self or Guru appears to be something or some entity apart from "me" ( the body-mind entity). However, with the aid of the Guru, we begin the inquiry into the Source of the "me" or "mine". Initially, the inquiry may require periods of meditation wherein the meditator is sitting in one position and concentrating on an objective Guru or God. With practice, however, the separation between the meditator and the object of meditation gradually diminishes. At one point, the meditator and the object of meditation become one. There is complete surrender of the meditator to the Guru. This means there is no longer any hint of ego left. Only the one-ness prevails.
When there is no meditator or doer, who is it that is making the effort? There is just this beingness without any duality. Is it not obvious that effortlessly the beingness IS. What effort is needed to BE? And by whom?
As Shri Ramana Maharshi once said -
Do not meditate - BE.
Do not think that you are - BE.
Don't think about being - you ARE.
