"The subtle body in close proximity to the witness and identified with the gross body, due to the influence of the reflection of Consciousness, shines and becomes the empirical embodied Self." - Verse 16
Excerpt From Commentary:
The Seer is the Witness Consciousness and the subtle body, gross body and the objects of the world are the seen. The subtle body alone can reflect Consciousness, hence it is said to be in close proximity to the Self. The reflection of Consciousness does not belong to either the witness or the subtle body. The subtle body identifies with the reflection of Consciousness, giving rise to sentient thought. The sentient thought, in turn, identifies with the gross body and enlivens it. This entity is the Mr. Vyavaharika Jiva, the one who transacts with the world. Without the Witness, nothing would exist. The jiva calls itself the doer and enjoyer, transmigrating from body to body gathering new vasanas and exhausting some old ones.
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