Journey to advaita

You ask me to go away. Is it a body that will ultimately decay addressing another body that will also go to dust? or is it addressed by the all pervading conciousness to conciousness? Oh learned ascetic tell me what is the difference between you and me? is the sunlight falling on the street of an outcaste any different from sunlight on waters of ganga? is the space inside a golden casket any different from the casket made of mud? [From Introduction of Maneesha panchakam by Adi shankara]
Who is a sinner and who is pious? What is the knowledge that you say makes you superior? Who is the teacher and who is the student? what is there to be learned and achieved when you realise that everything that you see, feel, think and everything that lies beyond is connected. [From Ashtavakra samhita]
The awareness is concealed inside you like sun hidden behind clouds.[Rig veda, Bhagavat Gita] You are no sinner nor are you any pious person. You are just a traveller on a quest to realise your true self. Look at your fellow travellers and help each other so that the journey is more enjoyable. When someone stumbles remember your first steps and hold your hand out. Remember this is a journey and not a race. Your destination is a heart...Pure and full of bliss. Smile at your difficulties and spare a few words of encouragement for others in your journey so that the journey becomes a reward.
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