Once you emerge from the state of absolute divinity, the self within you becomes Christ — it becomes Buddha — it becomes Moses — it becomes Krishna. The sage who emerges from the state of non-duality begins to perceive the self as Christ, not Christ as Christ — the self as Moses, not Moses as Moses — the self as Mohammed, not Mohammed as Mohammed — the self as Krishna, not Krishna as Krishna. Abhijit Naskar
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The quote above is describing the process of enlightenment. It's the beginning of an understanding that there is no self, no person, no one. When you realize there is no self, you immediately recognize that there is nothing else. The only thing you are left with is God.

Source: Love, God & Neurons: Memoir Of A Scientist Who Found Himself By Getting Lost

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