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8. That
in which there is no pleasure, in which there is no
imagination that I am the body, and in which all volition
has been relinquished - ever abide as That itself.
9. That in which a conditional state inclusive of
Reality does not exist, in which defects are not present,
and in which there is no fear of the pairs of opposites -
ever abide as That itself.
10. That in which the actions of speech and body and
the eon itself have ended in dissolution, and in which the
manifest universe is yet unborn - ever abide as That
itself.
11. That in which there is no manifestation of
delusion, in which there is not the least activity of
illusion, in which there is nothing seen or unseen - ever
abide as That itself.
12. That in which there is no wise man or wisdom, in
which there are no such things as one's own side and an
opposing side, and in which there are no defects or
non-defects - ever abide as That itself.
13. That in which there is no differentiation, such
as being Vishnu [all pervading], in which Brahma
[creator] does not exist, and in which there is no
differentiation as Shankara [beneficent One] - ever
abide as That itself.
14. That in which there is no differentiation as
truth and non-truth, in which there is no such state as
understanding, and in which there is no such idea as
'individual self' - ever abide as That itself.
15. That in which there is no meditation on Shankara,
in which there is no supreme abode, and in which there is no
state of comprehension - ever abide as That itself.
16. That in which there is no microcosm or macrocosm,
in which there is no imagining of happiness, and in which
the manifest world is a fallacy - ever abide as That
itself.
17. That in which there is no conception of a body,
in which there is no jubilance, and in which there is no
'awareness' of thought - ever abide as That itself.
18. That in which there is no intellect or empirical
knowledge, in which there is no Self in the sheath of mind,
and in which there is no conception of desire - ever abide
as That itself.
19. That in which there is no liberation or repose,
in which there is no bondage or separation, and in which
there is no permanent knowledge - ever abide as That
itself.
20. That in which there is no conception of time, in
which there is no conditional state of sorrow, and in which
there is no conception of the body - ever abide as That
itself.
21. That in which there is no dispassion of the
individual self, in which there is no misunderstanding of
the Scriptures, and in which I, being the Self, am myself -
ever abide as That itself.
22. That in which there is no self liberation, in
which there is no liberation from the body, and in which
there is no activity by volition - ever abide as That
itself.
23. That in which there is no conception of beings,
in which there is no existence of anything separate, and in
which there is no differentiation as the individual self
either - ever abide as That itself.
24. That in which Reality is a state of bliss, in
which joy is a state of bliss, and in which the quality of
bliss is eternal - ever abide as That itself.
25. That in which there is no manifestation of
things, in which there is no victory or defeat, and in which
there is no utterance of statements - ever abide as That
itself.
26. That in which there is no branch of inquiry into
the Self, in which there is no urge for listening to,
reading or studying the supreme Truth and in which there is
no "great bliss" - ever abide as That itself.
27. That in which there is no classification such as
the same group or different groups and in which no internal
difference arises - ever abide as That itself.
28. That in which there is neither the terror of hell
nor the treasures of heaven and in which there is no world
of Brahma - ever abide as That itself.
29. That in which there is no union with Vishnu, in
which there is no Mount Kailash, in which there is no sphere
of the egg of the cosmos - ever abide as That itself.
30. That in which there is no praise, in which
censure exits not, and in which there is not the mistake of
regarding them as on a par either - ever abide as That
itself.
31. That in which there is no conditional state of
the mind, in which there is no misapprehension, and in which
there is no experience or suffering - ever abide as That
itself.
32. That in which there is no fear of sin, nothing of
the five great sins, and in which there is no defect of
attachment - ever abide as That itself.
33. That in which the triad of afflictions does not
exist, in which there are never the three states of the
individual self, and in which the universe is known to be a
delusion - ever abide as That itself.
34. That in which knowledge has not arisen, in which
there is no error of conceiving of the world, and in which
there is no manifestation of activity - ever abide as That
itself.
35. That in which there is no domain of the mind, in
which, indeed, there is the greatest happiness, and in which
exists the permanent abode - ever abide as That itself.
36. That in which the cause of all is peace, in which
all is happiness, and having reached wherefrom none reverts
once - ever abide as That itself.
37. By knowing which all is renounced, by knowing
which nothing else remains, and by knowing which there is
nothing else to be known - ever abide as That itself.
38. That in which no defect has arisen, that which is
the place that is changeless, and in which, indeed, the
individual self is destroyed - ever abide as That
itself.
39. That in which, indeed, the Self is ever
satisfied, in which, indeed, there is changeless bliss, and
in which, indeed, there is changeless peace - ever abide as
That itself.
