Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Before the world was, consciousness was. In consciousness it comes into being, in consciousness it lasts and into pure consciousness it dissolves. At the root of everything, is the feeling 'I am'. The state of mind: 'there is a world' is secondary, for to be, I do not need the world, the world needs me.
Q. Is not personality required for gathering experience?
M. As you are now, the personality is only an obstacle. Self-identification with the body may be good for an infant, but true growing up depends on getting the body out of the way. Normally, one should outgrow the body-based desires early in life. Even the bhogi who does not refuse enjoyments, need not hanker after the ones he has tasted. Habit, desire for repetition frustrates both the yogi and the bhogi.
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