ceasing to think that the body is the Self

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Cast of the notion, "This vile flesh am I", and

seek the ceaseless bliss of Self.

To seek the Self while cherishing this perishing flesh

is like trying to cross a stream by clinging to a crocodile.

 

The Way of Charity, penance, sacrifice, dharma,

yoga and bhakti; and the Goal of Heaven, Reality,

Peace, Truth, Grace, Silence, Stability, Deathless death,

Knowledge, Renunciation, Liberation, Bliss; - all

this is only ceasing to think that the body is the Self.

 

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Ramana Maharshi: Supplement Forty Verses, V. 12-13

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