Sri Ramana Maharshi
From Sri Annamalai Swami's Diary Extracts
Q: I am thinking of leaving my village to go into a forest to perform tapas. I have decided to go with the permission of Sri Bhagavan.
B: One may leave the village but one cannot leave oneself. If the village exists apart from oneself, it may be left. To live alone at the place of Self is like living in the forest. If you leave the Self, even if you go and live in a forest, it will be the same as living in a city.
The one who thinks that he is a sannyasin is not a sannyasin. The householder who does not think that he is a householder is a sannyasin.
The one who does not think that he is the one who is doing all his actions is superior to the one who thinks that he has renounced everything.
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