When the force of desire for the Truth blossoms, selfish desires wither away, just like darkness vanishes before the radiance of the light of dawn. - Ādi Shankara

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When the force of desire for the Truth blossoms, selfish desires wither away, just like darkness vanishes before the radiance of the light of dawn.

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About Ādi Shankara

Adi Shankara (pronounced [aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə]), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of .

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Native Name: आदि शङ्कर
Alternative Names: Adi Sankarachaarya • Sankaracarya • Aryamba antharjanam • Sankara bhagavatpāda • Śankara • Shankara • Śaṅkarācārya • Sankara • Dashanami Sampradaya • Shankara Bhashya
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All the manifested world of things and beings are projected by imagination upon the substratum which is the Eternal All-pervading Vishnu, whose nature is Existence-Intelligence; just as the different ornaments are all made out of the same gold.
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