World, A Dream

The Ribhu Gita (ऋभुगीता) forms the sixth part of Siva Rahasya Purana. It details in about two thousand verses the dialogue on the Self and Brahman between Sage Ribhu (who in turn heard it from Lord Shiva Himself) and Sage Nidagha on the slopes of the Mount Kedara in the Himalayas. (source: wikipedia). 

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• One should ever abide as pure Shiva-Self by the firm experience that there are no thought forms of creature, world and creature apart from the mind which is just an array of ripples in me, the still ocean of pure Awareness-Self, and therefore I am the sole Being Shiva Self only.
• Even as the world seen in my dream is not apart from me but only my creation, even so, the world of the waking state is only a creation made by me and seen by me in the medium of my pure Awareness Self. In this experience one should firmly abide.
• The rock-firm conviction of 'I am the Self' is the sure mark of firm abidance in the Self. Abidance in that conviction under all conditions is, true divine worship, meditation on God, incantation of mantras, practice of right conduct in life, contemplation, integral yoga, wisdom of the Self and moksha as well.
• Whatever appears as maya, creator, creature, mind, world, names and forms are the pure Brahman Self only and not apart from that Self.
• Steady abidance in the rock firm conviction born of the experience of 'I am the Self', is the greatest yoga, total dissolution of the mind, true renunciation, true wisdom, and jivan mukti as well.
• Whatever names and forms are seen by me in my dream are not anything apart from me. Even so, this world seen by my in my waking state is not anything apart from me, the Awareness-Self that I am. The wise one should give up all differentiation of Self and non-Self, and abide as pure Self only.
• If this world of the waking state is not evanescent in nature, whatever is seen in the waking state must be seen during sleep also. Since I as pure Self exist alone and always, there is no room for thought of non-Self-world. I-Self-Brahman is the sole Existence.

From "The Essence of Ribhu Gita" by Prof. N. R. Krishnamurthi Aiyer