Asthavakra Gita Part 15

Knowledge of the Self

Ashtavakra said:

A man of open intuition may realize the Self upon hearing a casual instruction,
while a man of cluttered intellect inquires bewildered for a lifetime.

Aversion to the world’s offerings is liberation. Attraction to the world’s offerings
is the suffering of bondage.This is the truth.Now do as you please.

This knowledge of Truth turns an eloquent, wise and active man mute, empty and inert.
Lovers of the world therefore shun it.

You are not the body.You do not have a body.You neither do nor enjoy.
You are Awareness only--the timeless Witness.You are free.
Go in happiness.

Attachment and aversion are attributes of the mind.You are not the mind.
You are Consciousness itself-- changeless, undivided, free.
Go in happiness.

Realize Self in All and All in Self. Be free of personal identity
and the sense of “mine.” Be happy.

You are That in which the universe appears like waves appearing in the ocean.
You are Consciousness itself.No need to worry.

Have faith, my son, have faith. You are Awareness alone,the Self, the One.
You are the Lord of Nature.

The body is made of worldly stuff. It comes, it lingers, it goes.
The Self neither comes nor goes,yet remains.
Why mourn the body?

If the body lasts until the end of time or perishes today—
is there gain or loss for you? You who are Awareness?

Let the waves of the universe rise and fall as they will.
You have nothing to gain or lose. You are the ocean.

You are the substance of Consciousness. The world is You.Who is it that thinks
he can accept or reject it? And where does he stand?


In you who are One— immaculate, still Awareness— from where can birth, action
or a separate person arise?

Whatever you perceive is You and You alone.How can bracelets, armlets and anklets
be other than the gold they are made of?

Leave behind such distinctions as “I am He, the Self,” and “I am not this.”
Consider everything Self. Be desireless. Be happy.

Your ignorance alone creates the universe. In reality One alone exists.
There is no person or god other than You.

One who knows for certain that the universe is illusion, a no-thing,
becomes desireless, pure Awareness,
and finds peace in the existence of nothing.

In the ocean of existence only One is, was, and ever will be.
You are neither bound nor free. Live content and be happy.


Do not stir the mind with “yes” or “no.” You are pure Consciousness.
Be still, and abide in the bliss of Self.

Give up completely all contemplation. Hold nothing in the mind or heart.
You are the Self, forever free. Of what use is thinking to you?

Scattered Thoughts 3

Right actions are always welcome in the world , but how to know the action is right from every aspect of life ! - you know it can not be so. :)

there are another kind of action which is completely useless ... that is reaction ! ... it is relatively easy to let go , at least you can try ... if you do it , you will see 90% of your problems are gone , well that does not make you spiritual though , its just a way to have a less problematic life on this planet.

Bow down to everything you see ... innerly .... do know , mother nature is nurturing us with everything we do not even care to know. If you become awakened , bow down again ... you had a nice dream.

There is 3 state in being. Sleep State , Dream state and Awake state. Dream state ans awake state is similar , if a tiger chase you in dream or in awake state , in both the cases , there is almost no difference , fear , anxiety , running , trembling , sweating all happens in both state.
Sleep state is somehow different ... we do not get any experience of sleeping .. its dark there. You can not party for long , even after a long fun filled day you feel the need to go to bed and sleep really deep when the person in you do not exist. If you could be aware of the sleep state , its called yoganidra .. then you experience sleep , in the lap of mother nature , a state of no thought and no person hood .... merger of the limited self to the infinite self.

Most people do not seek it. Because if you get it , you get endless , infinite emptiness. It causes a fear within the mind , the last fear to pass over. But you get the essence that if you stay more there , you will dissolve in it , there will be no you. So people tend to protect their identity and resist the black-hole to engulf themselves and dissolve in The Self , or should be said there is not enough strong longing for freedom !

When you are in truth ... you are not concerned about jobs , businesses , you are not concerned about karmas good or bad , you are not concerned about Dharma or adharmas , you are not concerned about real or unreal , you are not concerned about the past , future or even present .. you are not concerned about births and deaths you are going through , you are not concerned about enlightenment or freedom , you are not concerned about the person who you think you are , not even concerned about who you really are .... you are not concerned about the creation and destruction .
You are just not concerned ... thats all.

Bows