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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Vision, that all the countless universes and egos of
men are none else but the light of the imperishable
Jnana. Those only are the cognisors of Tatwa who
perceive objectively that it is the immeasurable
Atma Jnana alone which manifests itself as all
potencies and yet is non-dual (in its innate
condition) and which is the latency of all possible
ideation. Those only are the cognisors of Tatwa
who perceive objectively that Brahman alone is, as
being the Laya centre between being and nonbeing
and that in it there is nothing, as apart from
It, such as the knower of „I‟ or the known of the
universe.
Like a wayfarer who, as he travels along, sees
things in the different quarters without any
longing for them, the stainless knowers of
Brahman, even though their minds are immersed
in sensual enjoyments in the performance of
actions, will never be affected by them. Even
thieves will become their friends, since they will
derive Brahmic bliss from material enjoyments.
The wise will regard the worldly enjoyments in the
same light as a traveller meets unconcernedly, in
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