You are taken up by the manifestations of the mind and let go the background. Whose fault is it?

Devotee:  What is the one Real thing?

Ramana Maharishi:  That is what is: the others are only appearances. Diversity is not its nature. We are reading the printed characters on paper but ignore the paper which is the background. Similarly you are taken up by the manifestations of the mind and let go the background. Whose fault is it?