To see reality is as simple as to see one's face in a mirror. Only the mirror must be clear and true.
The mind and the body move and change and cause other minds and bodies to move and change and that is called doing, action.
I neither act nor cause others to act; I am timelessly aware of what is going on.
There is only one mind, which swarms with ideas; 'I am this, I am that, this is mine, that is mine'. I am not the mind.
Understand first that you are not the person you believe yourself to be. What you think yourself to be is mere suggestion or imagination.
For realization, understanding is essential. Action is only incidental.
A man of steady understanding will not refrain from action. Action is the test of truth.
If you do not test yourself all the time, you will not be able to distinguish between reality and fancy.
The foreseen and expected is rarely true.
Act on what you think is true—this is the way to truth.
Now, to say 'I know' is not untrue—it is merely limited. But to say 'I do' is altogether false, because there is nobody who does.
The witness is that which says 'I know'. The person says 'I do'.
All happens by itself, including the idea of being a doer.
Step back from action to consciousness, leave action to the body
and the mind; it is their domain.
Remain as pure witness, till even witnessing dissolves in the Supreme.
In reality there is only one state; when distorted by self-identification it is called a person…
…when colored with the sense of being, it is the witness…
…when colorless and limitless, it is called the Supreme.
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