Reflections In The Mindpratibimba
Contemplative
Yukti #109Verse 135
Empowered III
Verse 135na me bandho na mokṣo me bhītasyaitā vibhīṣikāḥ ।
pratibimbam idaṃ buddher jaleṣv iva vivasvataḥ ॥“For me there is no bondage; nor is there any [need for] liberation. These are merely [concepts] with which people frighten themselves. This [phenomenal reality] is [merely] a reflection in the mind, like suns in pools of water.”
Simplified Steps
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Imagine many pools of water on a sunny day; each one reflects the sun, yet there is only one sun
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In the same way, there is one reality reflected in countless minds
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Some minds reflect that reality in such a way that they experience bondage; others in such a way that they experience liberation
