Q: In the Theosophical Society they meditate in order to seek masters to guide them.
A: The master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger whom you await, he is bound to disappear also. What is the use of a transient being like that? But so long as you think you are separate or that you are the body, an external master is also necessary and he will appear to have a body. When the wrong identification of oneself with the body ceases, the master will be found to be none other than the Self.

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Be as you are
The teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
edited by David Godman
a Penguin Book