Reflection

 Just as a mirror exists inside and outside the image reflected in it, so the Supreme Self exists inside and outside this body. The mirror exists. The reflection in the mirror is only an appearance. The reflection arises only if an object is brought before the mirror. If the object is withdrawn, the reflection no longer appears. Still the mirror remains. Similarly, the Self alone exists. The body, the mind, the senses, etc of the seeker and all objects of the relative world are only reflections of the Self and are sourced in IT. When the Self seeks to withdraw the objects of the relative world, they do no longer exist. They disappear into the Self.

Nandini Mithun