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Yoga Vashishtha 3.61.16–25
(These verses teach that the entire world is not separate from Brahm, the Supreme Consciousness)
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तदेदावनितां वेत्ति स्वचित्तैकात्मतामयीम्।
अन्तःस्थगन्धतन्मात्रामुर्वी स्थैर्यकलामिव ॥ १६॥
तुल्यकालनिमेषांशलक्षभागप्रतीति यत्।
निजं विदः प्रकचनं तत्सर्गौघपरम्परा ॥ १७॥
शुद्धं सकृत्प्रभातान्तर्दृश्यमध्यमनामयम्।
उदयास्तमयोन्मुक्तं ब्रह्म तिष्ठत्यनिष्ठितम् ॥ १८॥
बुद्धं सदपवर्गं तत्ससर्गमपि सत्समम्।
अबुद्धं सर्गरूपात्म विसर्गमपि तत्सदा ॥ १९॥
चिद्रह्म यद्यथा येन बुध्यते स्वात्मनात्मनि।
तत्तत्तथा नु भवति सर्वं सर्वाङ्गशक्तिमत् ॥ २०॥
तत्सत्यं चिद्विलासत्वान्नित्यानुभवरूपतः।
तदसत्यं मनः षष्ठात्सर्वाख्या निगतं यतः ॥ २१॥
यथैतत्सरणं वायौ तथा सर्गः स्थितः परे।
असत्कल्पेऽपि संकल्पः सत्येऽसत्य इवापि च ॥ २२॥
अन्यरूपा यथानन्या तेजस्यालोकतोदरे।
तथा ब्रह्मणि विश्वश्रीः सत्यासत्यात्मिका चिति ॥ २३॥
अनुत्कीर्णा यथा पङ्के पुत्रिका चाथ दारुणि।
यथा वर्णा मषीकल्के तथा सर्गाः स्थिताः परे ॥ २४॥
अनन्यान्येव कचति ब्रह्मतत्त्वमरुस्थले।
असत्यात्मनि सत्येव त्रिजगन्मृगतृष्णिका ॥ २५॥
Sage Vashishta continued:
3.61.16–20
> Consciousness itself knows the earth as filled with the oneness of its own mind. It is like the solid quality of the earth, with the subtle element of smell inside it.
> The perception that appears in a tiny fraction of a moment, equal to one hundred-thousandth part of the blink of an eye, is the own shining of Consciousness. That itself is the continuous flow of many Creations.
> Pure Brahm remains established without support. It is ever manifest in its inner vision, free from disease, and beyond rising and setting.
> When Known, it is Eternal Existence leading to liberation, and even with Creation it remains the same True Reality. When not known, it always appears as the form of Creation and dissolution.
> Consciousness-Brahm, in whatever way and by whatever means it is understood by the Self within itself, becomes exactly that in all its parts, full of all powers.
3.61.21–25
> It is true because it is the play of Consciousness and eternal experience. It is unreal because all names and forms arise from the mind and the senses.
> Just as movement exists in air, so Creation exists in the Supreme. Even in unreality, imagination works as if in both the Real and the unreal.
> Just as different forms appear non-separate in the light within the eye, so the glory of the Universe, both Real and unreal in nature, exists as Consciousness in Brahm.
> Just as a figure is uncarved in mud and in wood, and colors exist in a lump of ink, so Creations exist in the Supreme.
> Non-different things shine as the Reality of Brahm in the desert-like expanse. The mirage of the three worlds appears Real in what is unreal in Essence.
Summary of the Teachings:
Everything we see as solid earth or other elements is simply Consciousness appearing in different forms, like smell in earth or stability in ground. Creation is not a real separate event but a momentary perception within the mind of the Divine. The world arises as a continuous series of appearances in the tiniest fraction of time, showing that Time, Space, and objects are all projections of One Consciousness.
Brahm is described as Pure, Unchanging, and Free from birth and death. It exists beyond all limitations yet appears as the world when viewed through ignorance. When Realized, the same Reality leads to liberation and remains true even amid apparent Creation. Without Realization, it seems like ongoing cycles of birth and dissolution. This highlights the importance of Knowledge versus ignorance in perceiving Reality.
The way we understand Brahm determines how it appears to us. Consciousness has infinite power and becomes whatever form the seeker grasps within their own Self. Truth is the eternal play and experience of Consciousness, while the sense of separate objects comes from the mind and senses. This encourages Self-inquiry to see beyond mental labels to the underlying Reality.
Creation is like movement in air or light in the eye – present yet not separate from the Source.
The Universe's glory is both Real and unreal at the same time, existing within Brahm as Consciousness. Examples like uncarved figures in mud or colors in ink show that potential worlds are already latent in the Supreme without being made separately. This illustrates non-duality where appearance and Reality are one.
Ultimately, Brahm shines as non-different from all things in its vast expanse. The three worlds are like a mirage in the desert – appearing Real but without true substance apart from Consciousness. These teachings guide the seeker to recognize the world as a dream-like projection and rest in the unchanging Pure Awareness that is their True Self.
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