Benedictory Verse Addressed to the Self

1 May the unique Self, which appears as various objects in the same way that gold
takes the shape of the mould into which it is cast, be our support and guide for
composing this work, Sorupa Saram, which proclaims that the nature of the world
is only consciousness.
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2 Since the three kinds of differences do not exist, everything is only
consciousness. The certainty of the existence of consciousness is stated in this
way.
Since there is nothing at all that is different from consciousness, the five
elements, along with the five senses and the five organs of sense, all these are
consciousness only. Whatever is in the beginning, in the middle and in the end
all these are also consciousness. The indescribable illusion is also consciousness.
The one who perceives everything and the act of perceiving are also
consciousness.
3 Question: Is there a logical way of concluding that everything is consciousness
alone?
Answer: Yes, there is.
All the worlds diversity, which derives from the misperceptions of the mind and
which appears to be real is it not the witnessing consciousness alone? Hence,
everything beginning with liberation and including purity and impurity, joy and
misery, that which is and that which is not is only being.
4 Question: If all is being, do objects appear as ones own Self, which is being-
consciousness-bliss?
Answer: Yes, they do.
In whichever direction I look there is absolute perfection. The real nature of all
the holy waters is blissful consciousness. The real nature