Who was born first, you or the world? As long as you give first place …

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Who was born first, you or the world? As long as you give first place to the world, you are bound by it; once you realize, beyond all trace of doubt, that the world is in you and not you in the world, you are out of it. Of course your body remains in the world and of the world, but you are not deluded by it.
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