A simple test
For those who do not have knowledge [of themself], [and] for those who have, the world is real. For those who have not known [themself], reality is [limited to] the extent of the world; for those who have known [themself], reality pervades devoid of form as the support for the world. This is the difference between them. Consider.
Ramana
(Bhagavan in ‘Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu’: v. 18)
- Translated by Michael James.
This is the universal statement from anyone who has gone to the highest.
Bhavin