Ashtavakra Gita
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The Ashtavakra Gita (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रगीता) or Song of Ashtavakra is a classical text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition in the form of a dialogue […]
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You are the substance of Consciousness.
The world is You.
Who is it that thinks
they can accept or reject it?
And where do they stand?
#ashtavakragita
The world is You.
Who is it that thinks
they can accept or reject it?
And where do they stand?
#ashtavakragita
December 14, 2024 at 12:38 PM
You are the substance of Consciousness.
The world is You.
Who is it that thinks
they can accept or reject it?
And where do they stand?
#ashtavakragita
The world is You.
Who is it that thinks
they can accept or reject it?
And where do they stand?
#ashtavakragita
15.11
Let the waves of the universe
rise and fall as they will.
You have nothing to gain or lose.
You are the ocean.
#ashtavakragita
Let the waves of the universe
rise and fall as they will.
You have nothing to gain or lose.
You are the ocean.
#ashtavakragita
December 14, 2024 at 12:35 PM
15.11
Let the waves of the universe
rise and fall as they will.
You have nothing to gain or lose.
You are the ocean.
#ashtavakragita
Let the waves of the universe
rise and fall as they will.
You have nothing to gain or lose.
You are the ocean.
#ashtavakragita
15.10
If the body lasts until the end of time
or perishes today—
is there gain or loss for you?
You who are Awareness?"
#ashtavakragita
If the body lasts until the end of time
or perishes today—
is there gain or loss for you?
You who are Awareness?"
#ashtavakragita
December 14, 2024 at 12:35 PM
15.10
If the body lasts until the end of time
or perishes today—
is there gain or loss for you?
You who are Awareness?"
#ashtavakragita
If the body lasts until the end of time
or perishes today—
is there gain or loss for you?
You who are Awareness?"
#ashtavakragita
15.9
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?
#ashtavakragita
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?
#ashtavakragita
December 14, 2024 at 12:23 PM
15.9
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?
#ashtavakragita
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?
#ashtavakragita
15.8
Have faith, my love, have faith.
You are Awareness alone,
the Self, the One.
You are Nature itself
#ashtavakragita
Have faith, my love, have faith.
You are Awareness alone,
the Self, the One.
You are Nature itself
#ashtavakragita
December 12, 2024 at 7:40 PM
15.8
Have faith, my love, have faith.
You are Awareness alone,
the Self, the One.
You are Nature itself
#ashtavakragita
Have faith, my love, have faith.
You are Awareness alone,
the Self, the One.
You are Nature itself
#ashtavakragita
15.7
You are That in which the universe appears
like waves appearing in the ocean.
You are Consciousness itself.
No need to worry.
#ashtavakragita
You are That in which the universe appears
like waves appearing in the ocean.
You are Consciousness itself.
No need to worry.
#ashtavakragita
December 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
15.7
You are That in which the universe appears
like waves appearing in the ocean.
You are Consciousness itself.
No need to worry.
#ashtavakragita
You are That in which the universe appears
like waves appearing in the ocean.
You are Consciousness itself.
No need to worry.
#ashtavakragita
15.6
Realize Self in All and All in Self.
Be free of personal identity
and the sense of "mine."
Be happy.
#ashtavakragita
Realize Self in All and All in Self.
Be free of personal identity
and the sense of "mine."
Be happy.
#ashtavakragita
December 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
15.6
Realize Self in All and All in Self.
Be free of personal identity
and the sense of "mine."
Be happy.
#ashtavakragita
Realize Self in All and All in Self.
Be free of personal identity
and the sense of "mine."
Be happy.
#ashtavakragita
15.5
Attachment and aversion
are attributes of the mind.
You are not the mind.
You are Consciousness itself--
changeless, undivided, free.
Go in happiness.
#ashtavakragita
Attachment and aversion
are attributes of the mind.
You are not the mind.
You are Consciousness itself--
changeless, undivided, free.
Go in happiness.
#ashtavakragita
December 8, 2024 at 9:20 PM
15.5
Attachment and aversion
are attributes of the mind.
You are not the mind.
You are Consciousness itself--
changeless, undivided, free.
Go in happiness.
#ashtavakragita
Attachment and aversion
are attributes of the mind.
You are not the mind.
You are Consciousness itself--
changeless, undivided, free.
Go in happiness.
#ashtavakragita
15.4
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.
#ashtavakragita
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.
#ashtavakragita
December 8, 2024 at 9:20 PM
15.4
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.
#ashtavakragita
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.
#ashtavakragita
15.3
This knowledge of Truth
turns an eloquent, wise and active man
mute, empty and inert.
Lovers of the world therefore shun it.
#ashtavakragita
This knowledge of Truth
turns an eloquent, wise and active man
mute, empty and inert.
Lovers of the world therefore shun it.
#ashtavakragita
December 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM
15.3
This knowledge of Truth
turns an eloquent, wise and active man
mute, empty and inert.
Lovers of the world therefore shun it.
#ashtavakragita
This knowledge of Truth
turns an eloquent, wise and active man
mute, empty and inert.
Lovers of the world therefore shun it.
#ashtavakragita
15.2
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.
#ashtavakragita
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.
#ashtavakragita
December 8, 2024 at 8:49 PM
15.2
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.
#ashtavakragita
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.
#ashtavakragita
15.1
One with open intuition
may realize the Self upon
hearing a casual instruction,
while one with cluttered intellect
inquires bewildered for a lifetime.
#asthavakragita
One with open intuition
may realize the Self upon
hearing a casual instruction,
while one with cluttered intellect
inquires bewildered for a lifetime.
#asthavakragita
December 7, 2024 at 6:55 PM
15.1
One with open intuition
may realize the Self upon
hearing a casual instruction,
while one with cluttered intellect
inquires bewildered for a lifetime.
#asthavakragita
One with open intuition
may realize the Self upon
hearing a casual instruction,
while one with cluttered intellect
inquires bewildered for a lifetime.
#asthavakragita
14.4
The inner condition
of one who is devoid of doubt
yet moves among creatures of illusion
can only be known by those like him.
#ashtavakragita
The inner condition
of one who is devoid of doubt
yet moves among creatures of illusion
can only be known by those like him.
#ashtavakragita
December 7, 2024 at 5:57 PM
14.4
The inner condition
of one who is devoid of doubt
yet moves among creatures of illusion
can only be known by those like him.
#ashtavakragita
The inner condition
of one who is devoid of doubt
yet moves among creatures of illusion
can only be known by those like him.
#ashtavakragita