Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

meditates? There is the boundless sky with abird flying in it joyfully with extended wings.That is the sky of consciousness, and theAtman is the bird. The bird is not within a cage– it is flying in the sky of consciousness. Its joyis limitless [14] .”The devotees hear of the yoga ofmeditation [15] in amazement. After a shorttime, Pratap resumes the conversation.Pratap (to Dr. Sarkar) — If you reflect on it,you find it is all only a shadow.Dr. Sarkar — For a shadow to be there, threeobjects are necessary: the sun, the objectreflected, and the reflection. There can’t be ashadow without an object. You say that God isreal and the creation unreal. The creation is realtoo.Pratap — Well, just as one sees a shadow in amirror, similarly one sees this world in themirror of the mind.The Doctor — Can there be a shadow withoutan object?Naren — Why, God is the object! (The Doctoris silent.)Universal consciousness and science – God alone is