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Yoga Vashishtha 3.81.81–93
(These verses teach that the Supreme Self, or Brahm, is the only Reality)
राजोवाच।
दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्नः परमात्मास्ति केवलः।
सर्वात्मत्वात्स सर्वात्मा सर्वानुभवत स्वतः ॥ ८१॥
सन्नेष चेतनात्मत्वाद्दर्शनानवबोधतः।
द्वैतैक्ये नात्र विद्येते सर्वरूपे महात्मनि ॥ ८२॥
यदि कश्चिद्द्वितीयः स्यात्तदैकस्यैकता भवेत्।
द्वैतैक्ययोर्मिथः सिद्धिरातपच्छाययोरिव ॥ ८३॥
यत्र नास्ति द्वितीयो हि तत्रैकस्यैकता कथम्।
एकतायामसिद्धायां द्वयमेव न विद्यते ॥ ८४॥
एवं स्थिते तु यस्तिष्ठंस्तत्तादृक्तदिवास्ति हि।
तस्मान्न व्यतिरिक्तं तद्रूपं द्रव इवाम्भसः ॥ ८५॥
नानारम्भविभासं च साम्येनाक्षुब्धरूपिणः।
बीजस्यान्तस्तरुरिव ब्रह्मणोऽन्तः स्थितं जगत् ॥ ८६॥
द्वैतमप्यपृथक्तस्माद्धेम्नः कटकता यथा।
सम्यग्बुद्धावबोधो हि द्वैतं तच्च न सन्मयम् ॥ ८७॥
यथा द्रवत्वं पयसः स्पन्दनं मातरिश्वनः।
व्योम्नः शून्यत्वमेवं हि न पृथग्द्वैतमीश्वरात् ॥ ८८॥
द्वैताद्वैतोपलम्भो हि दुःखायैव क्रियात्मने।
निपुणोऽनुपलम्भो यस्त्वेतयोस्तत्परं विदुः ॥ ८९॥
मातृमानप्रमेयादिद्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यता।
एतावज्जगदेतच्च परमाणौ चिति स्थितम् ॥ ९०॥
अयं जगदणुर्नित्यमेतेनाणुसुमेरुणा।
स्पन्दनं पवनेनेव स्वाङ्ग एव कृताकृतः ॥ ९१॥
अहो नु भीमा मायेयमथवा मायिनां परा।
परमाण्वन्तरेवास्ति यत्त्रैलोक्यपरम्परा ॥ ९२॥
अथासंभवमायित्वमेवैतत्सर्वदा स्थितम्।
चिन्मात्रपरमाणुत्वमात्रमेव जगत्स्थितिः ॥ ९३॥
The King continued:
3.81.81–85
> The Supreme Self exists alone, unlimited by Space, Time, or anything else. As the Self of everything, it is the Universal Self that experiences all things by its own Nature.
> This Real Existence, being the Conscious Self, has no perception of division. In this great Self that is all forms, neither duality nor unity truly exists.
> If there were any second thing, then the Oneness of the One could be spoken of. Duality and Unity prove each other mutually, like sunlight and its shadow.
> Where no second thing exists at all, how can there be Oneness of the One? When Oneness itself is not established, even the idea of two does not exist.
> In this State, whatever remains is exactly like that. Therefore, nothing is separate from it, just as liquidity is not different from water.
3.81.86–93
> The World shines forth as many different Creations, yet it rests undisturbed within the equal Nature of Brahm, like a tree hidden inside a seed.
> Even duality is not separate from it, like the shape of a bracelet made from gold. In clear understanding, one Realizes that duality is known but has no real existence of its own.
> Just as water has fluidity, wind has movement, and sky has emptiness, duality is not separate from the Lord in the same way.
> Perceiving duality or non-duality only brings sorrow to the active mind. The wise person who skillfully does not perceive either of these Knows the Supreme.
> The observer, the observing, the observed, and all such things like measurer, measure, and measurable make up this World. All of it exists within the atom of Pure Consciousness.
> This World is an Eternal atom. Within this tiny atom, like Mount Meru, the whole Creation appears and disappears through vibration, like movement caused by wind, all happening within its own body.
> Oh, how terrifying this Maya is, or perhaps it is the highest for those who know illusion. The entire succession of the three worlds exists inside this single atom.
> Thus, this Maya of impossibility always remains. The Existence of the World is only the atomic nature of Pure Consciousness.
Summary of the Teachings:
Brahm is Boundless and free from all limitations of Space and Time. Being the Essence of everything, it naturally experiences all without any need for something outside itself. This establishes the foundation of non-duality, where the entire Universe is not separate but one with this Conscious Reality.
These teachings explain that ideas of duality (two things) and Unity (Oneness) cannot truly apply to the Absolute. If there is no second entity, then talking about Oneness or twoness becomes meaningless. They depend on each other like light and shadow, but in the Highest Truth, neither concept holds because there is only the undivided whole.
The World appears as many forms and activities, yet it is not different from Brahm. It exists within the Supreme like a tree inside a seed or a bracelet within gold. All variety and change are simply expressions of the same Unchanging Reality, without any real separation or independent Existence.
Perceiving duality or trying to grasp non-duality through the mind leads only to suffering for the active Self. True Wisdom lies in going beyond both perceptions. The skilled seeker Realizes the Supreme by not clinging to these limited ideas, resting in Pure Awareness instead.
Ultimately, the entire Universe, with all its objects, observers, and experiences, exists as a tiny point within the atom of Consciousness. This grand display of Maya, though seemingly vast and complex, is always just the subtle vibration of pure mind. The World has no independent Reality; its Existence is only this Conscious Essence appearing in countless ways.
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