Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Just as water is described as an ice block, gold as an ornament, so is consciousness described as duality.





Just after the illusion has disappeared; the soul/self [consciousness] is no more deluded to see the duality as reality. A Gnani, no more see waking/dream in consciousness.

Just as water is described as an ice block, gold as an ornament, so is consciousness described as duality.

Just as blueness in the sky, water in the mirage, are but illusory, so is the waking/dream in consciousness. Just as a castle in the air, is illusory, so is the appearance of the three states in consciousness.

Just as it is water that appears as ripples and waves or again it is water that appears in the form of cloud so it is consciousness that appears as the waking/dream.

Just as it is water that appears under the name of a snow or it is threads that appear under the name of a cloth, so it is consciousness that appears under the name of the waking/dream. This consciousness is to be known by negating the names.