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Like the appearance of silver in mother of pearl, the world seems real until the Self, the underlying reality, is realized.

Adi Shankara

Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the temple which houses the Pure Self within.
ADI SHANKARA

Body Different Myself Need Purity Temple World
You never identify yourself with the shadows cast by your body, or with its reflection, or with the body you see in a dream or in your imagination. Therefore you should not identify yourself with this living body either.
ADI SHANKARA

Body Identify Live Reflection Shadow Yourself
Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation.
ADI SHANKARA

Leadership Liberty Loud Scripture Speech Talk
To be free from bondage the wise person must practise discrimination between One-Self and the ego-self. By that alone you will become full of joy, recognising Self as Pure Being, Consciousness and Bliss.
ADI SHANKARA

Bondage Consciousness Discrimination Freedom Recognition
Like the appearance of silver in mother of pearl, the world seems real until the Self, the underlying reality, is realized.
ADI SHANKARA

Appearance Mother Reality Realize
The treasure I have found cannot be described in words, the mind cannot conceive of it.
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Description Finding Mindset Treasure
Space seems broken and diverse because of the many forms in it. Remove the forms and pure space remains. So, too with the Omnipresent Self.
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Break Diversity Omnipresent Purity Space
Reality can be experienced only with the eye of understanding, not just by a scholar.
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Experience Eyes Reality Scholar
All the manifested world of things and beings are projected by imagination upon the substratum which is the Eternal All-pervading Vishnu, whose nature is Existence-Intelligence; just as the different ornaments are all made out of the same gold.
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Existence Imagination Manifestation Nature Ornament World
There is sorrow in finitude. The Self is beyond time, space and objects. It is infinite and hence of the nature of absolute happiness.
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Beyond Happiness Nature Sorrow Time
Who but the Atman is capable of removing the bonds of ignorance, passion and self-interested action?
ADI SHANKARA

Action Bond Ignorance Interest Remove
Curb your senses and your mind and see the Lord within your heart.
ADI SHANKARA

God Heart Mindset
Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.
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Eyes Friendship Illusion People Proud Wealth World Yourself Youth
What is enquiry into the Truth? It is the firm conviction that the Self is real, and all, other than That, is unreal.
ADI SHANKARA

Reality Truth
The world, like a dream full of attachments and aversions seems real until the awakening.
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Attachment Awakening Dreams World
Each thing tends to move towards its own nature. I always desire happiness which is my true nature. My nature is never a burden to me. Happiness is never a burden to me, whilst sorrow is.
ADI SHANKARA

Desire Happiness Move Nature Sorrow

Like the appearance of silver in mother of pearl, the world seems real until the Self, the underlying reality, is realized.

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