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Adi Shankara quotes: The world, like a dream full of attachments and aversions seems real until the awakening.

The world, like a dream full of attachments and aversions seems real until the awakening.

Adi Shankara quotes: But the jiva [living being] is endowed with ego and his knowledge is limited, whereas Ishwar is without ego and is omniscient.

But the jiva [living being] is endowed with ego and his knowledge is limited, whereas Ishwar is without ego and is omniscient.

Adi Shankara quotes: Thus one should know oneself to be of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss[Sat-Chit-Ananda].

Thus one should know oneself to be of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss[Sat-Chit-Ananda].

Adi Shankara quotes: What is enquiry into the Truth? It is the firm conviction that the Self is real, and all, other than That, is unreal.

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 quotes: 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.

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.

Adi Shankara quotes: There is sorrow in finitude. The Self is beyond time, space and objects. It is infinite and hence of the nature of absolute happiness.

There is sorrow in finitude. The Self is beyond time, space and objects. It is infinite and hence of the nature of absolute happiness.

Adi Shankara quotes: Curb your senses and your mind and see the Lord within your heart.

Curb your senses and your mind and see the Lord within your heart.

Adi Shankara quotes: Reality can be experienced only with the eye of understanding, not just by a scholar

Reality can be experienced only with the eye of understanding, not just by a scholar

Adi Shankara quotes: The witness of the three states of consciousness [waking, dream and deep sleep] and of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss is the Self

The witness of the three states of consciousness [waking, dream and deep sleep] and of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss is the Self

Adi Shankara quotes: The treasure I have found cannot be described in words, the mind cannot conceive of it.

The treasure I have found cannot be described in words, the mind cannot conceive of it.