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Adi Shankara Quotes

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Adi Shankara (pronounced [aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə]), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

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Also known as: Adi Shankaracharya, Sankaracharya, Shankaracharya

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On the level of the body I am your servant.
On the level of the soul I am your lover.
On the level of the Self I am you.

Though Atman is Pure Consciousness and ever present everywhere, yet It is perceived by the eye-of-wisdom alone: but one whose vision is obscured by ignorance he does not see It; as the blind do not see the resplendent Sun.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Adi Shankara (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.