God, bearing the whole psycho-physical existence as reflections, is also not involved in any transformation of His essence. He remains pure Consciousness alone while appearing as infinite phenomena. The whole universe exists in the transcendental aspect of God, shining there as infinite, pure, and blissful I-Consciousness. It shines within Him as Him alone, and not as anything other than Him . . . . The Universe exists in Him as pure Consciousness alone, just as all milk products are present in milk in the form of milk alone. All that is, shines within Him as I alone. In Him there is no trace of this-ness or that-ness. Rather, it is the outward reflections of His divine powers that appear as this-ness. B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. 19.
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