sage

Reality in Forty Verses:

Supplement

Verse 1*

"In the company of sages, attachment vanishes; and with attachment, illusion. Freed from illusion, one attains stability, and thence liberation while yet alive. Seek therefore the company of sages."

*  Ramana Maharshi included this verse in the supplement to Forty Verses which was originally from the Mohamudgra Hymn by Shankaracharya. In total Ramana Maharshi included other sources for 26 verses in the Supplement, including the Invocation.