Ramana Maharshi

 "The seeker itself is part of the illusion. Liberation comes not through striving, but through letting go of the false beliefs that veil the Self."

"You must distinguish between the 'I', pure in itself, and the 'I'-thought. The latter, being merely a thought, sees subject and object... If you stay as the [pure] 'I'... the 'I'-thought will disappear and the delusion will vanish forever".

- Ramana Maharshi