Apart from thoughts, there is no independent entity called the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, and there is no world. In the states of waking and dream, there are thoughts, and there is a world also. Just as the spider emits the thread (of the web) out of itself and again withdraws it into itself, likewise the mind projects the world out of itself and again resolves it into itself.
Ramana MaharshiFor those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
Ramana MaharshiIf you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
Ramana MaharshiThe fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
Ramana Maharshi