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Yoga Vashishtha 3.80.51–62
(These verses teach the illusory nature of the World as a mere appearance within Pure Consciousness)
मन्त्र्युवाच।
चिच्चमत्कारमात्रात्मन्यस्मिंश्चित्प्रतिभात्मनि।
जगत्यनिलवृक्षाभे चिच्चेत्यकलने कुतः ॥ ५१॥
यथा तापस्य पीनस्य भासनं मृगतृष्णिका।
एवं पीवरमद्वैतं तथा चिद्भासनं जगत् ॥ ५२॥
अर्कांशुभिः सूक्ष्मतरनिर्माणं यदनामयम्।
अस्तितानास्तिते तत्र कल्पादेरिव कैव धीः ॥ ५३॥
माययांशुकणाङ्के खे यथा कचति काञ्चनम्।
तथा जगदिदं भाति चिच्चेत्यकलने कुतः ॥ ५४॥
स्वप्नगन्धर्वसंकल्पनगरे कुड्यवेदनम्।
न सन्नासद्यथा तद्वद्विद्धि दीर्घभ्रमं जगत् ॥ ५५॥
तथा चैवंविधन्यायभावनाभ्यासनिर्मलात्।
चिदाकाशेन निर्याति यथा भूतार्थदर्शिनः ॥ ५६॥
न कुड्याकाशयोर्भेदो दृश्यसंवेदनादृते।
आब्रह्मजीवकलनाद्यद्रूढं रूढमेव च ॥ ५७॥
प्रतिभासाच्चिदाकाशे सत्त्वशून्यं भवन्ति ताः।
प्रकचन्ति ह्यनिर्भाव्याः प्रभापिण्ड इव प्रभाः ॥ ५८॥
पृथक्तामतिभासस्य स्वचमत्कारयोगतः।
सर्वात्मिका हि प्रतिभा परा वृक्षात्मबीजवत् ॥ ५९ ॥
बीजमन्तस्थवृक्षत्वं नानाऽनाना यथैकदृक्।
तथाऽसंख्यजगद्ब्रह्म शान्तमाकाशकोशवत् ॥ ६०॥
बीजस्यान्तस्थवृक्षस्य व्योमाद्वैता स्थितिर्यथा।
ब्रह्मणोऽन्तस्थजगतः साक्षित्वाच्चित्स्थितिस्तथा ॥ ६१॥
शान्तं समस्तमजमेकमनादिमध्यं नेहास्ति काचन कलाकलना कथंचित्।
निर्द्वन्द्वशान्तमतिरेकमनेकमच्छमाभासरूपमजमेकविकासमास्ते ॥ ६२॥
The Minister continued:
3.80.51–55
> In this Pure Consciousness that is nothing but the wonder of Awareness, in this Self which is the reflective nature of Consciousness, in the world that appears like a tree swaying in the wind, where is the real distinction between Consciousness and the perceived object?
> Just as a mirage appears shining to a thirsty person, in the same way the solid-looking non-dual reality manifests as the shining world in Consciousness.
> Like the subtle Creation made by the rays of the Sun that is free from defects, in the existence and non-existence there, what kind of intellect can imagine the beginning of Creation and so on?
> Just as gold shines marked by particles of illusion in the sky, in the same way this world appears. Where then is the distinction between Consciousness and the perceived object?
> Like the experience of walls in a dream city of celestial Beings created by imagination, which is neither fully Real nor unreal, know the World to be a long illusion.
3.80.56–62
> In the same manner, through the pure practice of such reasoning and contemplation, the Seer of True Reality emerges from the Space of Consciousness.
> There is no difference between walls and Space apart from the perception of the seen. From Brahma to the individual soul, whatever is firmly established remains firmly so.
> In the Space of Consciousness, through mere appearance, those things become empty of Real Existence. They shine without being truly created, like rays within a mass of light.
> The separateness of appearances arises from the wonderful play of one's own Consciousness. The supreme imagination is all-pervading, like the tree latent in the seed.
> Just as the seed contains the tree within it, appearing as many yet seen as one, in the same way countless Worlds exist in Brahm, peaceful like the expanse of Space in a sheath.
> Just as the tree existing inside the seed has its state of non-duality in Space, so too the World inside Brahm has the State of Witnessing Consciousness.
> All is Peaceful, Unborn, One, without beginning, middle, or end. There is no division or differentiation of any kind here. It is beyond opposites, perfectly calm, one yet manifold, clear, of the nature of appearance, unborn, and exists as one expansion.
Summary of the Teachings:
The World is compared to a mirage, a dream city, or a tree seen in the wind – it seems solid and Real but has no independent existence apart from the Awareness in which it appears. Consciousness is the fundamental Reality, and the distinction between the Knower and the Known is ultimately false.
The teachings emphasize non-duality. The World shines within the one Infinite Consciousness like reflections or subtle creations without real substance. Just as gold appears shining through illusory particles or a seed holds an entire tree, Brahm contains all Worlds in a Peaceful, Undivided State. The appearance of multiplicity is due to the wondrous play of Consciousness itself.
Through reasoning, contemplation, and clear seeing, one Realizes that everything from the highest Cosmic Being to the individual soul is firmly rooted in this Consciousness without true separation. Perceptions create the sense of difference between space and objects, but in reality, there is none.
The verses encourage the seeker to purify the mind through practice to perceive the truth directly. The World is a long-standing illusion, neither fully Real nor completely unreal, like dream experiences. True vision arises when one rests in the Space of Pure Awareness. Ultimately, the Highest Truth is the One Peaceful, Unborn Reality that is beyond all divisions. It is calm, clear, and expansive, existing as a single whole despite seeming manifold. Realizing this brings liberation from the illusion of the World.
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