The lower bird as it were only the shadow the reflection of the higher. He himself was in essence the upper bird all the time.

 The upper bird is God the Lord of the Universe and the lower bird is the human source.  

 

MAYA

WE LIVE A LIFE OF ONE HYPNOTIC STATE TO ANOTHER IN A TRANCE THROWING A NET OVER THE AUDIENCE LIKE IN THE GREAT INDIAN ROPE TRICK

 They take a rope or a chain and throw it in the sky-and it becomes firm-as if it were stuck to something-then they let a cat climb up a rope-then a dog, a wolf, tiger and then a lion. All walk up the chain and vanish. Two men will go up and begin a fight-then a head a hand and a foot fall.

 In this hypnotic trance if you go beyond the limit and come too close to the hypnotist you do not see this magic. The man who is playing does not see anything.

 Crawl nearer and nearer to the hypnotist and you will be free.

 

MIRAGE

 It took me about a month to travel through that arid country as i was walking. Everyday i saw such beautiful lakes and the shadows of trees on the shores of those lakes and the whole thing was quivering on the breeze. I saw birds and animals. Everyday i saw this and thought what a beautiful country it was!

 One day i was very thirsty and i thought i would drink a little water at the lake. When i went near the place the lake disappeared.

In a flash it dawned on me that this is the Mirage about which i had read. From then on i was never deceived.