Do not undervalue attention. It means interest and also love. To know, to do, to discover, or to create you must give your heart to it – which means … - Nisargadatta Maharaj

When there is total surrender, complete relinquishment of all concern with one’s past, present and future, with one’s physical and spiritual security and standing, a new life dawns, full of love and beauty; then the guru is not important, for the disciple has broken the shell of self-defense. Complete self-surrender is liberation by itself.

(...) Make your entire life an expression of your faith and love for your teacher – this is real dwelling with the Guru.

A quiet mind is all you need. All else will happen rightly, once your
mind is quiet. As the sun on rising makes the world active, so does
self-awareness affect changes in the mind. In the light of calm and
steady self-awareness, inner energies wake up and work miracles
without any effort on your part