23. It is I, says the lord, that am situated every where, and it is I that pervade the whole; and fill it with all varieties at pleasure; know therefore, O high minded Ráma! that all these varieties are but creatures of imagination in the mind of God, and are thence reflected into the mirror of our minds. Knowing this rest in the calm tranquillity of your soul, and enjoy the undisturbed solace and happiness of your high mind. 24. Válmíki said:--As the sage was saying these things, the day passed away under its evening shade; the sun sank down in its evening devotion, and the assembly broke with mutual salutations to the performance of their eventide ablutions, until they reassembled on the next morning. CHAPTER LXI. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD AS A PASSING DREAM. Argument:--How our firm faith arises over this entity, and its answer. Ráma said:--As we are, Oh sage! a dream drawn house, the body of the lotus-born Brahmá--the first progenitor, is the same no doubt. 2. And if this world is a non-entity--_asat_, we must know our existence the same, then how is it possible to arise the firm faith over this entity--_sat_. 3. Vasishtha responded:--We are shining here as a created being by the previous birth of Brahmá, but in fact, the reflexion of soul shines for ever, nothing besides. 4. Owing to the omnipresence of consciousness, all beings exist as reality every where, and if she rises from unreal knowledge, she as real knowledge destroys the unreal one. (vice-versa). 5. Therefore whatever comes from these five elements, is but transitory, but owing to the firm belief on _ego_, we enjoy a firm faith for the same. 6. In a dream, we see good many things as reality; but as soon the dream is over, we do not find the things dreamt of; so we see the reality of the world; as long we remain in ignorance. 7. Oh Ráma! as the dreaming man counts his dream as reality, owing to his faith on it; so this world appears a reality, like the supreme God who has no beginning and end. 8. That which is to be created by the dreaming man, is to be called his own; as we can say by guessing knowledge, what is in the seed, is in the fruit. 9. Whatever comes from non-entity, is to be called non-entity; and that which is unreal though it can be workable, is not reasonable to think good. 10. As the thinking result of unreality is to be given up, so the firm faith which is arising by the dreaming man; is to be given up likewise. 11. Whatever soul creates in dream is our firm belief, but that remains only for a time being (hence it is _asat_--non-entity). 12. Brahmá's long drawn portion is this entity, hence we think also the same, but in fact, this entity is a moment to Brahmá. 13. Consciousness is the creator of all elements, she creates every thing according to her model, hence creator and creation are one and the same.