"To know that you are neither the body……" — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
"To know that you are neither the body nor mind, watch yourself steadily and live unaffected by your body and mind, completely aloof, as if you were dead. It means you have no vested interests, either in the body or in the mind."
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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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224 Quotes by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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