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> [“Fortunately, all you have to get rid of is the illusion. People think they have to get rid of the small self in order to become Self-realized, but that is not so. Since they identify with the small self, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-esmann/fortunately-all-you-have-to-get-rid-of-is-the-illusion-people-think/)

Jan Esmann

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## More by Jan Esmann

> [“No, on the contrary! In enlightenment you have freed yourself of any sense of “I”, and you certainly have not evolved into an enlightened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-esmann/no-on-the-contrary-in-enlightenment-you-have-freed-yourself-of-any/)

Jan Esmann

> [“Fortunately, all you have to get rid of is the illusion. People think they have to get rid of the small self in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-esmann/fortunately-all-you-have-to-get-rid-of-is-the-illusion-people-think/)

Jan Esmann

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