Just as the radiant sun, by bringing forth day and night, reveals its own nature, so too does consciousness display itself by manifesting both existence and non-existence. Within the tiniest atom of consciousness, there are countless subtle experiences—much like the sweet plant that contains within itself the beauty of leaves, flowers, and fruits yet to unfold. From this very atom of consciousness, all the diverse experiences of life arise, just as the many blossoms of spring emerge from the essence of honey. This supreme, subtle atom of the Self is itself tasteless, yet it alone is the source and enjoyer of all tastes. Whatever taste or essence exists, exists only as a reflection in this consciousness—just as a reflection cannot exist without a mirror, so too do tastes and essences have no existence apart from it. If pure consciousness were to abandon everything, the world would fall into non-awareness; yet by its awareness, all things are embraced and held. Even when the world seems unprotected, it is consciousness that, like a canopy, spreads out and covers all with its supreme atomic presence. The vast expanse of the Self, like the endless sky, cannot be satisfied for even a moment—just as an elephant cannot content itself grazing in a field of young grass. Yet, having pervaded the entire universe, the knower can conceal it in an instant, as easily as a child swallows a morsel; such is the dense magic of the world. By the subtle influence of pure consciousness, this world continues to exist—just as a forest thrives in spring by the gentle touch of the season. All of existence is nothing but the essence of consciousness, appearing as the world itself, like a vibrant woodland rejoicing in the honeyed month of spring. Know with certainty that this world is truly made of consciousness alone, just as the thickets that sprout are but the essence of spring. Being the essence of all composite things, consciousness is the thousand-handed, thousand-eyed one; this ultimate atom alone is the eternal source of indivisible manifestation. Even in the awareness of a single fleeting moment, the atom of consciousness appears; for countless ages pass like the brief dreams and childhood slumber. Thus, even that atomic moment effortlessly encompasses hundreds of millions of aeons, for the single radiance of consciousness expands through all expressions of existence. Just as one who has not eaten may believe, "I have eaten," so conviction arises; in the same way, the determination of aeons occurs within a moment. Those who are firmly convinced, "I have enjoyed without actually enjoying," are seen, influenced by latent tendencies, to experience their own death in dreams. Worlds exist within the atom of consciousness; appearances arise from there, and thus the phenomena of the world proceed. Whatever exists in a place arises from that very place; in the maker, transformations are observed, but not in the pure sky. All beings that presently exist in consciousness will come into being, just as trees grow from the seed of their potency. Just as a grain and a morsel of food are alike in the span of a blink, neither of these two—curved or straight—constitutes the atom of consciousness, which is its own form. Seated as if indifferent, untouched even in the slightest, this sky-like Self, while performing the roles of enjoyer and doer, creates even the worlds. This existence of the world arises from pure atomic consciousness; yet, in that supreme atom, where are the states of enjoyership and doership truly established? Nothing in the world is ever done by anyone, nor does anything dissolve, for the division of this primal essence is not possible. Know, O Rakshasi, that all this, appearing as a single flavor, is contained within the space-like expanse, and is called by the term "world-process," yet is ultimately nameless. The atomic consciousness, for the sake of the appearance of the seen, assumes an inner marvel of awareness, established in itself, and displays it outwardly. This, being both outside and inside, exists only in word, not in substance; it is taught for the sake of instruction, since the three worlds are of the nature of consciousness. The seer, moving towards the seen, perceives himself—just as the eye, when directed towards objects, seems to be established as real or unreal. Yet, the seer does not truly become the seen, for the seer is insubstantial; since nothing exists in the Self, how could anything ever become manifest before it? The perceiving faculty itself is the eye, and that tendency is its own form; by taking on manifold appearances as the seen, it arises as the perceiver. Without the perceiver, there is never any existence of the perceived—just as there is no son without a father, or duality without unity. It is only the perceiver who becomes the perceived; there is no perceived without the perceiver, just as there is no son without a father, or enjoyment without an enjoyer. Indeed, the seer has the power to create the seen, just as pure gold has the capacity to be fashioned into a bracelet. But the seen does not have the power to create the seer, due to its inertness—just as a bracelet or delusion cannot produce gold. The creation of the seen arises from consciousness and is truly unreal; the illusion of the bracelet is caused by ignorance, with gold as its sole basis. Just as, in the appearance of a bracelet, there is no bracelet-nature in gold—only gold truly exists—so too, in the presence of the seen, the form of the seer alone shines forth. When the seer stands as the seen, it seems to abandon its own seerhood—just as, when the bracelet is perceived, gold appears to lose its goldness. In a single appearance, there is no real existence of seer and seen; when the notion of a man is manifest, where is the arising of the notion of an animal? While perceiving the seen, one does not perceive one's own self as the seer; for when the seer assumes the form of the seen, its existence seems both to be and not to be. When the seen has dissolved in knowledge, only the existence of the seer shines forth—just as, when the bracelet is not recognized, only the gold remains as gold.