All Is Equal

The particular is born and reborn,
Changing name and shape,
The gnani is the Changeless Reality,
Which makes the changeful possible.
The entire universe is his body,
All life is his life.
As in a city of lights,
When one bulb burns out,
It does not affect the network,
So the death of a body
Does not affect the whole.
With me,
All is one,
All is equal.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj