It is the mind that tells you that the mind is there. Don't be deceive…

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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It is the mind that tells you that the mind is there. Don't be deceived. All the endless arguments about the mind are produced by the mind itself, for its own protection, continuation and expansion. It is the blank refusal to consider the convolutions and convulsions of the mind that can take you beyond it.
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