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Yoga Vashishtha 3.54.15–30
(The teachings in these verses explain that the whole Universe is not empty Nothingness. It is the living form of Universal Consciousness)
श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
न च नाम नकिंचित्त्वं युज्यते विश्वरूपिणः।
त्यक्त्वा समस्तसंस्थानं हेम तिष्ठति वै कथम् ॥ १५॥
सर्गादौ स्वयमेवान्तश्चिद्यथा कचितात्मनि।
हिमाग्न्यादितयाद्यापि सा तथास्ते स्वसत्तया ॥ १६॥
तस्मात्स्वसत्तासंत्यागः सतः कर्तुं न युज्यते।
यदा चिदास्ते तेनेयं नियतिर्न विनश्यति ॥ १७॥
यद्यथा कचितं यत्र व्योमरूप्यपि पार्थिवम्।
सर्गादौ तस्य चलितुमद्ययावन्न युज्यते ॥ १८॥
या यथा चित्प्रकचिता प्रतिपक्षविदं विना।
न सा ततः प्रचलति वेदनाभ्यासतः स्वयम् ॥ १९॥
जगदादावनुत्पन्नं यच्चेदमनुभूयते।
तत्संविद्व्योमकचनं स्वप्नस्त्रीसुरतं यथा ॥ २०॥
असत्यमेव सत्याभं प्रतिभानमिदं स्थितम्।
इति स्वभावसंपत्तिरिति भूतानुभूतयः ॥ २१॥
सर्गादौ या यथा रूढा संवित्कचनसंततिः।
साद्याप्यचलितान्येन स्थिता नियतिरुच्यते ॥ २२॥
गृहीतव्योमसंवित्तिचिद्व्योम व्योमतां गतम्।
गृहीतकालतासंविच्चिन्नभः कालतां गतम् ॥ २३॥
गृहीतजलसंवित्तिचिद्व्योम वारिवत्स्थितम्।
स्वप्ने यथा हि पुरुषः पश्यत्यात्मनि वारिताम् ॥ २४॥
स्वप्नचित्संविदाभाति भवत्येषा यथास्थिता।
चिच्चमत्कारचातुर्यादसदेतत्समूहते ॥ २५॥
खत्वं जलत्वमुर्वीत्वमग्निवायुत्वमप्यसत्।
वेत्त्यन्तः स्वप्नसंकल्पध्यानेष्विव चितिः स्वयम् ॥ २६॥
मरणानन्तरं कर्मफलानुभवनक्रमम्।
सर्वसंदेहशान्त्यर्थं मृतिश्रेयस्करं श्रृणु ॥ २७॥
रूढादिसर्गे नियतिर्यैकद्वित्रिचतुःशता।
पूर्वादिष्वायुषः पुंसां तस्या मे नियतिं श्रृणु ॥ २८॥
देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यशुद्ध्यशुद्धी स्वकर्मणाम्।
न्यूनत्वे चाधिकत्वे च नृणां कारणमायुषः ॥ २९॥
स्वकर्मधर्मे ह्रसति हसत्यायुर्नृणामिह।
वृद्धे वृद्धिमुपायाति सममेव भवेत्समे ॥ ३०॥
The Goddess continued:
3.54.15–22
> Nothingness does not apply to the one who has the form of the whole Universe. After giving up all forms, how can gold still remain?
> At the start of Creation, Consciousness itself shines inside itself as if it has appeared. Even now, like ice, fire and other things, it stays by its own power of Being.
> So it is not right for what truly exists to give up its own Being. As long as Consciousness is there, this fixed law does not get destroyed.
> Whatever is shown in whatever way and place, even if it looks like earth in the form of sky, it is not right for it to change from the beginning of Creation till today.
> Whatever Consciousness has made shine without any opposite, it does not move away from that by itself because of the habit of Knowing.
> The world that was never born at the beginning is still experienced now. It is only Consciousness shining in empty Space, like the pleasure with a woman in a dream.
> This appearance, which is unreal but looks true, is now fixed like this. This is the natural perfection, and these are the experiences of all Beings.
> The continuous flow of Consciousness appearances that was set at the beginning of Creation in this exact way still stands unmoved by anything else even now. That is called the fixed law.
3.54.23–30
> The Consciousness of Space that is taken as empty has become space-like. The Consciousness of Time that is taken has become time-like in the empty sky of Consciousness.
> The Consciousness of water that is taken has become water-like in the empty Space of Consciousness. Just as a man in a dream sees himself as having water inside.
> Dream-like Consciousness shines and makes this appear as it is fixed. By the clever wonder of Consciousness, this whole unreal thing is brought together.
> Being space, being water, being earth, being fire and being wind are all unreal. Consciousness itself knows them inside, just like in dream thoughts and meditations.
> After death comes the order of experiencing the fruits of past actions. Listen to this helpful teaching about death so that all doubts are fully removed.
> In the fixed Creation from the beginning, the law is set as one, two, three or four hundred. Listen to my clear rule about the life spans of men from earlier times.
> Place, time, action, substance, the pure or impure nature of one’s own actions, and their shortage or extra amount – these are the causes of the life span of men.
> When one’s own duty and right way of living decreases, the life of men decreases here. When it increases, life increases. When it stays equal, life stays the same.
Summary of the teachings:
Just as gold keeps its real nature no matter what shapes are made or removed, the Divine spirit stays forever as the base of everything we see. Calling the world “Nothing” is wrong because it exists through its own power and never truly leaves its original Being.
Consciousness is the only Real thing. At the very start of Creation it shines inside itself and appears as all forms, like ice or fire. This showing is steady because of a fixed law called niyati. As long as Consciousness is present, the world keeps its set form and does not change or disappear. The world was never made in the usual way; it is only an experience of Consciousness shining in empty Space, exactly like things felt in a dream.
The world looks Real and True even though it is unreal at the deepest level. This happens because of our habit of seeing and knowing things in a certain way. Once Consciousness sets a pattern at the beginning of Creation, that pattern stays fixed. No other force can easily move it. This fixed order is what we call the law of nature or destiny.
Consciousness cleverly creates the qualities of Space, Time, water, Earth, fire and Air even though they are all unreal. It does this inside itself, just as a dreamer sees water or other objects inside the dream. Through its own wonderful power, Consciousness brings together this whole collection of unreal things and makes them seem solid and lasting.
These verses also teach about life after death. After the body dies, the soul experiences the results of its past actions in a clear order. To remove every doubt, the Goddess explains the helpful truth about death. A person’s life span on earth is decided by how well they follow their duty and right living. Good actions and pure living make life longer. Bad actions and falling short make life shorter. When actions stay balanced, life stays balanced too. Place, time and the quality of deeds also affect how long one lives.
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