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Yoga Vashishtha 3.80.12–24
(These verses teach the non-dual nature of Consciousness as the sole Reality)
मन्त्र्युवाच।
चिन्मात्राणुः स एवेह सर्वं किंचिन्मनःस्थितम्।
न किंचिदिन्द्रियातीत रूपत्वादमलः स्थितः ॥ १२॥
स एव चैकोऽनेकश्च सर्वसत्त्वात्मवेदनात्।
स एवेदं जगद्धत्ते जगत्कोशस्तथैव हि ॥ १३॥
इमाश्चित्तमहाम्भोधौ त्रिजगल्लववीचयः।
प्रज्ञास्तस्मिन्कचन्त्यप्सु द्रवत्वाच्चक्रता इव ॥ १४॥
चित्तेन्द्रियाद्यलभ्यत्वात्सोऽणुः शून्यस्वरूपवत्।
स्वसंवेदनलभ्यत्वादशून्यं व्योमरूप्यपि ॥ १५॥
सोऽहं भवानेव भवान्संपन्नोऽद्वैतवेदनात्।
स भवान्न भवेन्नाहं जातो बोधबृहद्वपुः ॥ १६॥
त्वंताहंतात्मकं सर्वं विनिगीर्यावबोधतः।
न त्वं नाहं न सर्वं च सर्वं वा भवति स्वयम् ॥ १७॥
गच्छन्न गच्छत्येषोऽणुर्योजनौघगतोऽपि सन्।
संवित्त्या योजनौघत्वं तस्याणोरन्तरे स्थितम् ॥ १८॥
न गच्छत्येष यातोऽपि संप्राप्तोऽपि च नागतः।
स्वसत्ताकाशकोशान्तर्वासित्वाद्देशकालयोः ॥ १९॥
गम्यं यस्य शरीरस्थं क्व किलासौ प्रयाति हि।
कुचकोटरगः पुत्रः किं मात्रान्यत्र वीक्ष्यते ॥ २०॥
गम्यो यस्य महादेशो यावत्संभवमक्षयः।
अन्तस्थः सर्वकर्तुर्हिं स कथं क्वेव गच्छति ॥ २१॥
यथा देशान्तरप्राप्ते कुम्भे वक्त्रसमुद्रिते।
तदाकाशस्य गमनागमने न तथात्मनः ॥ २२॥
चित्तता स्थाणुता स्वान्तर्यदा स्तोऽनुभवात्मिके।
चेतनस्य जडस्यैव तदासौ द्वयमेव च ॥ २३॥
यदा चेतनपाषाणसत्तैकात्मैकचिद्वपुः।
तदा चेतन एवासौ पाषाण इव राक्षसि ॥ २४॥
The Minister continued:
3.80.12–19
> That subtle particle of Pure Consciousness alone is everything here—whatever exists as situated in the mind. Being beyond the senses and without any form, it remains Pure and established.
> It is both One and many, because of the Awareness of all Beings as its own Self. It alone sustains this world, and it is itself the very sheath or container of the world.
> These three Worlds are like tiny waves or droplets in the great Ocean of the mind. Intelligences shine within it like swirling patterns in water, appearing due to its fluid nature.
> Because it cannot be grasped by the mind, senses, or other means, it seems like a tiny atom or Void-like. Yet, through Self-Awareness, it is known as full and not empty, even while appearing as Space.
> I am you, and you are me—this is Realized through the Knowledge of non-duality. You do not become, nor do I arise; the great body of Pure Knowledge alone exists.
> Having swallowed the sense of “you” and “I” through awakened understanding, there is neither you nor I nor the all. Or, everything becomes itself spontaneously.
> This subtle One does not truly move even when it seems to travel across vast distances of yojanas. Through perception, the sense of long distances exists within that very subtle Essence.
> It does not go anywhere even when it has gone, nor has it arrived even when it seems to have reached. This is because of its dwelling as the Inner Space of its own Existence, beyond Space and Time.
3.80.20–24
> Where would one go when the destination is already within one's own body? Just as a son inside the mother's womb—does he see his mother elsewhere?
> For the One whose great destination is inexhaustible and present within, the doer of all—how and where does he really go?
> Just as Space inside a pot does not move when the pot is carried to another place, so too there is no coming or going for the Self.
> When the nature of mind and the nature of inert matter are experienced inwardly as one, then for the Conscious Being and the inert, they become the same two aspects.
> When the Conscious and the stone-like Existence merge into one single Conscious form of Pure Knowledge, then that very Conscious One appears like a stone in the World of illusion.
Summary of the Teachings:
Everything in existence, including the World and individual minds, is nothing but this Pure, subtle Consciousness appearing in various forms. It is both the smallest atom and the vast Universe, transcending sensory perception while being the Essence of all perception. The World is sustained by it alone, like waves on an ocean, emphasizing that multiplicity arises from the one without dividing it.
The verses highlight the illusion of movement, Space, and Time. The Self does not travel or change location because all distances and destinations exist within its own Awareness. Just as Space inside a vessel remains unchanged when the vessel moves, the True Self is unmoving and ever-present. This Realization dissolves the false sense of "I" and "you," leading to the understanding that nothing separate exists.
Duality between the Conscious Self and the inert World is shown to be apparent only. Through deep self-inquiry, one sees that mind and matter, subject and object, are unified in the One Consciousness. What seems solid and unconscious is also a manifestation of the same Awareness. This Unity reveals the World as a play or dream within the mind-ocean.
The teachings encourage turning inward to recognize this Truth directly through Self-Awareness rather than external seeking. By knowing oneself as this boundless Consciousness, one becomes free from the bondage of birth, movement, and limitation. The great form of Knowledge swallows all distinctions, leaving only Pure Being.
Ultimately, these verses point to liberation through understanding non-duality. The practitioner Realizes there is no separate journey or seeker—the Goal is already within. This Knowledge transforms ordinary experience, where even the inert appears Conscious, and all phenomena are seen as expressions of the one Eternal Reality, bringing Peace and Freedom from worldly illusions.
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