How could a man deny what does not exist except as concept (self) when he cannot be certain of what exists (reality) yet claims that reality only exists?
If only reality existed, then even thought itself would not exist.
That thought and concept exists prove that self exists.
And the reason why reality exists is due to man's ability to think about it.
This is not to say that no-thought leads to unreality but that reality is not independent of thought.
For even if man did not exist, mind is not alien to lesser beings. It's just that they have no need for self-awareness. For mankind is not the only being capable of thought; he is merely capable of self-awareness.
Hence the declaration that "mind alone exists" refers to the spiritual essence which manifests itself in all creation.
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