'Just as a river does not continue its flow after its discharge into the ocean, so also a person loses all movements after he merges with the Self...'
Wakefulness passes off, I am; the dream state passes off, I am; the sleep state passes off, I am. They repeat themselves, and yet I am. They are like pictures moving on the screen in a cinema show. They do not affect the screen. Similarly also, I remain unaffected although these states pass off.