' The World as Separate '...

I see the same world as you do, but not the same way.

There is
nothing mysterious about it.

Everybody sees the world through
the idea he has of himself.

As you think yourself to be, so you
think the world to be.

If you imagine yourself as separate from
the world, the world will appear as separate from you and you
will experience desire and fear.

I do not see the world as separate
from me and so there is nothing for me to desire, or fear.



- Nisargadatta Maharaj

"I Am That"
Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Acorn Press, 1973