... as unreal as water in a mirage

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108. The whole universe is as unreal as water in a mirage, silver in

mother-of-pearl, the city of Gandharvas in the air, the dreamland of dream, the

blue of the sky, the serpent in the rope, the off-spring of a barren woman, the

horn of a hare, or the thief in the thick post. O Son! Pure Consciousness is

alone real. Do not therefore forget the Self at any moment.

(from Kaivalya Navaneeta The Cream of Emancipation An Ancient Tamil Classic - By Tandavaraya Swami)

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