Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

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VICHAR MALA.
As motion in air, luminosity, heat etc., in fire,· As tree in a seed, and wave in river current, A pumpkin of sugar, with its color and form, When eaten, then only known.
As the light which kindles a lamp,
As ether in a jar and temple
Are non-different; but appears so, from
A difference of associate; so is this world in Self.
These are so many illustrations, shewing phenomena to be
a vivarta of Brahma, like earthen articles of earth etc.
If you say the world to be real; that is impossible. Therefore say it is unreal.
Anath says it is astonishing,
That it cannot be described.
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If the world which is a modification (vivarta) of Brahma be regarded as real, it is impossible so to maintain for 'real' signifies what continues in all conditions of time; but knowledge of Brahma which is the substrate and site of this material expanse destroys its reality altogether: [morcover in profound slumber phenomen. cease to exist] therefere it is unreal, and that is another name for indescribable, as it means what cannot be adequately described by words; but what is different from real and unreal, whether one or the other, is indescribable. What has form and directly cognisable is true, and what are liable to destruction like a jar etc., are called unreal. If you say it resembles the site of a superimposition [as the site rope, of the superimposed snake] listen to what I say. It is indeed astonishing, because discovering everything else, Self is not a subject of discovery. Hence he cannot be described in words.
Thus is removed this material expanse in One, who says Self and it are one.
Who reads this, suffering under such mistake, Knows Self to be intelligence.