Abiding in the Self
Janaka said:
Becoming first intolerant of action, then of excessive speech,
then of thought itself, I come to be here.
Neither sounds nor other sense perceptions attract my attention.
Even the Self is unperceived. The mind is free, undistracted,
one-pointed. And here I am.
Effort is required to concentrate a distracted mind superimposed
with illusion. Knowing this, I remain here.
Nothing to reject, nothing to accept. No joy, no sorrow.
Lord God I am here.
The four stages of life, life without stages, meditation, renunciation,
objects of mind— nothing but distractions. I am forever here.
Doing and not-doing both arise from ignorance. I know this.
And I am here.
Thinking of the unthinkable One unavoidably conjures thought.
I choose no-thought and remain here.
Blessed is he who attains this by effort. Blessed is he who is such by nature.
Janaka said:
Becoming first intolerant of action, then of excessive speech,
then of thought itself, I come to be here.
Neither sounds nor other sense perceptions attract my attention.
Even the Self is unperceived. The mind is free, undistracted,
one-pointed. And here I am.
Effort is required to concentrate a distracted mind superimposed
with illusion. Knowing this, I remain here.
Nothing to reject, nothing to accept. No joy, no sorrow.
Lord God I am here.
The four stages of life, life without stages, meditation, renunciation,
objects of mind— nothing but distractions. I am forever here.
Doing and not-doing both arise from ignorance. I know this.
And I am here.
Thinking of the unthinkable One unavoidably conjures thought.
I choose no-thought and remain here.
Blessed is he who attains this by effort. Blessed is he who is such by nature.
