Iniroduction : Il The Contents of Gandapada. Karika xxi A magic sprout produced by a magic seed, can not be described as either eternal or non-eternal; the same is true of Dharmas In the case of originated things, the expressions eternal or non-eternal are meaningless. In dream we find the Citta active and producing duality on account of Maya, though it is non-dual ; in the waking state also, the Citra acts likewise. In dream, the dreamer sees all kinds of objects which are really not different from his Citta, and are percei- vable by him alone; the same thing happens in the waking state. Both Citta and Citra-drśya are interdependent and are not different from each other. As the objects in dream or those created by magic or yogic power are born and perish, so also all these Dharmas are born and perish due to Māyā. The Highest truth can once more be stated as: No Jiva is originated, no origination is possible, nothing is originated—this alone is the true doctrine. All the duality involving the relation of perceiver and percei. vable is but the vibration of the Citta which is itself void of contact with objects and is unchangeable. What exists on account of Maya does not exist in reality (other schools of philosophy may postulate to the contrary). A thing imagined as unoriginated by Māya can not be really unoriginated. When the absence of duality is realised, there is no cause for origination'. This state of the Citta, unori- ginated, is always same and free from duality; having realised this, one secures the highest place ( Brahman ) free from grief, desire and fear. Once it is realised that there are no independent Drśya things, the Citta turns back from its wrong obsession and the calm natural state of the Citta, unoriginated and non-dual is realised by the enlightened ones. The Citta flashes forth in all its eternal glory and light. But the Citta ( or Brahman or Atman ) is wrongly taken to be associated with any dharma involving duality and ideas about 'is, is not, is and is not, is not is not,' by the ignorant and only he
who realises that the Citta is unconnected with duality, can be said to be all-knowing. What more can a person want after he has secured this omniscience and the highest place aimed at by the Brahmaņas, non-dual, without beginning, middle or end! This realisation is the goal of the training of the Brāhmaṇas; this is the natural self-control and calm,