40. That in which, indeed, there is all comfort, in
which, indeed, there is the definition of the real, and in
which, indeed, there is certainty of existence - ever abide
as That itself.
41. That in which I am not, and in which you are not,
in which you yourself are not, indeed, yourself, and in
which, indeed, there is certain peace - ever abide as That
itself.
42. That in which, indeed, you are joyful, in which,
indeed, happiness is attained, and in which there is no fear
of sorrow - ever abide as That itself.
43. That in which there is the fullness of
consciousness, in which there is an ocean of bliss, and in
which, indeed, there is the direct presence of the Supreme -
ever abide as That itself.
44. That in which, indeed, one himself is, indeed,
That itself, and in which there is no difference between
oneself and one's Self - ever abide as That itself.
45. That in which, indeed, there is supreme bliss, in
which oneself is the supreme happiness, and in which,
indeed, there is the understanding of differencelessness -
ever abide as That itself.
46. That in which there is not even an atom, in which
the is no blemish of the mind, in which there is nothing
like "I do" or "I give" - ever abide as That itself.
47. That in which thought is dead, in which one's
body and mind are dead, and wherein memory finally dissolves
- ever abide as That itself.
48. That in which, indeed, 'I' is surely dead, in
which desire meets its dissolution, and in which, indeed,
supreme bliss is - ever abide as That itself.
49. That in which the trinity of gods have their
dissolution, in which the bodies and such perish, and in
which there are no interactions - ever abide as That
itself.
50. Immersed wherein there is no fatigue, immersed
wherein one does not see, and immersed wherein there is no
life and such things - ever abide as That itself.
51. Immersed wherein nothing shines, wherein
wakefulness does not exist, and wherein, indeed, delusion
meets its death - ever abide as That itself.
52. That in which, indeed, time finds its death, in
which yoga finds its dissolution, and in which the company
of Truth [satsang] ceases to be - ever abide as That
itself.
53. That in which, indeed, Brahman-nature exists,
wherein, indeed, there is only bliss, and wherein, indeed,
there is the supreme bliss - ever abide as That itself.
54. That in which the universe never exists, in which
the manifest world does not exist, and in which there are no
inner faculties - ever abide as That itself.
55. That in which, indeed, there is only joy, in
which it itself is entirely only bliss, and in which,
indeed, it itself is supreme bliss - ever abide as That
itself.
56. That in which there is only the consciousness of
existence, in which consciousness alone is all there is, and
in which shines the fullness of bliss - ever abide as That
itself.
57. That in which there is the direct presence of the
supreme Reality, in which one is oneself the Supreme, and in
which serenity is the supreme goal - ever abide as That
itself.
58. That in which lies the direct meaning of the
undivided, in which exists the very goal, and in which
destruction and such exist not - ever abide as That
itself.
59. That in which, evidently, there is only oneself,
in which, evidently, only oneself prevails, and in which
exists, evidently, the great Self - ever abide as That
itself.
60. Wherein the supreme Truth evidently is, wherein
is, evidently, the great, and wherein true knowledge
evidently exists - ever abide as That itself.
61. Wherein the transcendence of qualities evidently
is, wherein blemishlessness evidently is, and wherein
eternal purity evidently is - ever abide as That itself.
62. Wherein the great Self itself is present, wherein
the joys of joys is present, and wherein, indeed, wisdom and
true knowledge are present - ever abide as That itself.
63. That in which, indeed, oneself is the Light, in
which oneself, indeed, is the non-dual, and in which,
indeed, there is supreme bliss - ever abide as That
itself.
64. Thus the conviction of becoming That itself has been
proclaimed. Be thus always - ever, ever. I am Reality,
existence-consciousness-bliss. I am undivided and ever
joyful.
65. I am Reality alone, which is true knowledge. I am
the supreme peace. I am consciousness. I am devoid of
thought. I am not 'I'. I abide as He Himself.
66. I am That. I am consciousness. I am He. I am
spotless. I am the highest. I am the highest. I am the
Supreme. Thus, casting aside everything, be happy.
67. All this is the remnant of thoughts, the muddying
of purity. Thus, renouncing all and forgetting everything,
like mere dead wood.
68. Leaving aside the body like a corpse, being ever
like a piece of wood or iron, and renouncing even
remembrance, firmly abide only in Reality as the goal.
69. Whoever hears this explanation even once, even
though he be connected with great sins, shall, casting off
all, reach the Supreme.
70. Though, in parts, they deal with meditation
[upasana] on You, do not the Vedas proclaim
You as the unattached, as especially connected to the vessel
of the Heart of all, existing as the Self, and of the nature
of the undivided?
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