Chapter 50 draws a critical distinction between two aspects of Brahman. There is the extremely pure, clean Brahman that is purely the form of Consciousness (Chinmatra). This is the ultimate, target Brahman. Then there is the 'qualified' (shabal) Brahman, which has become associated with Avidya (ignorance) and is therefore expressible and graspable by the intellect. The text emphasizes that these two cannot be mixed and that the target Brahman is entirely different from the expressed one. To perceive the true Brahman, one must use the power of instruction to move aside the veils of ignorance. Just as one awakens from a dream, one must awaken from the delusion of Maya to see reality as it is.
Describe the distinction between the true, formless Brahman and the 'qualified' Brahman, and what is required to see past the illusion.
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