A Quote by Rama Swami
The scriptures say to wake up from the deep sleep of ignorance, remain fully awake, remain conscious, & go on learning.
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And then I was asleep. That deep, can-still-taste-her-in-my-mouth sleep, that sleep that is not particularly restful but difficult to wake up from all the same.
