Mandukya Upanishad
With an Advaita Commentary from our Understanding
by Kenneth Jaques | 31,733 words
The Mandukya Upanishad is a short, just twelve verses, description of the material manifestation and the eventual return to unmanifest form of the Universe....
Verse 36
36. Therefore, having known this Atman thus, one should fix one's memory on non-duality; having secured or, realised non-duality, one should carry on the worldly activities like an insensate one.
"Therefore, having known this Atman thus, one should fix one's memory on non-duality;"
No wise person would maintain their memory of anything untrue once it is realised as such.
Therefore, the wise maintain an understanding and memory of non-duality.
This would mean in times of difficulty a memory of non-duality would lead to the truth of things.
"having secured or, realised non-duality, one should carry on the worldly activities like an insensate one."
To realise non-duality is to realise the Absolute Self.
The Self Realised, although apparently continuing with worldly duties, nevertheless maintain a detachment "insensate" from worldly concerns and desires. This detachment is aided by the knowledge that all material phenomena is ultimately unreal and therefore undesirable.