Like the appearance of silver in mother of pearl, the world seems real until the Self, the underlying reality, is realized.
Adi ShankaraYou never identify yourself with the shadows cast by your body, or with its reflection, or with the body you see in a dream or in your imagination. Therefore you should not identify yourself with this living body either.
Adi ShankaraThe treasure I have found cannot be described in words, the mind cannot conceive of it.
Adi Shankara