The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)Valmiki
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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)
Valmiki
Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Religious life -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800
9. Knowledge also being as our soul, shows all things like itself
(_i.e._ as we have their ideas or representations of them in our mind);
therefore our knowledge of the ego and the world beside, is not separate
from the soul and the Supreme soul also.
10. So our knowledge (idea or notion), manifests itself in the form of
the world before us; in like manner as our dreams and desires (or
imaginations), represent the same as true to us. These various
manifestations of the inward soul, are no way different from it, as the
waves and bubbles are no other than the water, whence they take their
rise.
11. Notwithstanding the identity of the soul, and its manifestations of
knowledge, notion, idea and others; they are considered as distinct
things by ignorant thinkers, but the learned make no distinction
whatever, between the manifestation and its manifesting principle.
12. As the integral soul becomes a component body, by its assuming to
itself all its members and limbs; so the eternally undivided spirit of
God, appears to be multiplied in all parts of the world, and various
works of creation.
13. So the intellect contains numberless thoughts in itself, as a tray
holds a great many golden cups in it; and whenever this intellect is
awake, it sees innumerable worlds appearing before it.
14. It is Brahma himself that shines in his brightness, in the form of
this fair creation; by being dissolved throughout the whole, in his
liquified form of the Intellect, as the sea shows itself in the changing
forms of its waves.
15. Whatever is thought of in the mind, the same (thought or idea)
appears in the form of the world &c., and the formless thought takes a
definite form; but what is not in the mind, never appears to view.
16. The word intellection and want of thought, are both applied to the
Supreme Intellect, from its almighty power to assume either of them to
itself; this sort of expression is for the instruction of others, or
else there are no such states, appertaining to the ever intelligent soul
in reality.
17. The world is neither a reality nor unreality, but exhibits itself as
such by intellection of the intellect; but as it does not appear in
absence of intellection, the same is inculcated in this lecture. (_i.e._
Never think of the world or anything at all, and it will vanish of
itself withal).
18. Intellection and its absence, are as the agitation and stillness of
the soul; and both of these being under your subjection, it is quite
easy and never difficult for you to restrain yourself, by remaining as
still as a piece of stone.
19. An appearance which has neither its essence or substance, and any
assignable cause for its existence, is the very nature of this egoism of
ours, which we know not whence it has appeared as an apparition before
us.
20. It is very strange that this apparition of your ego, which has no
entity in reality; should take such possession of your mind, as to make
you insensible of yourself.
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