p. 4: Quote nr. 2.
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Just as the fire is the direct cause for cooking, so without Knowledge no emancipation can be had. Compared with all other forms of discipline Knowledge of the Self is the one direct means for liberation.
— Adi Shankara
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Source: Wikiquote: "Adi Shankara" (Quotes, Atma Bodha (1987): Adi Shankara quotes translated by Swami Chinmayananda in: Atma Bodha. Chinmaya Mission (1987): Representation of full list of the quotes in Atma Bodha by Adi Sankaracharya at shankaracharya.org. Accessed May 21, 2014.)
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About Adi 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 Advaita Vedanta.
About Adi 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 Advaita Vedanta.
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