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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.

Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi
Age: 70 †
Born: 1879
Born: December 31
Died: 1950
Died: April 14
Philosopher
Writer
Goes
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Mind
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Bliss
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