All worlds and creatures are only thought forms

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THE ESSENCE OF RIBHU GITAThe following verses constitute the teachings of Siva to Ribhu,who in turn transmits those teachings to his disciple Nidhaga Rishi.The treatise goes by the name Ribhu Gita.The sine qua non of Mukti is Siva's grace42. All worlds and creatures are only thought forms. Theyare nothing but the mind, which is a bundle of thoughts, whichagain are nothing more than ripples in the still ocean ofAwareness-Self, and certainly nothing apart from that Self.Therefore, one should abide in the firm conviction that all objectsare only I Am Self-Brahman. (Ch.22, v.24)43. There are no such things as achieved objectives andthe efforts leading to them, association with the wise or theignorant, efforts of learning and knowledge acquired, acts ofenquiry and practice, the learner or the learned, and any goalsachieved. What exists is only Brahman, the effulgent Awareness-Self. (Ch.23, v.10)44. One should be firm in the conviction that there areno charitable acts, sacred waters and kshetras (pilgrim centres),no loss or gain and no loser or gainer, no karma, bhakti andwisdom, and no knower or known. All these thought-formsare bound to be dissolved and lost in the Brahman-Self, whichis the sole existence. (Ch.23, v.11)