"There are no steps to self-realization. There is……" — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
"There are no steps to self-realization. There is nothing gradual about it. It happens suddenly and is irreversible. You rotate into a new dimension, seen from which the previous ones are mere abstractions. Just like on sunrise you see things as they are, so on self-realization you see everything as it is. The world of illusions is left behind."
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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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224 Quotes by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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