God is not running the world. (...) All happens by itself. You are asking the question and you are supplying the answer. And you know the answer when you ask the question. All is play in consciousness. All divisions are illusory. (...) (Nisargadatta Maharaj)

God is not running the world. (...) All happens by itself. You are asking the question and you are supplying the answer. And you know the answer when you ask the question. All is play in consciousness. All divisions are illusory. (...)

Nisargadatta Maharaj

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