Verse 533

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US-P18.122ab ।US-P18.122cd ॥

In plain words

Just as a clear crystal appears colored by its surrounding reflections, so awareness seems to vary; all impurity and change arise entirely from association with the wandering mind.

Close to the Sanskrit

Just as there is difference of a crystal from the difference of its adjuncts, so there is apparent difference in awareness; impurity and transformation—all arise from dependence on the mental state.