Thus does the universe exist as both real and unreal; the divine, being free of duality, unites them, transcends them and is therefore both of them. Manifest consciousness is the universe, and the unmanifest universe is consciousness. By entertaining the notion ‘I am this’, consciousness is bound; by this very knowledge it is freed. Objectification (or conceptualization) leads to self-forgetfulness. However, even in the state of diversity and activity, consciousness is truly undivided. For it is only that supremely peaceful Brahman that is apparently manifest as the universe through the instrumentality of the mind and its three modes (satva, rajas and tamas, or waking, dreaming, and sleeping)
Yoga Vasistha
Advaitam Sathyam
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