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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water. There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The 'I' is the jar.

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Ramakrishna
Age: 50 †
Born: 1836
Born: February 18
Died: 1886
Died: August 16
Philosopher
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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