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God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.

Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi
Age: 70 †
Born: 1879
Born: December 31
Died: 1950
Died: April 14
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