THE PHANTOM I: SEEING THROUGH THE ILLUSION -- PART 3


Don't say that you are an individual, just stay in the beingness; that is true bliss.


 –       Nisargadatta Maharaj


Remember, to know Yourself, return to the silence before words.

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