Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Q. Of what use is your world to me?
You should consider more closely your own world, examine it critically and, suddenly, one day you will find yourself in mine.
What do we gain by it?
You gain nothing. You leave behind what is not your own and find what you have never lost - your own being.
Who is the ruler of your world?
There are no ruler and ruled here. There is no duality whatsoever. You are merely projecting your own ideas. Your scriptures and your gods have no meaning here.
Still you have a name and shape, display consciousness and activity.
In your world I appear so. In mine I have being only. Nothing else. You people are rich with your ideas of possession, of quantity and quality. I am completely without ideas.
In my world there is disturbance, distress and despair. You seem to be living on some hidden income, while I must slave for a living.
Do as you please. You are free to leave your world for mine.
How is the crossing done?
See your world as it is, not as you imagine it to be. Discrimination will lead to detachment; detachment will ensure right action; right action will build the inner bridge to your real being. Action is a proof of earnestness. Do what you are told diligently and faithfully and all obstacles will dissolve.
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