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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
cause. All the universes which appear only
through Manas are no other than its modes. Alone
the ocean of Jnana shines with its countless grand
waves of Vritti-Jnana (or mental modifications).
The universe appears to be real through Manas
only. This reality is only like a dream extending
over a long period.
Like the delusion that there is a thief, arising out of
the want of true knowledge, in a log of wood
(lying by the wayside in a dark night), the
conception of the reality of the universe arises in
the absence of the knowledge that all is Brahman.
Just as there is no difference between Jiva and the
imperishable Brahman, when one forgets all about
them, no difference at all there is between Jiva and
Chitta. Similarly there is not the slightest difference
between the ephemeral Manas and the universes.
Now hearken to the story of a powerful Rakshasa
woman who lived in days of yore and questioned
another through her ripe intelligence and then it
will relieve you from all your doubts.
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