Sage Vasishtha
Rama, bondage is none other than the notion of an object. This notion is maya, ignorance etc. It is the cataract that blinds the sun of truth. Ignorance raises a doubt; doubt perceives - that perception is perverted. In darkness when one approaches even a lion's empty cage, he is afraid. Even so, one ignorantly believes he is imprisoned in this empty body. The notions of 'I' and 'the world' are but shadows, not truth. Such notions alone create 'objects': these objects are neither true nor false. A mother who considers herself a housekeeper behaves like one; a wife who considers herself her husband's mother behaves like one for the time being. Therefore, Rama, abandon the notions of 'I' and 'this' and remain established in the truth.
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