“One has to work in the world; naturally, carry on your worldly affairs, but understand that which has come about by itself — that is, this body, mind and consciousness — has appeared in spite of the fact that nobody has asked for it. I did not ask for it; it has come upon my original state which is timeless, spaceless and without attributes. So that whatever has happened is doing this business in the world. The life force and the mind are operating, but the mind will tempt you to believe that it is 'you.' Even if the mind tells you that you are the one who is acting, do not believe the mind.”

— Nisargadatta Maharaj