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The Self is beyond birth, death, gender, class, and religion - only the body wears those labels.

— Baba Hari Dass Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass (1986)

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Just like pure water poured in a dirty cup becomes dirty, similarly the pure ego rooted in the impure mind becomes impure ego.

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