The Beauty of the Manduke

The emperor, great philosopher, remember, he gets shocked. Was all this there at that time? Emperor, for the first time, like awakening from a shock, he says, no, all this was not there. Now you are surrounded by your power and glory. Theris no problem at all. It is not the end of the story. The real thing is coming now. This teaching itis, which illustrates the basic teaching of the opponitian. What is the real self? The waking self was not there in the dream. Yet, there is something common. You cannot deny that you experience the waking world.You cannot deny thatyou experience the dream world. Neither that