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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
eulogy by such as myself and attain the Brahmic
State.
„This world, though it really is not, appears to be.
Know, oh Vasistha of great Tapas that it is no other
than a reflection. Know also that Jnana is that
Principle which is known by the Vak (Speech) of
Brahma and others. This Chaitanya
(Consciousness) which is above all manifests itself
as the dual visibles. Undergoing different names, it
will contract Ahankara through the thoughts of the
mind. This idea of „I‟ will bring in its train the idea
of time, space and other potencies. With these
environments, the name Jiva accrues to it.
Contemporaneously with it, there arises Buddhi in
ignorant souls. Associated with the potencies of
sound, actions and Jnana, the collective entity will
produce in one instant memory and in another
instant will become Manas in order that it may be
the seed of the tree of Sankalpa. This is what is
called the Puriashtaka body. It is said that this is
the seat of words. Through Atman, Manas assumes
countless forms. This alone assuming the form of
Akasa and others, generates Prakriti and other
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