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The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
Ramana Maharshi
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Ramana Maharshi
Age: 70 †
Born: 1879
Born: December 31
Died: 1950
Died: April 14
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