Unless you make tremendous efforts, you will not be convinced that eff…

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Unless you make tremendous efforts, you will not be convinced that effort will take you nowhere. The self is so self-confident that unless it is totally discouraged it will not give up. Mere verbal conviction is not enough. Hard facts alone can show the absolute nothingness of the self-image.
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