“Just as a stone, a tree, a straw, grain, a mat, a cloth, a pot, and so on, when burned, are reduced to earth (from which they came), so the body and its sense organs, on being burned in the fire of Knowledge, become Knowledge and are absorbed in Brahman, like darkness in the light of the sun.” BodyLightEarthSpiritualDarknessSunFireTreeStonesPotOrgansGrainBurnedStrawsBrahman Author:Adi Shankara
“You never identify yourself with the shadows cast by your body, or with its reflection, or with the body you see in a dream or in your imagination. Therefore you should not identify yourself with this living body either.” ShouldDreamBodyImaginationReflectionShadowCastsYour BodyAdvaitaSpiritual Awakening Author:Adi Shankara
“The witness of the three states of consciousness [waking, dream and deep sleep] and of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss is the Self” SelfStatesDreamBodyThreeSleepExistenceConsciousnessWitnessBlissWakingStates Of ConsciousnessDeep Sleep Author:Adi Shankara
“Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the temple which houses the Pure Self within.” WorldNeedsDifferentSelfUseBodyHouseKnowingPureTemplesNeglectVehicle Author:Adi Shankara
