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## The Collection of Yogic Insights
This wise and discerning soul, having completely separated himself from future attachments, has overcome the attachment of the senses through intense effort and finally beholds the true nature of the soul. This soul, whose glory is understood only through self-realization, is eternally 'established' and is the self-existent, eternal God, free from all impurities and blemishes. Just as a swan separates milk from water, this self-realized, right-sighted soul distinguishes between the soul and non-soul, separating the self from the non-self. He experiences that the soul, in its essence of pure consciousness, is distinct from the body, just as a garment is distinct from the body, or a sword from its scabbard. He perceives the soul as eternally distinct and separate, and as the manifest, luminous form of consciousness. He understands that the picture gallery is distinct, the bed within it is distinct, the mattress on the bed is distinct, and the sheet on the mattress is also distinct. He understands that his relationship with these external objects is distinct, and that his self-awareness is distinct from them. Understanding this, the right-sighted, discerning soul, abandoning the state of unconsciousness and embracing consciousness, opens his eyes and sees his own true nature.
"His own qualities are inscribed within him, not the qualities of others.
He separates milk from water, through the experience of the swan.
Bow down to the lotus feet of Parshvanath."
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—Shri Ananddhanaji,
The picture gallery is distinct, the furniture is distinct, the mattress is distinct, the sheet is also distinct. My existence here is false. In the past, I was in a state of sleep, like a dream. The present moment is not a dream, it is a reality.
The breath and the dream are like the sleep from which I have awakened.
I see my own form clearly, like a mirror reflecting my true self.
Abandoning the fear of consciousness, abandoning the state of unconsciousness,
Opening my eyes, I see my own true form.
—Kaviwar Banarasidasji.
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And what is the form that he sees? I am the soul, in the soul, by the soul. I am the experience of the soul. I am not a neuter, not a man, not a woman, not one, not two, not many. In the absence of this, I was asleep, and in its presence, I have awakened. I am the transcendental, indescribable, self-perceived soul. (See page 280-81) Thus, when the right-sighted soul realizes his true nature, the sleep of ignorance, which has lasted since time immemorial, is dispelled, and the soul, the abode of right knowledge, awakens and rises.
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"By the soul, I experience myself, in the soul, by the soul. I am that, not this, not that, not one, not two, not many. In the absence of this, I was asleep, and in its presence, I have awakened. I am the transcendental, indescribable, self-perceived soul."
—Shri Pujyapadaswami, Shri Samadhishatak.