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Ashtavakra Gita

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व्यामोहमात्रविरतौ स्वरूपादानमात्रतः। वीतशोका विराजन्ते निरावरणदृष्टयः॥१८- ६॥

By the simple elimination of delusion and the recognition of one's true nature, those whose vision is unclouded live free from sorrow.

english translation

समस्तं कल्पनामात्र- मात्मा मुक्तः सनातनः। इति विज्ञाय धीरो हि किमभ्यस्यति बालवत्॥१८- ७॥

Knowing everything as just imagination, and himself as eternally free, how should the wise man behave like a fool?

english translation

आत्मा ब्रह्मेति निश्चित्य भावाभावौ च कल्पितौ। निष्कामः किं विजानाति किं ब्रूते च करोति किम्॥१८- ८॥

Knowing himself to be God and being and non-being just imagination, what should the man free from desire learn, say or do?

english translation

अयं सोऽहमयं नाहं इति क्षीणा विकल्पना। सर्वमात्मेति निश्चित्य तूष्णींभूतस्य योगिनः॥१८- ९॥

Considerations like 'I am this' or 'I am not this' are finished for the yogi who has gone silent realising 'Everything is myself'.

english translation

न विक्षेपो न चैकाग्र्यं नातिबोधो न मूढता। न सुखं न च वा दुःखं उपशान्तस्य योगिनः॥१८- १०॥

For the yogi who has found peace, there is no distraction or one-pointedness, no higher knowledge or ignorance, no pleasure and no pain.

english translation