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When I see a great answer on Quora, I want to follow the author.

Sometimes, I don’t notice I’m already following them, so when I try to follow them, I un-follow them.

Then I wonder why they don’t appear in my feed.

“You are already enlightened” means you can never be separate from absolute reality.

A delusive thought has merely arisen:

I’m separate from absolute reality.

Our attempts to connect only disconnect us further, at least in our experience.

What is needed isn’t effort, but attention.

If I had noticed I was already following the author, there would be no problem.

Similarly, when we turn our attention toward the one who is seeking, we discover we already are what we seek.

You are peace. To get rid of the idea that you are not peace is all that is required.

- Ramana Maharshi

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