The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

in deep sleep, the appearances do not leave the nonactive
Consciousness and go elsewhere, nor do they
merge in it. The appearances do not emerge from
Consciousness, for their nature is not that of a
substance. They are incomprehensible, because they are
not subject to the relation of cause and effect.
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A substance may be the cause of another substance and
a non- substance, the cause of another non-substance.
But the jivas cannot possibly be anything like a
substance or a non- substance.
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Thus external appearances (objects) are not caused by
the mind, nor is the mind caused by them. Hence
thoughtful people hold to the principle of absolute noncreation.
As long as a person clings to the belief in causality, he
will find cause producing effect. But when this
attachment to causality wears away, cause and effect
become non-existent.
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As long as a person clings to the belief in causality,
samsara will continue to expand for him. But when
this attachment to causality wears away, samsara
becomes non-existent.
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