1

Awareness, though essentially one,

is known as conditioned or unconditioned.

That awareness which is free

of the ego-sense of "I am," etc.,

is the unconditioned.

2

That awareness which arises

as "I"- consciousness inside,

and "this"-ness outside

(accompanied by the corresponding

mental modulations,)

is known as the conditioned.

3

That awareness by which one experiences,

as pure witness, the non-Self

(such as the ego "I"-consciousness, etc.,)

is true Self-awareness.

The witness alone is the immortal one.

4

That awareness which is identified

with effects belonging to the non-Self

(such as the ego-"I" consciousness, etc.,)

is non-Self-awareness.

5

When things are known as they are,

(as in perceiving the truth of the rope

beneath the snake appearance,)

that awareness is meaningful.

What is otherwise is meaningless.

6

When, by mere presence alone,

everything is illuminated by itself,

that is characterized as "awareness-by-direct-perception,"

or immediate knowledge.

It is also called "inner" knowledge.

7

That form of awareness which arises

by performing mental action on the possibilities

of co-dependent phenomena,

and thus inferring their common source,

is known as inductive knowledge.

8

On going near and recognizing

according to the pattern : "This animal conforms

to the description I have heard of a cow,"

such is called awareness-by-inference,

(or analogical knowledge.)

9

Awareness characterized as "I-Mine"

is called personalized knowledge.

Awareness characterized as "This-That"

is called sensory knowledge.

10

That awareness which is verbally expressed

as AUM TAT SAT (Aum, That is the Real)

and experienced as the union of the Absolute and the Self,

empty of functions like willing --

that is known as the ultimate knowledge.