Though the appearance of the world seems to be very real and attractive, it can only appear in ‘Chittam’ which is ‘Chit-Abhasa’ [the reflection of Self-Consciousness]. In pure Self- Consciousness, however, it is non-existent.
Guru Vachaka Kovai, V. 70 Part I: An Analysis of the Truth - Ch. 2: The Unreality of the World
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Just as a cinema picture can be seen clearly only in a limited light on a dark background, and will fade away in the bright sunlight, so also the world-appearance can be seen clearly only in the limited light of the mind and will disappear in the light of pure Self-Consciousness. The limited consciousness of the mind is a mere reflection of Self-Consciousness, conditioned as ‘Chittam’, the store of tendencies which acts like the roll of film in the cinema analogy. [See also verse 244, where this idea is further explained and clarified and also see verse 114.]
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