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""94 THE DOCTRINE OF MAYAand the like (iv. 47). The fire-brand is not itselfaffected by its appearance and is ever unborn, itsmotion being unreal ;so isthought unaffected byappearance, and is ever unborn, itsapparent motionbeing an illusion (iv. 48). The appearances of thefire-brand in motion are not brought into it from without ;and they do not appear in any other placewhen it is at rest, though they do not appear to enterit(iv. 49). The same applies to thought. Whenthought is in motion like the fire-brand, appearancesdo not come from without ; also they do not goout anywhere beyond the motion, neither do theyenter thought. They are always indescribablebecause of their defiance to the relation of cause andeffect (iv. 51-52).So long as one has faith in causality, one sees the world eternally present ;this faithbeing destroyed, the world is nowhere (iv. 56).Duality consisting of subject and objectis a creation of the external senses (iv. 87). Those whoalways hold fast to duality never perceive thetruth (iv. 94). The treatise ends with a salutationto the Absolute after having realized it, such anattitude being justified from the standpoint orrelativity and experience (iv. 100).In this brief survey we have attempted to showhow the sage Gaudapada establishes a thoroughgoing monist s position, calling the whole world ofexperience as false as the dream-world, analysingthe notions of existence and reality, refuting theidea of causality, and even giving a psychological