Give me strength, O Father

Father,

Give me strength not to fall for mind games. Strength to remain in thought-free awareness, strength not to be distracted, to follow your path correctly(*) and not be fooled by any sensation or what is not real. Strength to reach you and be absorbed into You, O beloved Ramana.

Nothing else matters, Father. Let my yearning for union be strong and not waver for a moment.

(* I read a piece by Michael Langford who says that many paths sound similar but are not the direct path. They are paths created by the ego to delay. To me, the awareness looking at this page is the I-feeling, and it is the Now or what i feel when I stay in the Now. Being in the Now (E Tolle) is also a way of getting back to awareness when diverted. Paying attention to this awareness or I-feeling is what you also asked us to do, i hope).

The I-feeling or self-awareness is so evident as the "saviour" or "path", one is already in awareness, so natural, unlike the hazy, wavering, mental state.

A few days back the awareness that kept asserting itself, it was so clear that my identity had realigned with it. Now suddenly, that identity has worn off. Either the mind is trying to take it back, or the novelty is wearing off, I am not sure what is happening. I am trying to remind myself that the awareness is me, not anything else. Still, i am increasing the amount of time I spend in awareness. I don't see any going back, there is no desire left to get busy doing things the mind/body was interested in earlier.